isaac addison steele bickerstaff (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Volume II (iv) 582, (14) Index. August 6, 1709 - December 31, 1709. Title page vignette. Full calf binding worn, front cover detached, spine pieces missing, titling gone; marbled end papers; foxing but pages clean & crisp. A very good copy internally. Book.

HardBack. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 1st Edition thus, Printed for Lintot, Midwinter et al, 1743. Small 8vo. 3 Volumes [only, of 4]. Upper board and endpaper to volumes I and III detached but present, closed partial split to upper hinge vol II thus reduced, else internally very good, clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscriptions or marks of any kind. Bound in gilt ruled and decorated full calf leather, good shelf presence with 5 raised bands to each, lacking title labels not detracting, red speckled edges and inner gilt dentelles, silk ribbon bookmarks. Isaac Bickerstaff was the pseudonym originally used by Jonathan Swift to perpetrate an All Fool's Day hoax upon John Partridge, the most prominent astrologer of the eighteenth century. Tired of the fashion for astrology generally, and of Partridge's predictions in particular, Swift (as Bickerstaff) predicted Partridge's death; the latter furiously refuted it, whilst visited by undertakers and kept awake by mourners! The literary hoax became so successful that Addison and Steele adopted it for their magazine 'The Tattler' which reported gossip from London coffee-houses, hence their title; 'The Lubrications of.'. Later, Addison and Steele published the Spectator magazine together. Each volume with 1 board detached, now housed and preserved in achive bag.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Volume 1. Contemporary full calf. Geometric gilt stamping to spine. Gilt ruled. Marbled end pages. 440 p. Frontispiece, title portrait. Offset toning to title.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. pp (12) including 1/2 title, title, Dedication & Preface; 367; (i) Errata; (12) Index. BINDING: Contemporary full leather with raised bands. CONDITION: Scuffing to covers with small loss; former owners name to front blank endpaper, otherwise a very good and attractive copy. Size: 14 X 8.5 Cms.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Later edition. Printed for E. Nutt etc., London, 1733. Book Condition: Very Good. Small 8vo. Clean, slightly worn original dark brown leather boards with new pastedowns to spines. Hinges are cracked but holding well. Bumped corners, to be expected. First printed pages of vol 2,3 and 4 are age toned. Bright text and only very occasional spots of foxing. A very nice set. Include an Index. Vol. I, 299 pp.; Vol. II, 330 pp.; Vol. III, 312 pp.; Vol. IV, 309 pp. All four volumes have an epigraph from Homer on the front page. Tell us where it's from (Work, Book, Line) First Printing of this scarce, later edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Volume three (of four) only. Frontispiece. Full calf leather. 12mo. 318pp., Index. Scattered foxing on pages, offsetting on pages 166-167 and endpapers, front board detached, spine and edges darkened and chipped, a fair to good only copy. Originally issued in folio, three times a week, here containing No. 115, Tuesday, January 3, 1709 to No. 189, Saturday, June 24, 1710.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Volume four (of four) only. Frontispiece. Full calf leather. 16mo. 309pp., Index. Scattered foxing on pages, owner name erased on front pastedown, offsetting on pages 2-3 and endpapers, joints broken, spine and edges darkened and chipped, a fair to good only copy. Originally issued in folio, three times a week, here containing No. 190, Tuesday, June 27, 1710 to No. 271, Tuesday, January 2, 1710.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 4 Volumes, Leather covers with 5 raised bands, red title boxes on spines. Volumes 1 & 4 are dated 1737, covers are detached but included. Volumes 2 & 3 are dated 1749 and cover are attached nicely. All volumes have rubbed edges, some mild foxing, raised bands on spines. No former owner's name or marks. Text is clean, Binding is strong. This multi-volume set requires additional postage for international shipping. **Please inquire before purchase & we will adjust the price to include shipping cost!

Leather. Zustand: Good Only. None (illustrator). A complete four volume edition of the popular early eighteenth century literary magazine founded by Richard Steele. Running between 1709 and 1711, 'The Tatler' was a British literary and society journal begun by Richard Steele, with significant contributions from Joseph Addison. It was written under the pseudonym 'Isaac Bickerstaff'.The running titles reflect that this was first published under the title 'The Tatler'.It represented a new approach to journalism, featuring cultivated essays on contemporary matters, and established the pattern that would be copied in such works as Addison and Steele's The Spectator, and Samuel Johnson's The Rambler and The Idler.A complete four volume edition, with volume I published in 1723 (ESTC T1239), and volumes II-IV in 1737 (ESTC N19109).With an index to the rear of each volume.With former owner's inscriptions dated 1775 to head of volume II-IV title pages, with further crossed out ink markings. In full calf bindings. Small losses of leather to head and tail of each volume. Volume I boards exceptionally tender, with rear board of volume I held by one cord only. Volume II front joint, and volumes III and IV front and rear joints starting, with boards firmly held. Ink inscriptions to head of volumes II and IV title pages, with further crossed out ink markings. Pages age toned due to paper type, with handling marks and spotting throughout. Good Only. book.