The life and genuine character of Doctor Swift / Written by Himself.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745--Poetry.

Swift, Jonathan.

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

English poetry--18th century.

English poetry.

Authors, English--Biography--Early works to 1800.

Authors, English.

Authors, English--Biography.

Genre:

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Garnon, William (autograph, April 1930) (copy 1)

Physical Description:

19 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 36 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Life and character of Doctor Swift

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, and sold at the pamphlet shops, &c., 1733.

Notes:

Denounced by Swift as a spurious edition of "Verses on the death of Dr. Swift, written by himself, Nov. 1731" (but not published till 1739). May be a parody on his own work, written by him. cf. his Correspondence, ed. by T. Scott. v. 12, 1908.

With a dedication by the publisher to Alexander Pope.

With a half-title: The life and character of Doctor Swift.

Headpieces; decorated initials; vignette on t.p.

At foot of title page: "(Price One Shilling.)"

Signature: [A-B]² C-E² (versos of leaves A1, 2, B1, E2 are blank)

Dedication signed by L.M.

Cited in:

Foxon S884

Teerink-Scouten 727

ESTC T040927

Rothschild: Eighteenth-century books, II, 2143

OCLC:

15913753