PRINTED 1747 THE SPECTATOR JOSEPH ADDISON JOURNAL LONDON ENGLAND 429 pp

Description

Up for auction is a volume of
The Spectator Volume The Eighth And Last London
Printed for J. And R. Tonson and S. Draper 1747. This is Vol 8 only of a larger 8 vol set. This volume is unique in that it contains the bookplate of Lieutenant Colonel Cooper 2nd Somerset Militia. I was not able to find much on Lt. Cooper although I believe the Somerset Militia is an English Regiment with a long and illustrious history.
Condition overall good:  Bound in full leather expect scuffing to leather spine is dry. Internally age toning, light foxing still bound tightly. Contains dedication, and 429 pp. plus index. As always any questions feel free to ask.
The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England, lasting from 1711 to 1712. Each "paper", or "number", was approximately 2,500 words long, and the original run consisted of 555 numbers, beginning on 1 March 1711.[1] These were collected into seven volumes. The paper was revived without the involvement of Steele in 1714, appearing thrice weekly for six months, and these papers when collected formed the eighth volume. Eustace Budgell, a cousin of Addison's, and the poet John Hughes also contributed to the publication.