The Round Table: A Collection of Essays on Literature, Men, and Manners

Published by Archibald Constable and Co.; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Edinburgh, 1817

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A complete two volume set of the first editions of this this collection of essays by notable critic William Hazlitt, wit contributions by Leigh Hunt. The first editions.In a full red calf binding.A work by William Hazlitt, an English essayist, drama andliterary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company ofSamuel JohnsonandGeorge Orwell.The Round Table is a collection of forty essays contributed by Hazlitt, and twelve submitted by Leigh Hunt.With works such as 'On Beauty', 'On Pedantry', 'A Day by the Fire', 'On Death and Burial', and more. In full calf. Externally, smart. Slight fading to spines, with shelf wear to the heads and tails. Rubbing to joints, with a small crack to the head of the front joint of volume II. Light marks to boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front free endpapers. Ink inscription to rear of front free endpaper of volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with very light spotting to the front and rear. Ink inscription to first blank of volume II. Very Good.

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Title
The Round Table: A Collection of Essays on Literature, Men, and Manners
Author
William Hazlitt; Leigh Hunt.
Publisher
Archibald Constable and Co.; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Edinburgh
Publication year
1817
Condition
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Leather
Illustrator
Not Stated
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
1 kilogram
Dimensions
6.5" by 4"

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