Spectator Volume Eighth (55 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. N. D., circa 1820s, 12mo, 300pp, plus index. Previous owner's name at front pastedown, light toning throughout, contemporary leather quite worn, hinges cracking, a reading copy. This volume covers the period June 18, 1714 - December 20, 1714. The SPECTATOR was a famous series of essays, edited by the members of the fictional Spectator Club. It provided a picture of the social life of the times, while expressing the individual concerns of some of the fictional club members.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. FAIR/ NO DUST JACKET. 297 pp., plus index .[nd] No date, but probably before 1820. Text clean and unmarked. Some foxing, mostly at beginning and end of book. First 25 pages with insect damage at outside margins.Frontispiece in b/w and and small portrait at title page. Brown leather boards lettered in gilt at spine, edges rubbed, corners bumped, top corners worn to boards, lower front corner chipped. Joints cracked, but holding, hinges good, textblock is intact and firm. Contains articles No. 556, Friday, June 18, 1714 through No. 635, Monday, December 20, 1714.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Condition: Good Dark tan full leather binding with raised bands on spine. Copper engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Binding/ spine cover split.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London, 1898; Volume VIII only; Smoky smell present; brown cloth covered boards; corners bumped edges and covers scuffed; top edges gilt; rough cut edges; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; frontispiece detached but present; interior lightly foxed; Previous owner's name on front paste-down; Interior is clean and unmarked; 448 pages.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 20p stapled offprint, author's inscription, very good Language: English.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Leather Bound. Condition: Good. Leatherbound. General wear to boards with splits and chippint to the spine. Content has even toning and writing on the ffep. No DJ.

First Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 1 volume : illustrations ; 19 cm. Subject; Spectator. 1 Kg.

Condition: New.

i-vii, 8-327, [11] pages. Hardcover: H 17.75cm x L 10.75cm. Original full leather binding; five slightly raised bands to spine which is chipped at ends; lettering with spine's title label indiscernible but with legible gilt stamped "8" in compartment below; slender splitting along joints but hinges are firm as is text block; board corners worn. Edge toning to initial and rear leaves caused by boards' leather overlaps. Old pencil writing on front pastedown; old ink notation at top of rear free endpaper verso with modern ink price notation at rear pastedown's top right corner; ownership signature in antiquarian ink at top of title page; a few small stains to fore-edge shallowly affecting a few leaves at their margins which otherwise remain quite clean. Text comprised of No. 556, Tuesday, June 18, 1714 to No. 635, Monday, December 20 and concludes with unpaged Index.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor with no dust jacket. This appears to be a reprint; the original title page is provided following the title page of this volume: The Spectator, No. 556, Friday, June 18, 1714. No editor is identified, although possibly the editors are Addison and Steele. Binding is sound. Pages are tanned, with heavy reading wear, some dampstaining, wear to corners and edges. Boards are missing entirely, although the worn leather spine is attached securely. Daily English publication. Although it had a small circulation, it was widely known and widely read. ; 6.75" (17 cm) tall; 317 pages.

Condition: Poor. Volume 12.8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 16mo. Red leather binding with gilt lettering and raised bands on backstrip. Gilt patterned borders on front and back boards. Gilt page edges. Frontispiece with portrait, no tissueguard. Some light shelf wear and lightly bumped corners. Black staining to boards, possibly ink. Some heavy foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:

Condition: Fair. Volume 8.4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 16mo. Red leather binding with gilt lettering and raised bands on backstrip. Gilt patterned borders on front and back boards. Gilt page edges. Frontispiece with portrait, no tissueguard. Some light shelf wear and lightly bumped corners. Faded black stains on back board. Some heavy foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:

Condition: Poor. Volume 8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Small octavo size. Leather binding. Raised bands on spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Rubbed covers. Bumped corners. Internally tight. Pages age worn and stained. Publication date not stated. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

Full Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Volume eight (last volume) comprising of Numbers 566 thru number 635; dedicated to William Honeycomb, Esq.; In full leather with gilt border, rear board missing, front board detached, general wear to extremities, hints of foxing to text; binding shaken, spine worn crackling, , three leaves loose, laid in) 8vo, [viii] + 327pp + index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No date, Calf on boards with bands on spine. Boards are fairly battered around edges, marbled end papers, 300 pages plus index.

