Griffiths, Ralph [c 1720 - 1803] - Founder & Editor. The MONTHLY REVIEW Enlarged. Lot ~ 270 Issues. London: Printed for R. Griffiths and Sold by T. Becket, Pall Mall. 1797 -1816. Original printed wrappers, stitched. ~ 270 issues. ~ 120 pages each. Untrimmed. 8vo. 9" x 5-5/8". 1st appearance. As to be expected, wrappers sometimes dusty, with corners curlling to a small degree. Some wrappers with tears, occasionally a corner missing, a few issues with wrapper(s) missing. Condition ranges from Good to Very Good.

A long-lived literary journal founded in 1749 by Griffiths, a bookseller. This significant run of issues contains a wealth of information on the works published during the period- not only contemporaneous literary reviews, but also, when one considers the adverts, inserts, etc, publisher & book history. Quite uncommon in original wrappers, especially in an extensive run as we have here, lacking but 8 issues to be complete. Further details supplied on request.