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ADDISON, Joseph (1672-1719) and Sir Richard STEELE (1672-1729)]. [ The Tatler ]. The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq . London: sold by John Morphew, 1710-1711.
ADDISON, Joseph (1672-1719) and Sir Richard STEELE (1672-1729)]. [ The Tatler ]. The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq . London: sold by John Morphew, 1710-1711. 2 volumes in one, 2° (375 x 225 mm). Title-page and index for each volume. (Some light staining or browning, a stain on no. 222 slightly affecting a few letters). Original vellum-backed boards, uncut (spine ends repaired, boards recovered [according to the Houghton catalogue]); blue quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance : Thomas Neale (contemporary inscription on flyleaf); Ward E. Terry (morocco bookplate, his sale, Anderson Galleries, 5 December 1935, lot 382); Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (morocco bookplate, his sale, Christie’s London, 12 June 1980, lot 480). A COMPLETE SET OF THE ORIGINAL 271 NUMBERS ORIGINAL FOLIO ISSUES, UNCUT complete with two title-pages, indices, and dedication and preface leaves (282 leaves total). The Tatler was published three times per week from 12 April 1709-2 January 1710/11. Though the numbers began to appear in 1709, the printer, John Nutt, didn’t register the copyright until 2 May 1710. Steele planned, edited, and chiefly executed the work, but it also contains important contributions by Addison, who, contributing from Ireland, wrote more than 40 of the essays. Dr. Herbert Davis credits Swift with contributing either letters or “hints” to numbers 21, 31, 67, 68, 248, and 249, and George Atherton Aitken attributes letters in 9 other numbers to Swift as well. Grolier English 39; Rothschild 1948. ESTC P1919.