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ADDISON (JOSEPH). [TYERS (THOMAS)]: An Historical Essay on Mr. Addison.
London [n. p.], 1783. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. viii, 92, recently recased in quarter calf, buckram boards, new end-papers; lacks pp. i - ii (half-title), lower inner margin of last two leaves of text repaired with slight loss of text, some soiling of text, particularly the last two leaves. With the 18th century armorial (lion rampant on shield) bookplate of "Geo. Morgan Esq" and the 20th century autograph of Cecil Price, the 18th century scholar, on the recto of the front paste-down end-paper. Tyers (1725 - 1787) had the misfortune to have none of his various literary books reviewed, though Boswell said of him that, "He … ran about the world with a pleasant carelessness, amusing every body by his desultory conversation." ESTC records three issues of this work; this is T2814 (L, C; Ct, CtY, IU, KU-S, MnU, TxU.
Offered for GBP 165.00 = appr. US$ 269.94 by: John Price Antiquarian Books - Book number: 2573
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