Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) The Watchman, 10 nos. (all published), scattered spotting, some browning, gift inscription to front blank verso in a later hand, contemporary marbled boards rebacked and recornered in calf, lightly rubbed, edges a little soiled, [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.