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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems not Hitherto Published; With Notes and a Life of the Author
by Jonathan Swift; Sir Walter Scott
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Houghton Mifflin ; Bickers & Son, Boston, London, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. 19 volume set. Bound in publisher's brown cloth, with printed spine labels. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Title page in red and black. "Only 750 copies of this edition have been printed for sale." <br> Contents:I. Memoirs of Jonathan Swift, D.D; II. Journal to Stella (Letter I-XLII); III. Journal to Stella (Letter XLIII-LXV) Tracts, political and historical, prior to the accession of George I. The Examiner; IV-V. Tracts, historical and political, during the reign of Queen Anne; VI. Law is a bottomless pit; or, The history of John Bull. Tracts relative to Ireland. The drapier's letters; VII. The drapier's letters (continued) Miscellaneous tracts upon Irish affairs. SermonsVIII. Sermons (continued) Tracts. Essays; IX. Miscellaneous essays; X. Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Poems [etc.]; XI. Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants; XII. Historical tracts. Political poetry. Poems chiefly relating to Irish politics; XIII. Miscellanies, by Mr. Pope, Dr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Gay, &c. Prose miscellanies by Swift and Sheridan; XIV. Miscellaneous poems; XV. Poems, by Dr. Swift and his friends.; Epistolary correspondence; XVI-XIX. Epistolary correspondence. Index
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- Title
- The Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems not Hitherto Published; With Notes and a Life of the Author
- Author
- Jonathan Swift; Sir Walter Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin ; Bickers & Son, Boston, London
- Date Published
- 1883
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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