William Hazlitt.
 
Henry Colburn: 1826. First edition. Two volume set. Octavos. Hardcovers without dust jackets. Hinges are weak. Rubbing and fading to the spines. Original boards. Previous owner's signatures on the first free end papers. Books are in good condition.
 
“The 'olden times' are only such in reference to us. The past is rendered strange, mysterious, visionary, awful from this great gap in time that parts us from it, and the long perspective of waning years. Things gone by and almost forgotten, look dim and dull, uncouth and quaint, from our ignorance of them, and the mutability of customs. But in their day—they were fresh, unimpaired, in full vigour, familiar and glossy.”