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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, L.L.D.

Author/creator Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
Format Book and Print
Publication Info London : Printed for R. Davis, in Piccadilly, T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, L. Davis and C. Reymers, in Holborn, and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, 1766.
Description3 volumes ; 22 cm (8vo)
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorHawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773, editor.
Other author/creatorDavis, Lockyer, 1719-1791, bookseller.
Other author/creatorDavis, Robert, active 1764-1775, bookseller.
Other author/creatorDavies, Thomas, 1713-1785, bookseller.
Other author/creatorDodsley, James, 1724-1797, bookseller.
Other author/creatorEden, John, Sir, 1740-1812, former owner.
Other author/creatorL. Davis and C. Reymers (London, England)
Uniform titleCorrespondence
Portion of title Letters
Series Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Works. 1754 ; 18-20. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteJoyner Rare copy v. 1-3 bound in matching set with v. 4-6 (cataloged separately). Vol. 2 mis-labeled 3 and vice-versa on the spines by the binder. All 6 volumes have armorial bookplate of Sr. John Eden Bart. with motto "Si sit prudentia." Vol. 2 is of another issue reprinted in the same year (1766): viii, 415 pages; signatures: A⁴ B-L⁸ N-O⁴ P-Ee⁸; Teerink 88A(1); ESTC T154629.
General noteVols. 4-6 of the 'Letters' were published in 1768.
General noteOriginally published London, 1766, in two volumes to accompany the 4° edition of Swift's Works, begun in 1755. This edition published in three volumes to accompany, as volumes 18-20, the large 8° edition of Swift's Works, begun in 1754-5.
General noteDate in roman numerals.
General notePagination: v. 1: xvi, 520 p.; v. 2: viii, 388 p.; v. 3: vii, [1], 371, [1] p.
General noteSignatures: v. 1: A-Kk⁸ Ll⁴; v. 2: A⁴ B-Bb⁸ Cc²; v. 3: A⁴ B-Aa⁸ Bb².
General note"Index": v. 3, p. 349-371.
References English short title catalogue, T140270
References Teerink, H. Bibliography of the writing of Jonathan Swift (2nd ed.), 88
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy v. 1-6 purchased from Bristow & Garland, 11/11/2022
Genre/formPersonal correspondence.
Genre/formLetters 18th century.

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Joyner Rare Collection PR3726 .A4 1766B V.1 ✔ Available Request Material
Joyner Rare Collection PR3726 .A4 1766B V.2 ✔ Available Request Material
Joyner Rare Collection PR3726 .A4 1766B V.3 ✔ Available Request Material