The historical works of the Reverend Dr. Jonathan Swift, D. S. P. D. in three volumes.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Glasgow :
Printed for Robert Urie,
MDCCLXIX. [1769]
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| Item Description: | First edition of this collection. Signatures: v. 1. 1 leaf unsigned, A-Z⁶, Aa-Bb⁶, Cc¹; v. 2. 1 leaf unsigned, a⁶, A-Y⁶, Z⁴ (Z₄, advertisements); v. 3. 1 leaf unsigned, A-T⁶. Pages 102, 112, 138, 164, 172, 178, 273, 293, of volume 1, and page 103 of volume 3, incorrectly numbered 82, 212, 238, 264, 132, 278, 373, 393, 101, respectively. Each volume has, also, special t.p.; v. 3 dated 1768. Volume 1 has an additional title page: "The history of the four last years of the Queen." Volume 3, containing "The memoirs of Cap. Creighton', is a reissue of "The memoirs of Capt. John Creichton", Glasgow, 1768, with a cancel title page. Bound in old calf. Cf. Teerink, H.A bibliography of ... Jonathan Swift. The Hague, 1937, pages 116-117. 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: | 3 volumes ; 17 cm |
| Place of Publication: | Scotland -- Glasgow. |