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    By Joseph Addison
    London   Henry G. Bohn
    7.5" by 4.5" vi, 538, [2]; xvi, 507, [2]; [4], 511, [3]; [4], x, 508, [6]; xii, xii, 452, [2]; [6], xii, 453-860, [9], iv-vi, [5], iv-vi, [5], vi-xii, 32pp
    A complete collection of the works of Joseph Addison, an important essayist and poet of the Georgian era.
    By Joseph Addison

    1854-56 The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison

    London   Henry G. Bohn
    7.5" by 4.5" vi, 538, [2]; xvi, 507, [2]; [4], 511, [3]; [4], x, 508, [6]; xii, xii, 452, [2]; [6], xii, 453-860, [9], iv-vi, [5], iv-vi, [5], vi-xii, 32pp
    A complete collection of the works of Joseph Addison, an important essayist and poet of the Georgian era.
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    Illustrated, Leather Binding, Rebound

    Complete in six volumes.  

    The collected works of Joseph Addison.

    Addison was an essayist, poet, playwright, and politician, active during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. He is best remembered today for his essays.

    Addison had a lifelong friendship and professional relationship with Richard Steele, with whom he founded 'The Spectator', a daily publication than ran from 1711 to 1712.

    These volumes include Addison's contributions to the magazines 'Tatler', 'Spectator', and 'Freeholder', as well as his own published works such as his play 'Cato'.

    Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, and eight plates. Two leaves of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.

    Two pages of adverts to the front and rear of Volume II. Two pages of adverts to the rear of Volume III. Four pages of adverts to the front and six pages to the rear of Volume IV. Two pages of adverts to the rear of Volume V. Six pages of adverts to the front and thirty-two to the rear of Volume VI.

    A new edition.

    Condition

    Rebound in a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with some a few very light marks to the boards and spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few spots, plates are a little more age-toned. Frontispiece of Volume I is detaching.

    Very Good Indeed

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