Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) The Watchman..., 10 nos., (all published), first no. second issue, ink printing mark on p. 85, small hole repaired on p. 143 affecting a few words, slightly browned, a little light dust-soiling, later endpapers, later straight-grained morocco, gilt, t.e.g., [Ashley I p. 196; Tinker 677; Crane & Kaye 916], 8vo, Bristol, by the Author, [1796].

⁂ Coleridge's political journal, issued every eight days to avoid the duty levied on weekly papers. "I declare my intention of relating facts simply and nakedly, without epithets or comments; and if at any time the opposition and ministerial prints differ from each other in detail of events, faithfully to state such difference. It would be absurd to promise an equal neutrality in the political Essays. My bias, however, is in favor of principles, not men." - Coleridge. From the first no. of The Watchman.