Collection of Fine Antique Leatherbound Books, Mostly British

to include: The Spectator (London: J. & R. Thompson and S. Draper, 1753), eight volumes complete, 12mo (6-5/8 in.), full calf, raised bands and gilt on spine, marbled endpapers (moderate wear and chipping; binding tight); The Rambler (London: A. MIllar & others, 1763), four volumes complete, 12mo (6-3/4 in.), full calf, raised bands and gilt to spines, owner's library plate on front pastedowns, owner's note stating the set came from a James F. Meegan sale in Washington, D.C., 27 November 1933 (intact with tight binding, minor leather losses to bottom of one spine); Rousseau, J. J. Julian: or The New Eloisa From the French. (Edinburgh: J. Bell, J. Dickson, C, Elliot, 1773), three volumes 12mo (7 in.), full calf, raised bands and gilt to spine, marbled page ends (a clean set with normal light aging); Malcom, Howard. Dictionary of Important Names, Objects, and Terms Found in the Holy Scriptures (Boston: Lincoln & Edmands, 1830),12mo (5-7/8 in.), full calf with gilt, author inscribed to a friend (very good condition); Boswell, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (London: the National Illustrated Library, n.d., 1842), five volumes complete, small octavo (7-5/8 in.), three-quarter leather over linen, marbled endpapers, leaves with gilt top edge (light soiling to boards; minimal shelf wear).

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