A tale of a tub : Written for the universal improvement of mankind ... ; to which is added, An account of a battel between the ancient and modern books in St. James's Library.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for S. Tooke and B. Motte, at the Middle Temple Gate, Fleet-Street,
1724.
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| Edition: | The sixth edition. : with the author's apology and explanatory notes by W. W-tt-n, B.D. and others. |
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| Item Description: | W. W-tt-n = William Wotton. "A full and true account of the battle [sic] fought last Friday between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's Library": pages [185]-234, with a separate title page. "A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit": pages [235]-273, with a separate title page. Signatures: A⁶ B-O¹² P³. Page xvii incorrectly numbered xvi. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
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| Physical Description: | lvi, 273 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm (duodecimo) |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London. |