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SWIFT, JONATHON, A Tale of a Tub
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$150 - $300
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SWIFT, JONATHON
A Tale of a Tub
Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which is added, an Account of a Battel between the Antient and Modern books in St. James s library. The fourth edition corrected.
London: Printed for John Nutt 1705. The fourth edition corrected. [12], 322p, marginal contemporary notations. Internally some dust-soiling, spotting, 195mm, bound in contemporary full leather, title label, and gilt, leather scuffed. Good.
Provenance: Library of Carl R. Straubel
A Tale of a Tub
Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which is added, an Account of a Battel between the Antient and Modern books in St. James s library. The fourth edition corrected.
London: Printed for John Nutt 1705. The fourth edition corrected. [12], 322p, marginal contemporary notations. Internally some dust-soiling, spotting, 195mm, bound in contemporary full leather, title label, and gilt, leather scuffed. Good.
Provenance: Library of Carl R. Straubel