Item #199372 Letters, written by the late Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin; and several of his friends : From the year 1703 to 1740 / Published from the originals; with notes explanatory and historical, by John Hawkesworth, LL.D. [2 volumes]. Jonathan Swift.

Letters, written by the late Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin; and several of his friends : From the year 1703 to 1740 / Published from the originals; with notes explanatory and historical, by John Hawkesworth, LL.D. [2 volumes]

1766, First Edition. London : printed for R. Davis ... T. Davies ... L. Davis and C. Reymers ... and J. Dodsley. Very good copies bound in contemporary full leather. Gilt-blocked leather title labels to spines, with raised bands and compartments tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat worn and rubbed as with age. Some marginal browning and foxing to prelims and terminal pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: From the library of Sir John Eden with his armorial bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2v. ; 27cm. (4to). Subjects: Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 - Correspondence. Notes: Vols. 3 and 4 of the 'Letters' were published in 1768. Intended to accompany: 'The works of Jonathan Swift', London, 1755-79. "Finis" at end of vol. 2. Referenced by: ESTC, T38575. Referenced by: Teerink-Scouten, 87. Item #199372

Price: €495.00

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