"The British Essayists Vol III" Tatler by James Ferguson (1823; London)
"The British Essayists Vol III" Tatler by James Ferguson (1823; London)
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British Essayists Book
"The British Essayists Vol III" Tatler by James Ferguson (also authored the New Biographical Dictionary)
Second Edition published in 1823 in London
Vol 3 of 40 volume series
Full leather with ornate gilt spine decoration and gilt borders on covers marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt
Handwritten inscription - "Darby Kenelworth Station" likely 19th c owner and location
Tatler was a periodical founded in 1709 by Richard Steele, later joined by Joseph Addison, and became one of the most influential literary and political publications of its era
Bindings like this were intended for upper-class libraries, often sold in complete sets to gentleman's clubs, universities, or private collectors
British Essayists Book
"The British Essayists Vol III" Tatler by James Ferguson (also authored the New Biographical Dictionary)
Second Edition published in 1823 in London
Vol 3 of 40 volume series
Full leather with ornate gilt spine decoration and gilt borders on covers marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt
Handwritten inscription - "Darby Kenelworth Station" likely 19th c owner and location
Tatler was a periodical founded in 1709 by Richard Steele, later joined by Joseph Addison, and became one of the most influential literary and political publications of its era
Bindings like this were intended for upper-class libraries, often sold in complete sets to gentleman's clubs, universities, or private collectors