first edition
1818 · London
by Hazlitt, William
London: Robert Stodart, 81, Strand; Anderson and Chase, 40, West Smithfield; and Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh, 1818. First edition, first issue; 8vo, pp. xix, [1], 261, [3]; without the two leaves of ads which appeared, according to Keynes "in some copies"; unopened starting at gathering Y; original drab paper-covered boards, author's name in manuscript on spine; upper joint just starting, light foxing to fore-edge and spotting to title and half title, very good. Bookseller's ticket of "W. F. Watson / Bookseller & Stationer / 52 Princes Street / Edinburgh.' Later bookplate of Douglas Grant. A collection of critical columns originally published in (truncated)