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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Select Reviews of Literature and Spirit of Foreign Magazines. Philadelphia: Published and Sold by John F. Watson, Bookseller and Stationer, S.W. Corner of Third and Chestnut Streets, 1812. Volume VII: February 1812, 536 p; Volume VIII: July 1812, LACKING TITLE PAGE & CONTENTS & INDEX (as issued possib…ly), 446 p. Full leather binding measures 8.5 x 5.5\", 8vo. In fair condition. Boards scuffed at edges and worn\/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine scuffed; hinges cracked. Spine creased with desiccation. Gilt lettering on title label legible. Vignette title page repaired with large loss. Title page tanned. Sporadic age-staining through text-block; regular toning. Binding intact. Please see photos. In 1809 Enos Bronson (1774 \u0096 1823) and others began to print upon their Lorenzo press The Select Reviews and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, edited by Samuel Ewing from 1809-1812. The magazine was bought by Moses Thomas, in 1812, who changed its name to the Analectic. Washington Irving was its editor in 1813-14. Enos Bronson (1774 \u0096 1823) was an American writer and newspaper publisher. A graduate of Yale College, he became the first head of the newly founded Deerfield Academy. Last volumes before becoming The Analectic. RAREA1812BFGA - 04\/20 FORN-TUB-0081-BB-2506-HKREV947.
