You are bidding on a scarce antique hardcover book. It contains various titles.  They are: THE TOWN TALK, THE FISH POOL, THE PLEBEIAN, THE OLD WHIG, THE SPINSTER. By [STEELE, Richard/Joseph Addison] Authors of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian. Printed in London by John Nichols, 1790. First Collected in 1789: A New Edition. Title page engraving of Steele plus two plates. 

Book features full tree calf leather binding. TREE CALF BINDING is a highly polished calf binding that originated in the late 18th century in which the leather has been stained to produce a dark tree-like pattern along the front and rear boards. 

The book also features hand-laid paper. 

Book is fully bound in tree calf leather binding. The spine has gold designs. There are intricate gold designs on the spine Covers are securely attached but they appear to have been reinforced at some time. All pages are clean and tightly bound with some foxing to only a few pages. There are 439 pages. Book shows some wear but remains in overall good condition.

Would make a super addition to a collection.

Great gift idea!

(Inventory: 347)