Spectator by Stated (19 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 46781389. 1776682972. 4/20/2026 11:02:52 AM.

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Fair. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Preface dated 1887. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN.

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Blue and green cloth patterned boards with gilt lettering to spine and white front. Introduction by Mrs. Barbauld. Edited by Mrs. Herbert Martin. Black and white frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pencil inscription to front pastedown, crossed out. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Gilt decorated navy blue cloth boards. Gilt closed page edges. Front inner hinge cracked. Small scuffing on the spine. Foxing marks on half title page. Very faint partial cup ring mark on the front cover. Hugh Thomson (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Fair. London, 1765; brown leather covered boards; rebound spine in cloth; edge wear; heavy corner wear with board exposed; covers scuffed; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; re-backed; foxing throughout interior; previous owner's name on front end paper and title page; 333 pages.…

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.…

Condition: Poor. 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. Re-bound by library. Octavo size. Internally clean and tight. Page edges stained. Slight foxing. Pages slightly damp stained. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Fair. Volume 1. 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. Re-bound by library. Octavo size. Internally clean and tight. Page edges slightly stained. Slight foxing. Pages slightly damp stained. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN.…

Hardback. Condition: G+. No Jacket. None Stated. Volume 1 - 456 pp, Volume 2 - 459 pp + 1 p ads, the book and contents are solid and tight, there is scattered foxing throughout, the front free endpaper has the original owner's name and date of Nov. 26, 1833 presumably when he purchased the book, there are other pencilled names on this page and next, the endpapers are marbelized, and covers are full leather with gold embossing along the edges, this is a solid and usable book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Cloth. Condition: Good. An interesting work comprised of six hundred and thirty five essays published in the Spectator between 1711 and 1714. Comprised of six hundred and thirty five essays published in the Spectator between 1711 and 1714, this interesting work offers a window into the political and cultural issues of the early eighteenth century. The Spectator was a daily periodical published by politicians Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, and was one of the bestsellers of the eighteenth century. The publication was framed as the reports of Mr Spectator, and contained news, alongside cultural commentary on manners, morals, and literature. This new edition includes biographical information about the journal's contributors. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and spine, a little more so to the joints. Bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a small closed tear to the head, and a large tear to the tail. Some minor wear to the extremities. The front and rear hinges have failed, but the text block has been glued to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, although the front few pages are loose as a result of the failed hinge, and the the front endpaper, frontispiece, and pages xxiii to xxvi are disbound but present. Pages are generally bright and clean with some occasional light scattered foxing. Good. Not stated (illustrator). book.…

