Modern Books and Manuscripts
Collected Works. (1747)
16 volumes, large 8vo., 18th Century red goatskin, red and green morocco labels within double gilt rule, double gilt rule to the covers filled with repeated gilt dots, diagonal repeated gilt lines interspersed with dotted lines to the edges and turn-ins, raised bands within single gilt rules, a.e.g., London, J.and R. Tonson and S.Draper, et al.
A nonce collection from the Library at Syston Park, with their engraved bookplate, comprising The Spectator, 8 volumes, Tonson, 1747, The Tatler, 4 volumes, Charles Lillie and John Morphet, 1713, The Guardian, 2 volumes, Tonson and Draper, 1747, The Englishman, Sam Buckley, 1714, and The Freeholder, First edition, D.Midwinter and J.Tonson, 1716.Some rubbing to the heads and tales of spines, some small fading and mottling to the spines.
Stock Code: MO50316
