The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison. by ADDISON,…

London: T. Cadell and W.Davies, 1811. 6 volume set. 8 1/2 inches tall. A very handsome late Victorian full straight grain morocco by Sotheran with gilt raised bands and remarkable blind and gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Ornate gilt dentelles and all edges gilt. There is some fading to the spines but the set remains bright and very good looking. Joseph Addison, 1672-1719, is perhaps best remembered for founding the Spectator magazine with Ricard Steele, he was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician.