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1811. The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review. Vol. X. Boston: T. B. Wait and Co. - This is a bound semi-annual volume of The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume X, published in Boston in 1811. The volume contains the monthly issues from January through June 1811, including a title page and a comprehensive index at the rear. The title page identifies the publishers as T. B. Wait and Co. of Court Street and features the Latin motto Omnes undique flosculos carpam atque delibem. Contents include various essays and reports on philosophy, religion, history, and the arts, with notable recurring features such as Extracts from the Journal of a Gentleman on a Visit to Lisbon and National Institute reports regarding French language and literature. The work is bound in contemporary full brown leather, likely sheep, in an octavo format. The binding is in poor condition with heavy overall wear, surface rubbing, and bumped corners. There is significant loss of leather at both the head and tail of the spine, and the front joint is severely cracked, leaving the front board nearly detached and held only by the binding cords. The interior text block exhibits heavy foxing and prominent water staining (tide marks) throughout, most significantly affecting the title page and early leaves. Page edges are darkened and soiled from age and handling.