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[SWIFT, Jonathan] - A tale of a tub. Written

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[SWIFT, Jonathan] - A tale of a tub. Written
[SWIFT, Jonathan] - A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battle between the antient and modern books in St. James's Library (...). The eleventh edition. London, printed for Charles Bathurst, 1747, sm. 8vo, contemp. calf (rubbed), gilt ornam. back on 5 raised bands (joints split), [2]-xvi-[6]-220 pp. (some brown. on first lvs.). € 100/175 Contains an "Author's apology" and a collection of 3 religious or political pamphlets, including "A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit in a letter to a friend. A fragment", p. 191 sq. Ill. with engraved frontisp. and 6 plates.
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