Various — The British Essayists: The Spectator Issues 1-635

London , Mayhew, Isaac, and Co. 1834 . Leather. A smart volume of the British Essayists, containing issues no. 1-635 of The Spectator, with original dedications of the successive volumes. In half brown calf with marbled boards.Part of a series called the British Essayists, comprised of numerous essays from famous periodicals.This volume contains issues no. 1-635 of The Spectator, with original dedications of the successive volumes.The Spectator is a weekly British political and cultural news magazine, first published in 1828, making it the oldest surviving magazine in the world. The magazine is politically conservative, and its principle subject areas are politics and culture.  In half calf. Externally, smart. Shelf wear to extremities, with rubbing to joints and the odd mark to spine and boards. Bookseller's blind stamp to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot to the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .