Miscellanies / written by Jonathan Swift ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Standardized Title:

Miscellanies.

Language:

English

Genre:

Advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (donor) (Forrest copy)

Appleton, H.W. (bookplate) (Teerink copy)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, xxvii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 204 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 17 cm (12mo)

Edition:

The fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

London : [publisher not identified], 1722.

Contents:

I. The art of punning

II. The right of precedence

III. Advice to a young poet

IV. The swearer's bank

V. A defence of English commodities

VI. An imitation of Horace

VII. Letters, poems, tales, &c.

Notes:

Each section has special t.p.

"The art of punning" (p. i-xxvii, 1-32) has been attributed to Thomas Sheridan or to Sheridan and Swift. Cf. Brit. Mus. Cat.; Teerink.

Swift's authorship of parts of the remainder of the text is considered doubtful by Teerink. Cf. H. Teerink. A bibliography of the writings of Jonathan Swift. Philadelphia, 1963. p. 131.

Advertisements on p. [6] (first count).

Local Notes:

Forrest copy with: Puff-indorst, Fartinando. The benefit of farting explain'd. Long-fart (Longford in Ireland) [i.e. London] : Printed by Simon Bumbubbard ..., 1722 -- The wonderful wonder of wonders. London : [s.n.], Printed in the year 1722.

Forrest copy imperfect: port. wanting.

Cited in:

ESTC t039486

Teerink-Scouten 19

Contains:

Sheridan, Thomas, 1687-1738. Art of punning.

OCLC:

3384429