Miscellanies in Prose and Verse the First Volume

Published by Printed for Benjamin Motte, Fleet Street, London, 1728

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Collection of poems and essays from Jonathon Swift, Alexander Pope. Strong binding and minor edgewear to leather bound volume. Pages show some foxingd and very minor damp stains, also remnants of apparent bookplate stuck to front free end paper and lightly pencilled notes from previous bookseller. Lovely crest bookplate still inside front cover for Chris. Jeaffreson, Esq. Dullingham. Notably clean and straight pages. Contents (abbreviated) include; Discourse of the Contests and Dissensions between the Nobles and the Commons in Athens and Rome, The Sentiments of a Church of England Man, A Project for the Advancement of Religion and the Reformation of Manners, A Letter from a Member of the House of Commons in Ireland, A Tritical Essay upon the Faculties of the Mind, Predictions for the Year 1708, The Accomplishment of the First of Mr. Bickerstaff's Predictions, Squire Bickerstaff detected, A Vindication of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq. , A Proposal for correcting, improving and ascertaining the English Tongue, A Letter to a young Gentleman lately entered into Holy Orders, Thoughts on Various Subjects. ; 8 x 5 x 1 inches; 408 pages.

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Title
Miscellanies in Prose and Verse the First Volume
Author
Swift, Pope
Publisher
Printed for Benjamin Motte, Fleet Street, London
Publication year
1728
Condition
Good+
Dust jacket
No Dust Jacket
Binding
Hardcover

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