Defoe, D. (1726). An essay upon literature: Or, an enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world; and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew. printed for Tho. Bowles; John Clark; and John Bowles.
Chicago Style (17th ed.) CitationDefoe, Daniel. An Essay upon Literature: Or, an Enquiry into the Antiquity and Original of Letters; Proving That the Two Tables, Written by the Finger of God in Mount Sinai, Was the First Writing in the World; and That All Other Alphabets Derive from the Hebrew. London: printed for Tho. Bowles; John Clark; and John Bowles, 1726.
MLA (9th ed.) CitationDefoe, Daniel. An Essay upon Literature: Or, an Enquiry into the Antiquity and Original of Letters; Proving That the Two Tables, Written by the Finger of God in Mount Sinai, Was the First Writing in the World; and That All Other Alphabets Derive from the Hebrew. printed for Tho. Bowles; John Clark; and John Bowles, 1726.