Published by Dublin printed; and Edinburgh reprinted, for G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, and L. Hunter at Edinburgh. 1752, 1752
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Front. vol. I, some vols with ad. leaves & catas; vol. IV lacks following e.p. Pagination often erratic, but all vols complete. Contemp. speckled calf, spines dec. in gilt, red morocco label; a few surface abrasions on front board of vol. I & following board of vol. VIII. All edges red speckled. An early & compact set of Swift's works in a nice contemporary binding. See Teerink 93; this set appears to be a variant issue with some small textual differences to titles. ESTC T177190, no copies listed in U.S.
Published by C. Bathurst, J. Rivington, et. al., London
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
£ 803.26
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Add to basket1766-1769. (Hardcover set) Poor. Includes copper plates (9 illustrations, 5 maps, and 4pp musical notation). All volumes are worn and chipped on the spine and corners and have cracked hinges. 12 boards are partially or completely detached, 5 or 6 endpapers are detached, some worm-holing in Vol. 14, and there is an engraved bookplate on the front inner board of each volume. Includes Vols. I-XII. The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. Accurately Revised, in Twelve Volumes. Adorned with Copper-Plates; With Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory. By John Hawkesworth. London, C. Bathurst, J. Rivington, et. al., 1766., XIII-XVIII. The Six Last Volumes of the Works of Dr. Swift: being Vol. XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII. With An Index to the whole. London, W. Bowyer, et. al., 1766, XIX-XXI. Letters; Written by Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and Several of his Friends. In Three Volumes. Seventh Edition. London, T. Davies, et. al., 1768 & XXII-XIV. Letters; Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and Several of his Friends. From the Year 1710 to 1742. Third Edition. London, C. Bathurst et. al., 1769. (Sets, Sets).