STUDIES IN THE EARLY ENGLISH PERIODICAL. Signed by the Richmond P. Bond.
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good+ condition / Good+ condition (DJ). Item #002792
206 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding with slight rubbing to the extremities, confined mostly to the spine. A few discreet pencil markings in text, including notes on the contributor's dates of thesis or dissertation. Includes "Richard Steele, Gazeteer and Bickerstaff" by Robert Waller Aschurch, "The Sale and Distribution of the 'British Apollo'" by William F. Belcher, "The Authorship of the 'Free-Thinker'" by Nicholas Joost, "Essay Forms in the 'Prompter'" by William O. S. Sutherland Jr., "The 'Female Spectator,' a Courtesy Periodical" by James Hodges, and "The Printing History of the 'World'" by George P. Winship Jr. Price-clipped dustjacket is rubbed at the extremities, with several chips, tears and creases; protected in archival mylar. Inscribed by the author "Donald Bond with the esteem of Richard Bond." Autograph, Journalism, England, 1700-1760, London Gazette, Tatler, British Apollo, Free-Thinker, Prompter, Female Spectator, World. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition.
Price: $45.00