The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical. This item is unavailable.The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical

Volume 19 from 1808. 'The Rambler' Part of a set. The British Essayists with prefaces, historical and biographical by Alexander Chalmers, F.S.A. Essays by Johnson, Mulso, Talbot, Carter and others.Leather on boards with gilt illustrative edging of leaves around the front and back of the cover. Inside the front and back covers, and on the edges of the pages, there is a marbling design. The book is scuffed around the edges but otherwise intact. A portrait of Samuel Johnson opposite the title page has caused oval brown staining on the first few pages but this does not detract from the printing.