[Richard Steele, et al.] - The Tatler - 4 volumes -
The Tatler complete four volumes published London .Full calf leather, five raised bands, good condition throughout.Marbled endpapers. Triple coloured page edges.Gilt borders on covers.Minimal foxing. Bindings are very sound.The edition contains all 271 issues.Volume the First. xvi, 501 pages + index.Title page vignette.Volume the Second.iv, 582 pages + index.Title page vignette.Volume the Third. iv, 536 pages + index.Title page vignette.Volume the Fourth. iv, 605 pages + index. Title page vignette.The "Tatler" was founded in by Richard Steel to record and report on the local gossip of the day.On the suggestion of his friend Jonathan Swift he adopted the non de plume " Isaac Bickenstaff, Esquire.Steel enlisted other friends and fellow writers such as Swift and Joseph Addison to contribute. It shied away from political comment and took a humorous,if often a jaundiced look at the Whiggish society of the day.Shipped and insured by recorded delivery Read More