The Spectator Volume VIII

Published by Robert Duncan for J. Robb and R. Duncan, Booksellers, Glasgow, 1769

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Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, CanadaJ. W. Mah

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(UK) Edition Not Stated Owner's name and town, second owner's name and date of 1809, no other markings, pages clean, some rubbing to leather covers, hinges OK, Good used copy. Full calf-leather with 5 raised spine bands and spine title on red leather title block, 274pp, then 9]pp index. This is volume VIII which includes the Numbers from 556 (Friday, June 18, 1714) to No. 635 (Monday, December 20). The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in 1711-12. These papers were eventually collected into seven volumes. The Spectator was revived in 1714 but withour the involvement of Steele and these papers were eventually collected in an eighth and last volume. The Spectator was widely read especially in London's coffeehouses and Addison estimated that 60,00 Londoners read the paper (This was about 10% of the population in London at the time). The Spectator is seen asd instrumental in the transformation of the public sphere in 18th century English society. The mixture of morality and advice with entertaining prose was popular and read well into the 19th century. The Spectator was issued in eight-volume sets. (1.3 JM HOQ 100/3 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Title
The Spectator Volume VIII
Author
Addison, Joseph; Stelle, Sir Richard
Publisher
Robert Duncan for J. Robb and R. Duncan, Booksellers, Glasgow
Publication year
1769
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
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J. W. Mah

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JWMah is strictly an on-line Bookseller, and we been selling out-of-print, used and rare books on the Internet since 1997. Our stock consists of a good balance of fiction and non-fiction books in a wide range of subjects. We also sell classical LP records. Our Art books, Cookbooks, books on Food and Wine, Canadian Cookbooks, Canadiana, Travel and Exploration catalogues are worth a look. We are not set up for people to physically browse our books but we would be happy to send you a digital catalogue of the books that we have in your interest area. Please contact us by email at jwmah@telus.net. We examine each book that we sell and try our best to grade the books conservatively. We are strictly an internet business, so usually the books put up for sale are in stock. We try update our books every day or so in order that our listings are as fresh as possible. It is best to contact us by e-mail or by telephone to reserve a book, as some books sell quickly. We are located in Canada's westcoast and we ship internationally.

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