Condition: Good. Small 8vo. hardcover. 211pp. Good+, light foxing, owner's details and pen mark on fep.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. A smart volume of the British Essayists, containing issues no. 1-635 of The Spectator, with original dedications of the successive volumes. In half brown calf with marbled boards.Part of a series called the British Essayists, comprised of numerous essays from famous periodicals.This volume contains issues no. 1-635 of The Spectator, with original dedications of the successive volumes.The Spectator is a weekly British political and cultural news magazine, first published in 1828, making it the oldest surviving magazine in the world.The magazine is politically conservative, and its principle subject areas are politics and culture. In half calf. Externally, smart. Shelf wear to extremities, with rubbing to joints and the odd mark to spine and boards. Bookseller's blind stamp to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot to the front and rear. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Condition: Good. A complete eight volume edition of this important publication, with a frontispiece to each volume. The 1766 edition, complete in eight volumes.The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England, originally running from 1711 to 1712, and collected into seven volumes. The paper was revived for six months in 1714, forming the eighth volume. The 'Spectator' became a major venue for the spread of Enlightenment ideas, and was one of the first publications to appeal directly to a female readership. Addison estimated that during its initial run, about a tenth of London's population were readers of the publication.With an engraved frontispiece to each volume.With the contemporary inscription of Elizabeth Dickinson, 1766 to front blanks of vols I-III.ESTC T160272. In full calf bindings. Rubbing to back strip heads and tails and joints. Back strips of vols I, III and VI age toned. Front hinge of vol I, III, IV, VII hinges of vol II and VIII strained, but firmly held. Vol VIII lacking rear free endpaper. Contemporary inscriptions to front blanks of vols I-III. Internally, firmly bound. Light tide marks to vol III, VI, VII, VIII, most concentrated to vol VIII. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Condition: Good. A complete eight volume set of The Spectator, with biographical notes about the authors, smartly bound in full calf. An eight volume set in full calf bindings, with gilt detailing to the spines.Ink inscriptions to the front paste downs by the Rev. Charles J. Plumptre, Wickham Rectory, Kent. Bookplate to the front free end paper. The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, originally running from 1711 to 1712, and collected in seven volumes. The paper was revived for six months in 1714, forming the eighth volume. This is a new edition of these eight volumes, published 1816, with sketches of the lives of the authors, including Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison, Eustace Budgell and many more. In this edition, an attempt was made to note the author of each piece. Index to the rear of each volume.The goal of The Spectator was 'to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality'. One of its functions was to provide readers with educated, topical talking points, and advice on how to conduct social interactions in a polite manner. It became a major publication for the spread of Enlightenment ideas, and was one of the first to appeal directly to a female readership. Addison estimated that during its initial run, about a tenth of London's population were readers of the publication. In full calf bindings. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities. Small marks to the boards of Volume I, IV and V. Splitting to the front joint of Volume VIII. Splitting to the head of the front joint to Volume I and VII, and to the tail of the rear joint to Volume VII. Backstrip lifting to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Tidemarks to the lower corner of the pages to Volume VII and VIII. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Smart full-calf collection of essays from notable London 18th-century periodical The Spectator. In red full calf with marbled endpapers.Complete in four volumes.Author not stated, authorship from a copy held by the British Library. The Spectator is known to have been founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.A collection of essays from popular London periodical The Spectator, which ran from 1711 up until 1712, then being briefly revived in 1714 without the involvement of Steele. Articles centered on politics and the arts with a specific emphasis on the spread of Enlightenment ideals to the female readership. During its initial run, it was estimated to have been read by about a tenth of London's population. Bound in full red calf with marbled endpapers. Externally, lovely condition with slight rubbing to spine tips and subtle marking to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Features faint spotting to the first and last few pages of each volume, pages otherwise bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Condition: Good. A complete set of the popular short-lived periodical by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, complete with a frontispiece to each volume. Complete in eight volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume.'The Spectator" was a daily publication than ran from 1711 to 1712, created by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele. It was widely read despite its modest circulation, including being read by James Madison when he was a teenager.Richard Steele was an Irish politician and playwright. He was a member of the Kit-Kat Club, an English Whig club with strong literary and political associations. His first successful play was 'The Funeral', which was performed at Drury Lane.Joseph Addison was an essayist, politician and playwright. He also held form the Kit-Kat Club, which renewed his friendship with Richard Steele, whom he at met at Charterhouse School. His most famous work was 'Cato, a Tragedy', a successful play about Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis.Addison and Steele founded several publications during their friendship, including the literary and social journal "Tatler", which published from 1709 to 1711. Steele also founded the short lived "The Guardian". None of these publications are related to the modern day ones which share their same names. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards, neatly rebacked with the original boards and spines restored. Externally, rubbed, mostly to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Discolouration to the extremities. Crack to the rear joint of Volume I. Backstrips are worn with some loss and surface cracks, repaired with the rebacking. Cracks to the joints of Volume II, III, V, VI, and VII. Front hinge of Volume III is strained. Front hinge of Volume V is starting but firm. Stain to the bottom edge of Volume VII, affecting the text. Internally, firmly bound, Volume VII is weak and textblock may fail, even with careful handling. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots, a little heavier to the first and last few pages. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…