The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq., in Four Volumes

(London: Jacob Tonson, 1721), quarto (10 in.), period tooled calf, spines with gilt embellishment and raised bands, engraved frontispiece portrait of Addison. Included are poems, travelogues, articles from The Tatler and The Spectator magazines, plus a lengthy illustrated numismatic essay, Dialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals.

The binding is intact, though quite worn with some chips; all hinges with splits; to the hinges; some internal foxing, however generally clean. Overall good condition for a 299 year-old set.