Elder Books and Collectables

Description

The British Essayists
With Prefaces, Historical & Biographical

By A. Chalmers

Printed For Nichols, Son & Bentley & Others, London 1817

Complete Set In Forty Five Volumes

Hardback Volumes Bound In Early 19th Century Full Polished Calf Bindings, Intricate Gilt Tooling & Dual Labels To Spines, Gilt Borders To All Boards, Several Volumes With A Portrait Frontis Engraving, The Set Includes The Complete Works Of The Spectator, The Tatler, The Idler, The Observer, The Connoisseur Etc With Volume 45 Being The Index Volume

Each book Measures Approx 6.5 X 4 Inches

Some Minor Rubbing & Very Minor Marks To Leather Spines & Boards, Volume 6 & Volume 45 With A Small Dark Mark At Bottom Of Spines, Occasional Corner Bumped, Volume Six Has Minor Splits To Outer Hinges Either Side At Top Of Spine With The Index Volume Having A Minor Split To Outer Leather At Bottom Of Front Hinge [boards Are Well Attached To Both Books] The Same Owners Bookplate To All Inner Front Boards With The Same Owner Name & Date Of 1818 Written In Hand To Top Of All Title Pages, Occasional Light Foxing Mostly To Endpapers


Overall A Superb Set In Lovely Original Condition With All Hinges Strong, Gilt Bright To All Spines & Majority Of Pages Clean.