MISCELLANIES OR, LITERARY RECREATIONS 1ST EDITION FULL LEATHER RIVIERA BOUND ---Very Rare--- Fine Binding

Year: 1796 Author: Isaac D'Israeli; Publisher London, T. Cadell; Full Rebound Leather, Riviera Bindery for W. Pickering. ATTRIBUTES:A Beautiful full beige leather cover design, Dual gold pinstriped borders,Fine gold floral binding, Maroon/dark brown spine labels,Gold gilded cover/inner cover edges, Marble end pages/page edges,Small woodcut endings.
CONTENTS:OF MISCELLANIES, ON PROFESSORS OF ART, ON STYLE, ON PREFACES,OBSERVATIONS ON DIARIES, ON CHARACTER OF DENNIS THE CRITIC,ON ERUDITION AND PHILOSOPHY, ON POETICAL OPUSCULA,ON "THE ENLIGHTENED PUBLIC" AND "THE AGE OF REASON",OF LICENSE'S OF THE PRESS, ON READING, POETICAL EXPRESSION,LITERARY GENIUS/INDUSTRY, INFLUENCE OF FEMALE CHARACTERS IN POLITICS AND RELIGION, FRENCH/ENGLISH POETRY, ETC.!
BACKGROUND:Isaac D'Israeli (11 May 1766, 19 January 1848) was a British writer, scholar and man of letters. He is best known for his essays, his associations with other men of letters, and as the father of British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.He penned a handful of English adaptations of traditional tales from the Middle East, wrote a few historical biographies, and published a number of poems. His most popular work was a collection of essays entitled Curiosities of Literature. The work contained myriad anecdotes about historical persons and events, unusual books, and the habits of book-collectors. The work was very popular and sold widely in the 19th century, reaching its eleventh edition (the last to be revised by the author) in 1839.

Condition is Good/Very Good+. Some wear to edges/rubbed hinges, glue added
to upper front hinge, hinges together/delicate, missing small piece of
leather to top of spine.

Small gold crest sticker to front inner boards of Marjori Banks, Smaller W.
Pickering book seller sticker as well, pages/text blocks are very good!;


24/430 Pages +1 of Errata; Size: w4.9"xh7.8"