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Full 19th century red morocco by Hayday, gilt decoration including panel within filets, all edges gilt, dentelles, marbled endpapers, 8vo, 22 cm, xxxix, [1], 501, [1] pp, 1 plate. From the Editor's Preface: "The French abound in collections of this nature, which they have distinguished with the title of 'Ana'. England has produced few examples of the kind, but they are eminently excellent. It may be sufficient to name Selden's Table Talk, Boswell's Life of Johnson, and the Walpoliana. Mr. Spence seems to have been doubtful what title he should give to this collection; and those of Popiana, Spenceana, Symposia, and Table Talk, appear to have been successively adopted and rejected. . these anecdotes have hitherto remained a Sealed Book, except to a privileged few." . The preface goes on to note that on hearing Dr Warburton say he intended to write a life of Pope "Mr. Spence, with his usual modesty and condescension, said that he also had the same intention; and had from time to time collected from Mr. Pope's own mouth, various particulars of his life, pursuits, and studies; but would readily give up to Dr. Warburton all his collections on this subject, and accordingly communicated them to him immediately." The volume includes a life of Joseph Spence. Booklabels of John Hely-Hutchison, book collector, and the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front free endpaper, covers a little scuffed and rear joint a trifle frayed, waterstaining to lower margins of first few leaves (worst on the frontispiece portrait), agetoning to prelims and preface, otherwise Very Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-47563
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Title: Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of ...
Publisher: W. H. Carpenter, London and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, first edition, 1820
Publication Date: 1820
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
