ADDISON, JOSEPH — Essays of Joseph Addison

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Publishers, [c.1890s-1920s]. Calfskin. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was co-founder of the first iteration of England's "The Spectator," and in it he frequently wrote of his fictional country gentleman character, Sir Roger de Coverley. A selection of those writings are included in this edition as well as other essays on various topics. Includes an introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie and a tissue-guarded frontis black & white portrait of Addison. --- A compact volume, in full, supple olive calfskin, TEG (top edge gilt) and with sewn-in red satin placemarker. Undated, but possibly published c.1890s-1920s. --- A Fair-only copy, with severe chafing to backstrip and discoloration to covers. Interior is stable, though with the beginnings of a split near the front of the volume.; 24mo - 5 to 6 in. tall; xxiii, 306 pages. Fair in No Dust Jacket dust jacket .