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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
Other Authors: Wotton, William, 1666-1727
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for S. Tooke and B. Motte, at the Middle Temple Gate, Fleet-Street, 1724.
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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Description
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.
Physical Description:lvi, 273 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm (duodecimo)
Place of Publication:England -- London.