The Life of Richard Steele. 2 vols.

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London: William Isbister, 1889. Royal 8vo. Original cloth. Portrait frontispieces and some plates. Very good set. 1st edition. NOTE: Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) Essayist, playwright, and politician, born in Dublin. He is best known for his satirical, political, and moral essays which formed much of the content of the new periodicals the Tatler (1709-11), which he founded, and the Spectator (1711-12), which he he co-founded with Addison.