Richard Steele; et al. — The Guardian

London, T. Gillet, 1797. Leather. The first collected edition of various articles published in the short-lived, early eighteenth century periodical 'The Guardian', founded by Richard Steele with contributions from Joseph Addison, George Berkeley and others. Bound in full diced calf. Complete in two volumes. A collection of all issues published in the short-lived periodical 'The Guardian', which ran from the 12th March until the 1st October, 1713.Founded by Richard Steele, 'The Guardian' featured contributions from many prominent authors of the time, including Joseph Addison, Alexander Pope and George Berkeley. Notably, the magazine contained two stories by Berkeley entitled 'The Pineal Gland', which mark an early example of philosophical speculative fiction. Illustrated with a vignette to each title page. Collated, complete. With a bookplate showing the motto "De bon vouloir servir le roy". Bound in full diced calf. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the joints and extremities. Surface cracks to spine and cracking to the joints, with the front boards tenderly held. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with some offsetting from the title page. Good . Ill.: None. Good .