Addison Joseph Mr Tickell (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 12mo. Volume 4 (only) of: "The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, collected by Mr. Tickell." 12mo. 346pp., 8 engraved plates of medals. Contemporary full sheep. Both boards are scuffed and detached, old cloth tape along the front hinge, else a fair, sound copy with scattered foxing, suitable for rebinding. A scarce early American imprint, printed by D. & G. Bruce in New York.…

Full Leather. Condition: Fair. Cracking to hinges but apart from vol 3 of which the front board is almost detached they are still welll bound. Apart from some light aging discolouration interiors in nice clean condition. Decorative armorial bookplate in all, owner's name on 1st blank in vol 1.

Full-Leather. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition .. "John Garratt" Bookplate on Detached front board and part spine missing one loose ffep .Please Email for further details. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾". Not Illustrated (illustrator). "John Garratt" Bookplate.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. A very scarce copy of this collection of miscellaneous works of Joseph Addison, compiled by Mr. Tickell. Uniformly bound in full calf. A later edition. First published in 1721. Complete in four volumes. Comprised of the miscellaneous works of English essayist, poet and playwright, Joseph Addison, who was a co-founder of The Spectator Magazine. This collection contains a wide variety of Addison's popular works, including 'Cato: A Tragedy', 'Dialogues Upon the usefulness of the Ancient Medals', 'Remarks on Several Parts of Italy', as well as various poems. With vignette illustrations to accompany Addison's work on ancient medals.Edited by Mr. Tickell, an English poet and man of letters. Uniformly bound in full calf. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities and joints. Bumping to the extremities, with the odd mark to leather. Rubbing to the head of volume III and IV. Small patch of worming to the first few pages of volume II, including title page and endpapers. The odd mark to endpapers, with chipping to extremities of endpapers to volume I. Ink inscription to the front paste down to volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a little age toned, with the occasional handling mark or small ink mark. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Four smart full calf volumes of the works of Joseph Addison, featuring his miscellaneous works in three volumes, and the fifth edition of his Italian travelogue. Four 1736 volumes of the works of English essayist, poet, playwright and politician Joseph Addison, the founder of periodical 'The Spectator', alongside Richard Steele. Present here are four volumes of Addison's 'Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose', alongside the fifth edition of his account of his travels in Italy.The three volume edition of Addison's works include a biography of the man by Mr. Tickell, numerous examples of his verse and prose, and thirty illustrated pages of medals in volume III, printed to accompany his 'Dialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals, Especially in relation to the Latin and Greek Poets'. Collated, complete. ESTC reference T89164First published in 1705, in the fifth edition of his 'Remarks on several parts of Italy, &c. in the years, 1701, 1702, 1703', Addison discusses his love of Italy, prefacing the work with the notion that there 'is certainly no place in the world where a Man may travel with greater Pleasure than in Italy'.ESTC reference T84077With the stamp of Cornwell House to each front free endpaper. In full calf bindings. Light rubbing to back strips, most concentrated to spine heads and tails. Front joints of volumes I and IV starting, with boards holding firm. Hinges lightly strained, but firm. Stamp to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket, As Issued. First American Edition. SCARCE First American Edition. Six volumes in contemporary full Spanish calf, two black morocco labels with gilt back, marbled end papers and edges, the armorial bookplates of M. E. Knowles. Illustrated frontispiece Vols. I, V, and VI. "British Classics" half-titles. Title page reads in full "The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, with the exception of his numbers of the SPECTATOR. Collected by Mr. Tickell, with a complete index. in six volumes." George Forman printer of Vol. !, Vols. II - VI printed by C.S. Van Winkle. Very Good Plus. moderate toning, light rubbing at the tips. A handsome set of an uncommon edition. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 22148). ** A heavy set that will require additional postage charges for priority and international mail - please inquire. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…