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1767 The Guardian
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Description
Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding
A later, complete edition, featuring all one hundred and seventy-five issues. First published in 1713.
Illustrated with monochrome frontispieces.
Richard Steele and Joseph Addison's newspaper 'The Guardian', with collaborations from the likes of Joseph Addison, Thomas Tickell, Alexander Pope and George Berkeley. The Guardian only ran for a short time from the 12th March to the 1st October, ending prematurely due to a fallout between Steele and the publisher Jacob Tonson.
The newspaper is most notable for including George Berkeley's stories titled 'The Pineal Gland', which are early examples of philosophical speculative fiction.
A complete two volume set.
Bound in a contemporary calf spine, re-backed with renewed boards.
Condition
Bound in a contemporary calf spine, re-backed with renewed boards. Externally, slight fading and cracking to the spines, with wear to the head and tail of the spines, light rubbing to the extremities and joints, joints starting at the tail of the joints and the odd slight mark to the boards. Bookplate to the front free endpaper, with worming to the front endpapers of 'Vol I', and bookplate remnants to the front pastedown to 'Vol II'. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with occasional spotting.
Very Good
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