THE SIR ROGER DE COVERLY PAPERS; From The Spectator, London: 1711-1712

Language: English

Published by The Heritage Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1945

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The Heritage Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1945. First (1st) Edition Thus. Near Fine+ condition. No Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight and square with no markings other than the remains of occasional erasures of underlining in pencil in the first 63 pages. The Binding is fulll reddish-brown cloth, color uniform throughout, with design, title and author in bright gilt to the front board, the same to the spine, off-white endpapers unmarked except for a prior owner's name plate on the front endpaper, and all corners square and sharp. No Dust Jacket. Twelve (12) color illustrations by Gordon Ross on unnumbered pages. xi+198 pages, including the Prefatory Notes by William Makepeace Thackeray, XXVI chapters, Translations of the Mottoes and Some Notes, etc. 6 3/8" x 9 1/2". Sir Roger de Coverly is a fictional character, devised by Joseph Addison, who portrayed him as the ostensible author of papers and letters published in Joseph Addison and Richard Steele's journal. The Spectator. The name of the character is taken from the name of an English and Scottish country dance from the 17th century, which is also referenced, inter alia, in a short story, "The Bedford-Row Conspiracy", by Thackeray.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
THE SIR ROGER DE COVERLY PAPERS; From The Spectator, London: 1711-1712
Author
Addison, Joseph, Richard Steele and Eustace Budgell; Prefatory Notes by Wm. Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher
The Heritage Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Publication year
1945
Condition
Near Fine+
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Gordon Ross
Edition
First Edition Thus
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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