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A tale of a tub. : Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which are added, An account of a battle between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's Library; and, A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. With the author's apology; and, explanatory notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Satire--18th century.
- Satire.
- Genre:
- Satire.
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages,xxvi,209 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plates ; 12⁰
- Edition:
- The twelfth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : printed by W. Sands, A. Murray, and J. Cochran. For William Gray junior. Sold by G. Crawfurd, W. Gordon, and J. Brown, Edinburgh; J. Barry, Glasgow; and T. Glas, Dundee, MDCCL. [1750]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Anonymous. By Jonathan Swift.
- The 'Battle' and the 'Discourse' have separate titlepages; the pagination and register are continuous.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Teerink-Scouten, 239
- English Short Title Catalog, N13636.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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