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The spectator.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR1365 .S7 1728 copy 2 v.6
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Spectator (London, England : 1711)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English essays.
- Politics and government.
- Periodicals.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1702-1714--Periodicals.
- Great Britain.
- English essays--England--Early works to 1800.
- England.
- Genre:
- Subscription lists (Publishing) -- Great Britain -- London -- 18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Elias, Archibald C. (donor)
- Irwin, Arthur (bookplate) (copy 1)
- University College, Dublin (armorial bookplate) (copy 2)
- Physical Description:
- 8 volumes ; 17 cm (12mo)
- Edition:
- The ninth edition / to which is added, a large preface to the Spectators and Guardians, never before published in any of the small editions.
- Fingerprint:
- d,ns e:ng ashe anda (3) 1728 (R) v.1
- ofom .ca- m-ng owwa (3) 1728 (R) v.2
- i-re hein m.ed roth (3) 1728 (R) v.3
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Printed by and for George Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex-Street, MDCCXXVIII. [1728]
- Notes:
- By Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele, and others.
- Nos. 1-635, 1 March 1711-20 December 1714.
- The dedication in vol.7 is signed: Richard Steele, and in other volumes : The Spectator.
- With a list of subscribers in vol.1.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries Rare Book copy 1 contains index cards with handwritten notes of former owner (Dr. Elias). Penn Libraries Rare Book copy 2 imperfect: have v.6 only. Also has armorial bookplate engraved on front and back covers, possibly a presentation book.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T126250
- OCLC:
- 28567512
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