Spectator Volume Eighth (48 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. N. D., circa 1820s, 12mo, 300pp, plus index. Previous owner's name at front pastedown, light toning throughout, contemporary leather quite worn, hinges cracking, a reading copy. This volume covers the period June 18, 1714 - December 20, 1714. The SPECTATOR was a famous series of essays, edited by the members of the fictional Spectator Club. It provided a picture of the social life of the times, while expressing the individual concerns of some of the fictional club members.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. FAIR/ NO DUST JACKET. 297 pp., plus index .[nd] No date, but probably before 1820. Text clean and unmarked. Some foxing, mostly at beginning and end of book. First 25 pages with insect damage at outside margins.Frontispiece in b/w and and small portrait at title page. Brown leather boards lettered in gilt at spine, edges rubbed, corners bumped, top corners worn to boards, lower front corner chipped. Joints cracked, but holding, hinges good, textblock is intact and firm. Contains articles No. 556, Friday, June 18, 1714 through No. 635, Monday, December 20, 1714.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London, 1898; Volume VIII only; Smoky smell present; brown cloth covered boards; corners bumped edges and covers scuffed; top edges gilt; rough cut edges; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; frontispiece detached but present; interior lightly foxed; Previous owner's name on front paste-down; Interior is clean and unmarked; 448 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Condition: Good Dark tan full leather binding with raised bands on spine. Copper engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Binding/ spine cover split.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 20p stapled offprint, author's inscription, very good Language: English.

i-vii, 8-327, [11] pages. Hardcover: H 17.75cm x L 10.75cm. Original full leather binding; five slightly raised bands to spine which is chipped at ends; lettering with spine's title label indiscernible but with legible gilt stamped "8" in compartment below; slender splitting along joints but hinges are firm as is text block; board corners worn. Edge toning to initial and rear leaves caused by boards' leather overlaps. Old pencil writing on front pastedown; old ink notation at top of rear free endpaper verso with modern ink price notation at rear pastedown's top right corner; ownership signature in antiquarian ink at top of title page; a few small stains to fore-edge shallowly affecting a few leaves at their margins which otherwise remain quite clean. Text comprised of No. 556, Tuesday, June 18, 1714 to No. 635, Monday, December 20 and concludes with unpaged Index.…

Condition: Good. Leatherbound. General wear to boards with splits and chippint to the spine. Content has even toning and writing on the ffep. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor with no dust jacket. This appears to be a reprint; the original title page is provided following the title page of this volume: The Spectator, No. 556, Friday, June 18, 1714. No editor is identified, although possibly the editors are Addison and Steele. Binding is sound. Pages are tanned, with heavy reading wear, some dampstaining, wear to corners and edges. Boards are missing entirely, although the worn leather spine is attached securely. Daily English publication. Although it had a small circulation, it was widely known and widely read. 6.75" (17 cm) tall; 317 pages. …

Condition: Poor. Volume 12.8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 16mo. Red leather binding with gilt lettering and raised bands on backstrip. Gilt patterned borders on front and back boards. Gilt page edges. Frontispiece with portrait, no tissueguard. Some light shelf wear and lightly bumped corners. Black staining to boards, possibly ink. Some heavy foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Fair. Volume 8.4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 16mo. Red leather binding with gilt lettering and raised bands on backstrip. Gilt patterned borders on front and back boards. Gilt page edges. Frontispiece with portrait, no tissueguard. Some light shelf wear and lightly bumped corners. Faded black stains on back board. Some heavy foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Poor. Volume 8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Small octavo size. Leather binding. Raised bands on spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Rubbed covers. Bumped corners. Internally tight. Pages age worn and stained. Publication date not stated. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN.…

Full Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Volume eight (last volume) comprising of Numbers 566 thru number 635; dedicated to William Honeycomb, Esq.; In full leather with gilt border, rear board missing, front board detached, general wear to extremities, hints of foxing to text; binding shaken, spine worn crackling, , three leaves loose, laid in) 8vo, [viii] + 327pp + index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 300 pages. Full bound brown leather. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Tears to leather to spine edges.…

First Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 1 volume : illustrations ; 19 cm. Subject; Spectator. 1 Kg.

