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A tale of a tub : written for the universal improvement of mankind : To which is added an account of a battle between the ancient and modern books in St. James Library : with the author's apology, and explanatory notes / by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Teerink Collection PR3724 .T3 1811
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, 322 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Other Title:
- Account of a battle between the ancient and modern books in St. James's Library
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Thomas Tegg ..., 1811.
- Notes:
- "A full and true account of the battle fought last Friday between the ancient and the modern books in St.James's Library": p. [235]-286.
- "A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit": p.[287]-322.
- Cited in:
- Teerink-Scouten 250.
- Contains:
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Battle of the books.
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit.
- Full and true account of the battle fought last Friday, between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's Library.
- Discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit.
- OCLC:
- 63546705
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