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Book/Printed Material An original issue of "The Spectator" : together with the story of the famous English periodical and of its founders, Joseph Addison & Richard Steele

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Title

  • An original issue of "The Spectator" : together with the story of the famous English periodical and of its founders, Joseph Addison & Richard Steele

Names

  • Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979.
  • Book Club of California.
  • Grabhorn Press, printer.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [San Francisco] The Book club of California, 1939.

Headings

  • -  Spectator (London, England : 1711)
  • -  Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719
  • -  Steele, Richard,--Sir,--1672-1729
  • -  Periodicals--Publishing--Great Britain--History--18th century

Notes

  • -  Portraits of Addison and Steele on t.-p.
  • -  The Spectator, numb. CCLXXIX, Saturday, January 19, 1712, mounted on 4th prelim. leaf.
  • -  "Four hundred & fifty-five copies of this book have been printed for the Book Club of California by the Grabhorn Press."
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2355
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-12-02 update (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-05-17 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 5 p.l., [3]-49, [1] p. facsim. 34 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR1365.S78 P3
  • PR1365.S78 P3 Copy 2 The Spectator, numb. CCLXXX, Monday, January 21, 1712, mounted on 4th prelim. leaf.
  • PR1365.S78 P3 Copy 3 Rosenwald Collection item 2355. The Spectator, numb. CCLXXXV, Tuesday, October 4, 1711, mounted on 4th prelim. leaf.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 40008854

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Partridge, Eric, Book Club Of California, Printer Grabhorn Press, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. An original issue of "The Spectator": together with the story of the famous English periodical and of its founders, Joseph Addison & Richard Steele. [San Francisco The Book club of California, 1939] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/40008854/.

APA citation style:

Partridge, E., Book Club Of California, Grabhorn Press, P. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1939) An original issue of "The Spectator": together with the story of the famous English periodical and of its founders, Joseph Addison & Richard Steele. [San Francisco The Book club of California] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/40008854/.

MLA citation style:

Partridge, Eric, et al. An original issue of "The Spectator": together with the story of the famous English periodical and of its founders, Joseph Addison & Richard Steele. [San Francisco The Book club of California, 1939] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/40008854/>.