Spectator Volume Set (27 results)

First edition hardbacks. The cloth bindings have some wear and marks, they are strong and tight. The endpapers have some owner's inscriptions. There is some slight tanning through both volumes which are otherwise very clean. viii + 376 + [2]; vi + 378 +[2].

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Leather bound, front cover dettached.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Book are bound in blue fabric with blank embossed floral pattern covering both boards. Volume II's front cover is warped and stained. Both volumes have wear to corners and spine ends, spines sunned, very light foxing on endpapers. Volume I front hinge starting to crack but holding strong. Pages unmarked and generally free of foxing, very lightly toned. Still a clean, tight set.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 11 volumes of 12. Lacking vol. 3. Volume 1 lacks both boards and is an earlier printing from 1791 issued in 8 volumes. Mixed set. Several boards detached. Bound in contemporary leather with red leather spine labels. Most of spine heads/tails chipped with loss. Generally solid bindings and unmarked pages. Spectator: Reprinted from the original published in 635 numbers, from March 1, 1711 to December 6, 1712; June 18 to December 20, 1714 in London by S. Buckley and J. Tonson. "By Addison, Steele, Parnell, Hughes, Parker, Tickell, Budgell, Grove, Byrom, Henley, and others.

Condition: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition Thus. Complete six volume set. Original publisher's binding of quarter grey cloth with drab boards. Page edges untrimmed. Paper title labels to spines. Wear and foxing to spines. Engraved frontis to Volumes I-IV with tissue-guards. Foxing to frontis and title pages. Spotting throughout the text. A good solid early 19th century set, uncommon in the publisher's boards. . Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (11.5 x 18.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: lxiv, 347; iv, 380; iv, 384; 384; iv, 380; iv, 372.

Hardcover. Rare full set, 10 volumes of the Spectator published in London 1817. All in full leather.Clean pages throughout, text blocks tightly bound, hinges weak but in tact, heavy chipping and rub wear to leather boards, chipping and rub wear to spines Clean pages throughout, text blo.

Soft cover. Condition: Good +. Complete index to the first newspaper published on the Pacific coast, a "rich source of information for historians." Card covers with cloth spines. Spine ends worn with some fraying, covers moderately soiled, faint creases on covers. Bindings sturdy, text clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st thus. Mtching 3 volume set. Reproduces the original text of this popular newspaper which ran from 1711 to 1712, and as corrected by it's authors. With introduction, notes & index. Publishers blue / green cloth, titled gilt on spine. Minor wear to head & foot of spines & corners, but nothing unexpected for age. No dustwrappers as issued. For all three volumes.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some wear to boards, foxing to endpapers. A nice, bright set. ; 8vo.

Condition: good. Four-volume set. No dustjackets included. Former college library books with customary stamps and markings. Pages appear free of handwritten notes, underlining, etc. Photos available upon request. Individually inspected by Scott. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. AMERICAN EDITION. FRONTISPIECE IN EACH VOLUME. LIGHT BROWN CLOTH, GOLD GILT LETTERING ON THE SPINE, SIDE AND BOTTOM EDGES DECKLED, GOLD GILT TOP EDGE. A HINT OF FOXING HERE AND THERE. A VERY CLEAN STRONG TIGHT SET. DOMESTIC SHIPPING FOR THE FIRST BOOK IS AT THE STANDARD SINGLE VOLUME RATE, NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THE ADDITIONAL 7 VOLUMES. PRIORITY AND INTERNATIONAL MAIL COST TO BE DETERMINED.

Leather. Condition: Good. Each vol about 400pp. 6.5 x 4 inch. Set weighs about 3.5kg. there is and some wear and cracking to the covers (as expected) but all are still well bound and internally are in nice clean condition with very little age staining - more so to plates. Marbled end-papers, all edges speckled red. Most volumes have the crested bookplate of John Clews with the motto Prudentia et Virtus, most likely the Hat maker and Alderman of Merrill Street Newcastle upon Tyne.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st eds. Complete 8 volume set; still in their pre-bound state in card boards with cloth spines; frontispieces. Boards are shelf worn and bumped; cloth spines are worn with occasional splits; occasional damp stains; age darkening and occasional spotting; Vol V lacks its title page; previous owner's armourial book plate in all volumes. Please refer to pictures. Please contact for further pictures or details. Please note these books constitute a heavy and bulky item running to over pp. 2200 that may incur further p&p costs.

EIGHT VOLUME SET. All hardcovers: H 16.75cm x L 10.25cm. Uniformly bound in antiquarian full leather (slight differences to bindings of Volumes III and VIII as they have earlier imprints); spines are decorated with five raised bands and muted brown title labels and each spine consecutively numbered 1-8; shallow wear at spine ends with some minor splitting at joints (hinges and bindings are firm); boards rubbed with edges scuffed and worn corners. Speckled edges. Each volume with antiquarian ink signature "Edw. Foyle" or "E. Foyle" (variations to the handwriting) at tops of front pastedowns; front free endpapers have antiquarian ink inscriptions "S.M. Crossley | Landford 1885" at their top margins. Some interior foxing/toning. *** VOL. I. The Eleventh Edition. London: Printed for J. Tonson [Jacob Tonson], at Shakespear's-Head [Shakespeare's Head], over-against Catharine-street in the Strand, 1733. 1-313, [11] pages. Additional antiquarian ink signature on front pastedown not in other volumes and with past bookseller's pencil notation at ffep's top right. *** VOL. II. The Eleventh Edition. London: Printed for J. Tonson . . ., 1733. 1-324, [12] pages. *** VOL. III. No edition stated. London: Printed for S. Buckley [Samuel Buckley], at the Dolphin in Little-Britain; and J. Tonson, at Shakespear's Head, over-against Catherine-street in the Strand, 1712. [10], 1-312 pages. *** VOL. IV. The Eleventh Edition. London: Printed for J. Tonson . . ., 1733. 1-291, [9] pages. *** VOL. V. The Eleventh Edition. London: Printed for J. Tonson . . ., 1733. 1-289, [11] pages. *** VOL. VI. The Eleventh Edition. London: Printed for J. Tonson . . ., 1733. 1-294, [18] pages. *** VOL. VII. The Eleventh Edition. London: Printed for J. Tonson . . ., 1733. 1-324, [12] pages. *** VOL. VIII. AND LAST. The Second Edition. London: Printed for J. Tonson, at Shakespear's-Head over-against Katharine-street in the Strand, 1717. [16], 1-295, [1], [12] pages. *** Multiple jpeg images of the set can be emailed upon request. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Volumes 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 8 published by W. Wilson, Dublin 1778 (10 x 17.5 cms), each with an engraved frontis & title page by Francis Hayman & Jacques Philippe de Bas ; Volumes 1 & 6 published by Darton & Harvey, London, 1797 (9 x 14 cms), v1 with a frontis portrait of Joseph Addison. All bound in full leather. The Dublin editions have sound boards, with title labels, though all without volume number labels and rather rubbed. The London editions have cracked upper boards, and labels absent for v1. The contents of all eight are clean and quite crisp paper throughout. See pictures for further detail. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Featured Items; Printed before 1800; Special Features. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1897. eight volume set half-bound in brown leather with raised bands on spine, red spine label with gilt lettering, top edges gilt, spines darkened with leather dried out, engraved frontispiece, page edges slightly tanned.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 6 Volume Set in good plus condition. 6 hardbacks ranging from good plus to almost very good. Very solid set.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Eight volume set in grey cloth reinforced spines, published between 1897 and 1898. Lack dust wrappers, possibly as issued. no inscriptions apart from a two word note on rear pastedown of volume one, all eight volumes have frontespieces and have retained their tissue guards. Boards in good order although all volumes are rubbed to edges especially tops and bottoms of spines, all volumes have some spotting to boards, three have some fading. Hinges are tight, no loose pages or turned over page corners, some spotting to all of the volumes especially to edges of text blocks, top edge of text blocks is gilded, other edges rough cut. Overall a nice condition set. Happy to supply photos on request. Heavy set please inquire for postage outside the UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. New York, 1898; 8 VOLUMES; gray cloth covered boards; tan spine; edge and corner wear; spine edges frayed; back strip edges chipped with some detaching from spine; finger smudges on covers; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; top edges gilt; interior pages i good+ condition; Interior is clean and unmarked; individually paginated; Additional shipping charges may be required due to the size and weight of book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No jackets as issued. Attractive set of this famous and influential early 18th-century English work that remains an important guide to manners, politics and society of the period. Contemporary full-leather bindings with gilt trim. Elaborate gilt spine decoration with morocco labels and gilt titles. Light to moderate edgewear and rubbing with some bumping to corners. Bindings firm. Portion of spine title label absent on volume one; moderate chipping to spine area of volume four. Early bookplates of previous owner in each volume, with offsetting and toning to front endpapers. Contents otherwise clean and very good with black and white frontispiece engravings in each volume. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 8 volume set. 18 cm. Bound in contemporary acid etched calf. Hardcover. Bindings generally good, except a vols. 1,3,7,8 where the front board is detached. Clean, unmarked pages. Early signature, of H. Robson (?) This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.

