All six volumes of the edition. Rubbing to all volumes. Paper labels with title are fading and stained, if intact. Tight, square bindings. Clean, unmarked pages. Nos. 1-555 (v. 1-6, p. 206)--originally issued Mar. 1, 1711-Dec. 6, 1712; nos. 556-635 (v. 6, p. 207-547) June 18-Dec. 20, 1714. The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England, lasting from 1711 to 1712. It was an influential middle-class, Whig publication, read extensively in the American colonies. Its aim was to "enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.". Seller Inventory # 102315

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Title: The Spectator, A New Edition, Carefully ...

Publisher: D. Appleton and Company

Publication Date: 1879

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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We stock cookbooks, mysteries, books on music, books by musicians, the literature and history of surrealism, mysteries, science fiction, erotica, books on wine and other alcoholic beverages, modern English language literature and some titles translated into English. Our selection skews towards the offbeat.

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Genesee Books
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