BRITISH CLASSICS.—[Half title] The British Classics . . . 1803 [-1810] [Imprint on engraved titles] London. Printed by C. Whittingham, . . . Publiſhed by John Sharpe, . . . [W. Suttaby] 1804 [-1803-1810]. 12mo, twenty-four volumes, blue levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Allo.
Large paper copy.
The Tatler, four volumes, 1804, contains twenty plates, including the frontispieces, by Neagle, Schiavonetti, Fittler, Anker Smith, and others after Stothard, Fuseli, Tresham, Westall, Singleton, etc.
The Spectator, eight volumes, 1803, contains forty plates by the same artists and others.
The Guardian, two volumes, 1804, contains ten plates after R. Smirke.
The Adventurer, four volumes, with half-titles dated 1807 and engraved titles 1806, 1806, 1807, and 1805, contains four portraits by Schiavonetti after Reynolds and Highmore and twelve plates after Westall.
The Rambler, four volumes, 1809, "Published by W. Suttaby," contains a portrait of Dr. Johnson by Schiavonetti after Reynolds and fifteen plates after R. Smirke.
The Idler, two volumes, 1810, "Published by W. Suttaby," contains a portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds by Schiavonetti after Reynolds and seven plates after Richard Cook.
BRITISH DRAMA.—The British Drama; comprehending the best Plays in the English language. [Edited by Sir Walter Scott] London: published by William Miller . . . printed by James Ballantyne, Edinburgh. 1804. Royal 8vo, five volumes, half brown levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Zaehnsdorf.
Comprising Comedies, two volumes, Tragedies, two volumes, and Operas and Farces, one volume.