Author: Mr. Addison
Title: Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments, Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality
Description: London, Printed for the Author, 1794. Leather. Four volumes of this varied collection of biographical anecdotes, poetry, essays, and more. Four volumes of this varied collection of biographical anecdotes, poetry, essays, and more. Written under the pseudonym of, 'Mr. Addison', the true name of the author of these works is unknown. All printed in the same year (1794), but with different contents to each. Including entries entitles, 'Of Cultivating Chearfulness and Good-Humour', 'Degeneracy of Human Nature', 'Anecdote of Dr. Johnson', Bookplate of the Honourable Edward Monckton to front pastedown of volumes II, III, and IV. Each volume is complete in itself. In mottled calf bindings. Externally, sound, though with rubbing and some wear to the extremities. All joints are cracked and tender. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some offsetting and some light instances of spotting. Ink signatures to title pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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