Miscellanies in Prose and Verse the First Volume

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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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Título

Miscellanies in Prose and Verse the First Volume

Editor

Printed for Benjamin Motte, Fleet Street, London

Fecha de publicación

1728

Encuadernación

Hardcover

Estado

Good+

Estado de la sobrecubierta

No Dust Jacket