Condition: Fair. Volume 8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Undated. Brown cloth covers. Back board covers chipped and worn. Corners bumped. Gilt lettering and gilt stamped decoration on backstrip. Page edges tinged a turquoise colour. Occasional stain internally. Foxing present early on in text. Tightly bound and clean internally. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

First Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 1 volume : illustrations ; 19 cm. Subject; Spectator. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No date, Calf on boards with bands on spine. Boards are fairly battered around edges, marbled end papers, 300 pages plus index.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. London, 1786; leather covered boards; no dust jacket; covers slightly soiled and rubbed; spines faded; red title boxes and green volume # boxed; corner tips exposed; top of spine chipped; light cracks to rear external hinges but bindings tight; light foxing to pages at each end; interior unmarked with occasion soil smudge; book does not close tight - maybe front board very slightly warped; 8vo, 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; 588 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Read description. Vol. 8. 400 pages + index to the first 8 Spectator volumes appox. 95 pages. Full leather but the leather on the spine is very cracked and worn with no or very faded spine markings. Strings visible on boards but holding fairly firmly. Cover also worn at edges and corners. Browning and foxing mainly to first and last folds of pages. Slit to edge of front end paper appox. 5 cm. See images from Winghale Books. The Spectator. Volume the Eighth.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Undated but appears late 18th Century. Full calf on boards with raised bands and black leather book title on spine. Boards are partly detached from spine and there is wear to head/foot of spine. Corners rubbed to boards with scuffing and wear to calf. FFE has small portion at top cut out, otherwise clean end papers and b/w frontis. Contents, including index are clean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Leather binding in faircondition.Hinges and binding firm with no loose pages.Text clear with foxing/tanning.Undated 1750s.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Undated but circa 1780. iv, 300pp, [12]. Bound in full calf's leather with gilt embellishments on spine. 12mo. Boards heavily worn, rubbed all round edges, scuffed and marked, cracked along spine joints, gilding rubbed away. Text block edges darkened. Hinges cracked and endpapers creased. Top corner of front free endpaper trimmed away, pencil doodle. Top corner of frontispiece also trimmed away. A little spotting and rusting on first and last few pages. One signature partially detached. A collection issues of the daily The Spectator from 14 June 1714 to its last issue on 20 December 1714.…

hard cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 13 cm. 336 pages G. Good condition with numerous minor faults commensurate with age.

Leather Bound. Condition: Acceptable. No DJ. No a reprint. Faint writing on front and rear end pages: including John Willy Ballyhammer?, County Donegal, Ireland. Text pages intact, some foxing. Hardcovers in leather; hinges loosening, leather worn, especially edges, with open tears. On title page: Printed for Mess. Payne, Rivington, Law, Johnson, Stuart, Sewell, Hayes, Newbury, et al [28 names listed]. No publisher listed. No Publication date. …

Condition: Good. Reprinted in 1744 in multiple volumes. Britain's longest running periodical this is the 8th in the series. Marbled boards with leather corners. Spine has been replaced with black cloth with gilt lettering Wear to page edges and boards. Front and back inner hinges have been taped. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Pages are lightly tanned but otherwise in remarkably good condition. Sold singly or with companion volumes 2, 3, 5 and 7 in similar condition; 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall Good. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. 12mo, pp. viii, two contents pages, 13 - 300, 12 page Index, original full leather, five raised bands to spine, title label missing, boards rubbed and a little scuffed, corners bumped, interior with frontispiece by Francis Hayman, pictorial title page, some damp staining to top corner of first twenty-five pages, otherwise fairly clean, binding tiight.…

3393.SPECTATOR (THE) 1789 THE SPECTATOR. 660PP. HARD COVER FRONT COVER LOOSE FROM SPINE OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. 408PP. VOLUME THE EIGHTH (OBG-BASE-82)50.00.

Condition: VG-. DISBOUND TEXT (no covers BUT orginal spine with five raised bands and gold lettering) 165 x 95 mm. 300 pages. Plus index. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT paper a little browned.