8 vols., 12mo., on laid paper, with eight engraved frontispieces and title-vignettes; most attractively bound in contemporary full tree calf, backs framed in gilt with five flat bands ruled and tooled in gilt, second and fifth compartments with black leather labels lettered, ruled and tooled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a stylised blossom, primrose edges, a few light age-stains to backstrips else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, crisp, clean copy. With the small bookplate of Gerard Paxon on front paste-downs. The engravings are by Charles Grignion after drawings by Francis Hayman. The full list of publishers is Messrs Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, Dodsley, White, Law, Rodson, Crowder, Johnson, Nichols, Dilly, Robinson, Cadell, Stuart, Bowles, Sewell, Murray, Flexney, Baldwin, Goldsmith, Lowndes, Knox, Otridge, Hayes, Piquinet, Macqueen & Newbury. The Spectator appeared in two separate series, the first edited by Steele and published on weekdays from 1 March 1711 to 6 December 1712 (issues 1-555); the second edited by Addison and published thrice weekly from 18 June to 20 December 1714 (issues 556-635). The two series were first published in eight successive volumes between 1711 and 1714, and several times during the remainder of the eighteenth century. A beautiful set. NCBEL II, 1098.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine Condition. All volumes are bound in brown leather with two red leather spine labels. Rules are stamped on the covers in gilt and blind. Spines are stamped in gilt and blind and spine labels are stamped in gilt. The edges of the covers are stamped in gilt. All volumes have a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 8 volume complete set. Full original calf, five spine bands. The Spectator was a daily publication, and the issues in this set run from 1710-1714. PO name each volume and gift inscription. Each volume includes engraved frontis. Corners/edges worn, some spine ends are chipped. Scattered foxing, occasional minor stains. Sound hinges, legible text. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall.

Leather. Condition: Good. Light wear to all edges. A few volumes have boards that have become loose. Overall this eight volume set is in good condition. 0.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lacks volume I. Volume II: Lacks front free endpaper. All volumes: Loss to spine head and spine base, boards rubbed, stained, ink and pencil name. 1785 Full-Leather. 335; 312; 288; 292; 304; 324; 287 pp. Seven volume set, volumes II-VIII. The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England, lasting from 1711 to 1712. Each "paper", or "number", was approximately 2,500 words long, and the original run consisted of 555 numbers, beginning on 1 March 1711. These were collected into seven volumes. The paper was revived without the involvement of Steele in 1714, appearing thrice weekly for six months, and these papers when collected formed the eighth volume. Eustace Budgell, a cousin of Addison's, and the poet John Hughes also contributed to the publication. In Number 10, Mr. Spectator states that The Spectator will aim "to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality". The journal reached an audience of thousands of people every day, because "the Spectators was something that every middle-class household with aspirations to looking like its members took literature seriously would want to have." He hopes it will be said he has "brought philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools, and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and coffee?houses". Women were a target audience for The Spectator, because one of the aims of the periodical was to increase the number of women who were "of a more elevated life and conversation." Steele states in The Spectator, No. 10, "But there are none to whom this paper will be more useful than to the female world." He recommends that readers of the paper consider it "as a part of the tea-equipage" and set aside time to read it each morning. The Spectator sought to provide readers with topics for well-reasoned discussion, and to equip them to carry on conversations and engage in social interactions in a polite manner. In keeping with the values of Enlightenment philosophies of their time, the authors of The Spectator promoted family, marriage, and courtesy.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. 7 Volumes of the 8, missing Vol.4. Each vol. 7 x 4.3 x approx 1.2 inches. Full calf binding, 5 bands to spine, small title panel maroon and gilt. All vols. tight and overall nearly vg condition. Slightly bumped, chipped at spine extremities, and with several small marks, stains, rubs. Two vols (5 and 6) front free endpaper torn (6) excised (5), And Vols. 5,6, 8 hinges slightly starting. All vols with engraved portrait frontispiece. No bookplates, no owner's marks, moderate foxing. The Spectator was a daily publication of 1711-12, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England after they met at Charterhouse School, and revived in 1714. Issues within this set run from 1710-1714. Weight 2.5kg before packaging. Additional postage would be required for any destination. (Literature, Essays, Journalism, Classics, Antiquarian) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.