Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, illustrative of the Rambler, Adventurer, & Idler and of the various Periodical Papers which, In Imitation of the Writings of Steele and Addison.

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(have been published Between the Close of the eighth volume of the Spectator, and the year 1809. By Nathan Drake, M.D. In Two Volumes.) Two volumes; size of bindings: 4 in. x 6 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. (thick), Volume 1: engraved frontispiece of Mrs. Piozzi's House at Streatham (Drawn by S. Prout/ engraved by J. Landseer/published, Suttaby; Feb. 28th 1809); [i]-iv (Contents), [i]-vi (Preface), [1]-499 pp. (pp. [1]-110 is "Enumeration of Periodical Papers"; pp. [111]-499, is "Literary Life of Dr. Johnson", including appendixes). Volume 2: engraved portrait frontispiece of Thomas Warton, B.D. (painted by Sir J. Reynolds/ engraved by N. Schiavanetti/published: Suttaby, Aug. 1, 1810), [i]-iv + extra pages of Appendix to Volume II, (some are misnumbered & out of order), bound in here at the front. [1]-503, including complete appendix; (pp. [1]-34 is the Literary Life of Dr. Hawksworth; pp. [35]-236 is: "On the Contributors to the Rambler, Adventurer and Idler", pp. [237]-352 is: "Papers written during and between the Rambler, Adventurer and Idler", pp. [353]-503 is: "Papers published between the close of the Idler, and the present period", including table of publications: 1709-1809, & appendix). Bound in old calf, with the spines re-backed in modern, brown calf, with five raised bands, and black leather title labels, gilt-lettered with titles, etc., new headbands, inner hinges strengthened with cloth tape. Spines show some scratches, abrasions, general age wear to the cover surfaces, edges, corners; some tanning to frontispieces, book edges. Former owner's printed book labels pasted to the front paste-downs. Scan shows the spines & front cover to volume 2. Weight: 2 lbs. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-529569201

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