12mo. xxiii, [1], 284pp. With a half-title and a frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, rectangular tan morocco onlay to upper board, T.E.G others uncut. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned.

A collection of Eighteenth century essays edited by Austin Dobson (1840-1921), poet and critic. Dobson's sympathies for the eighteenth century are a prominent theme in his works and criticism, influencing his contributions to the Aesthetic movement and biographies of key figures from the century.