Condition: Fair. Volume 8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Undated. Brown cloth covers. Back board covers chipped and worn. Corners bumped. Gilt lettering and gilt stamped decoration on backstrip. Page edges tinged a turquoise colour. Occasional stain internally. Foxing present early on in text. Tightly bound and clean internally. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Undated but appears late 18th Century. Full calf on boards with raised bands and black leather book title on spine. Boards are partly detached from spine and there is wear to head/foot of spine. Corners rubbed to boards with scuffing and wear to calf. FFE has small portion at top cut out, otherwise clean end papers and b/w frontis. Contents, including index are clean.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

First Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 1 volume : illustrations ; 19 cm. Subject; Spectator. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. CONTAINING NO 556 JUNE 18 1714 TO NO 635 DEC 20. FULL LEATHER, FRONTISPIECE ILLUSTRATION, INDEX IN THE BACK. WEAR AND DARKENING ALONG SPINE, SPINE LABEL MISSING, CHIPPING AT ENDS OF SPINE, HEAD AND TAIL BANDS MISSING, WEAR AT EXTREMITIES, SOME PLAY IN FRONT HINGE, VARIOUS STAINS ON FRONT EPS, LIGHT BROWN STAIN TO TOPS OF PAGES FROM 73-120, LIGHT BROWN STAIN TO TOPS OF PAGES FROM 241-292, TANNED ON SIDES, OTHERWISE GOOD. 400 GRAMS.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. London, 1786; leather covered boards; no dust jacket; covers slightly soiled and rubbed; spines faded; red title boxes and green volume # boxed; corner tips exposed; top of spine chipped; light cracks to rear external hinges but bindings tight; light foxing to pages at each end; interior unmarked with occasion soil smudge; book does not close tight - maybe front board very slightly warped; 8vo, 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; 588 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Read description. Vol. 8. 400 pages + index to the first 8 Spectator volumes appox. 95 pages. Full leather but the leather on the spine is very cracked and worn with no or very faded spine markings. Strings visible on boards but holding fairly firmly. Cover also worn at edges and corners. Browning and foxing mainly to first and last folds of pages. Slit to edge of front end paper appox. 5 cm. See images from Winghale Books. The Spectator. Volume the Eighth.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Leather binding in faircondition.Hinges and binding firm with no loose pages.Text clear with foxing/tanning.Undated 1750s. Photograph available on request.

12mo, (175mm.), [2],300,[12]p. Engraved frontispiece by Grignion after Hayman, and vignette title, some browning throughout. A good copy in contemporary sprinkled calf, backstrip tooled in gilt, joints split but holding, citron lettering piece carrying the volume number but lacking the title-piece; Signature of Abernethy on the front pastedown endleaf. (ESTC T144210) Numbers 556 to 635 originally published between June 18 and December 20, 1714. Contents include: Bacon flitch at Whichenovre in Staffordshire, who entitled to it, Clergymen, the vanity of some in wearing scarves, and Flattery, how grateful.

hard cover. No Jacket. 13 cm. 336 pages G. Good condition with numerous minor faults commensurate with age.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Undated but circa 1780. iv, 300pp, [12]. Bound in full calf's leather with gilt embellishments on spine. 12mo. Boards heavily worn, rubbed all round edges, scuffed and marked, cracked along spine joints, gilding rubbed away. Text block edges darkened. Hinges cracked and endpapers creased. Top corner of front free endpaper trimmed away, pencil doodle. Top corner of frontispiece also trimmed away. A little spotting and rusting on first and last few pages. One signature partially detached. A collection issues of the daily The Spectator from 14 June 1714 to its last issue on 20 December 1714.

Calf Bound. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Uncommon Dublin Edition. 300 , [1] pages, with engraved title page and vignette, marbled endpapers, all edges red. Rubbing, wear to boards, splits to spine, title labels missing, arrmorial bookplate of John Selwin to front pastedown, tight binding, general spotting, age toning internally, [763] Size: 175mm. x 110mm. Book.

Leather Bound. Condition: Acceptable. No DJ. No a reprint. Faint writing on front and rear end pages: including John Willy Ballyhammer?, County Donegal, Ireland. Text pages intact, some foxing. Hardcovers in leather; hinges loosening, leather worn, especially edges, with open tears. On title page: Printed for Mess. Payne, Rivington, Law, Johnson, Stuart, Sewell, Hayes, Newbury, et al [28 names listed]. No publisher listed. No Publication date.

Condition: Good. Reprinted in 1744 in multiple volumes. Britain's longest running periodical this is the 8th in the series. Marbled boards with leather corners. Spine has been replaced with black cloth with gilt lettering Wear to page edges and boards. Front and back inner hinges have been taped. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Pages are lightly tanned but otherwise in remarkably good condition. Sold singly or with companion volumes 2, 3, 5 and 7 in similar condition; 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall Good.