Spence, Joseph

Spence, Joseph. OBSERVATIONS, ANECDOTES, AND CHARACTERS, OF BOOKS AND MEN. Arranged with Notes by the Late Edmund Malone. London: John Murray 1820. Sm. 8vo. viii,302pp. Following the end of the text are pages 399-434 of a journal that contains an historical critique of Spence’s “Anecdotes of Books and Men.” Later brown morocco (lightly scuffed) over marbled boards. Bookplates on front pastedown and free endpaper.