The Spectator
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- Frontispieces, title page vignettes. 8 vols. 12mo
- London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753
London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753. Later edition. Frontispieces, title page vignettes. 8 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf, boards ruled in gilt. Bookplate of Revd. Benyon de Beauvoir. Ownership signature of C.H. Sherrill, Jr., 1890, at head of title pages. Worn, some joints tender, boards of vol. III detached. Good. Later edition. Frontispieces, title page vignettes. 8 vols. 12mo. Standard edition of the celebrated periodical, with the ownership signatures of Yale athlete (Class of 1889), author, and diplomat Charles H. Sherrill, who is credited with first adopting the crouching start in track events.