Verses on the Death of Doctor Swift. Written By Himself: Nov. 1731
by Swift, Jonathan
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: C. Bathurst, 1741. Swift's famous poem was written in 1731. First published in 1739, when it went to three editions, all of which were edited (censored) to avoid offense (certainly a fool's errand when it comes to Swift) This is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing from two years later (and four years prior to Swift's actual death). Held by all major academic libraries in the UK, but scarce in trade. Disbound from a collection; clean text; 22 pages. The title page shows darkening around the margins; within, the textblock is quite bright and clear. The last page has a split at the top, rendering it tender. While Jonathan Swift has never been out of print, works printed during his lifetime are hard to come by. . Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005797
- Title
- Verses on the Death of Doctor Swift. Written By Himself: Nov. 1731
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- C. Bathurst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1741
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...