Shelfmark
Em.8.07 - Em.8.14
Title
The spectator ...
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper., [17--]
Physical description
8 v. : ill. (frontis.) ; 17 cm. (12mo)
Note
By Addison, Steele and others.
Note
The title-pages are engraved. Each volume has a separate title-page ("Volume the First", "Volume the Second", etc.) and a frontispiece (engraved by Grignion the Elder after Hayman).
Note
In this edition the numbered articles in the text are separated by ornamental rules.
Note
Catchword on the first page of the dedication (vol. 1, a2r): "the".
Note
In twelves with two signatures.
Note
Not in ESTC.
Provenance
Booklabel of Clement James Mellish Adie (1876-1954), chief Warden at Eton College, on upper pastedown of each volume (bookplate in the first volume partially removed).
Binding
Late 18th-century tree calf over millboard or pasteboard, sewn on four recesseed cord supports; bound in England. Both covers undecorated; wide squares, the board edges tooled with a gilt roll of alternating full and dotted diagonal lines. Spine smooth and slightly rounded, divided into six panels by roll of vertical lines bordered by transverse fillets; the panels gilt with foliate centrepieces and cornerpieces; two foliate-ornamental rolls at tail; second compartment with spine label (gilt titling over red morocco onlay: "Spec=tator", fourth panel with vol. number (black morocco onlay with central oval of inlaid red morocco containing gilt roman numeral, outlined by an arrow-head like tool, with foliate cornerpiecces to onlay); endbands of alternating brown and white thread. Textblock trimmed and ?undecorated. Endpapers comprising leaves of plain laid paper (pastedown and two flyleaves).
Subject
Great Britain Politics and government 1702-1714 Periodicals.
Added entry--name
Addison, Joseph, 1672 - 1719 editor.
Added entry--name
Steele, Richard, 1672 - 1729 Sir, editor.
Added entry--name
Grignion, Charles, 1721 - 1810 engraver.
Added entry--name
Hayman, Francis, 1708 - 1776 illustrator.
Added entry--name
Adie, C. J. M. (Clement James Mellish), 1876 - 1954 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50962