The Rambler Vol I

Eighth edition. Full calf binding with gilt decoration and titles to spines. Leather is bumped and rubbed but still solid. Aged tanned, leather starting to split on front of vol III 2cm. Foxing to some pages & heavier stains to endpapers and prelims. Nice tight binding, overall good condition for age. Provenance - both versions signed by Mary Ogilvie, wife of 17th Laird of Drum (Alexander Irving), who fought alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Calloden 1746. The complete set would have contained 208 issues Written by Samuel Johnson, 'The Rambler' was a periodical published on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1750 to 1752 and totals 208 articles. It discussed subjects such as morality, literature, society, politics, and religion and was written primarily for the newfound, rising middle-class of the 18th century.