Essays upon several moral subjects : in two parts ... / by Jeremy Collier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.

Contributor:

Sare, Richard, -1724, bookseller.

Hindmarsh, H. (Hannah), active 1696-1700, bookseller.

Swift's Library and Reading Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Conduct of life.

Genre:

Advertisements -- England -- London -- 17th century.

Penn Provenance:

Vienken, Heinz J. (honoree)

Elias, Susan Homans (honoree)

Gathorne-Hardy, Robert (bookplate)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, 222 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 190 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm (8vo)

Edition:

The second edition corrected and much enlarged.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for R. Sare ... and H. Hindmarsh ..., 1697.

Contents:

(from t.p.) Part the first: I. Upon pride

II. Upon cloaths

III. Upon duelling

IV. Upon general kindness

V. Upon the office of a chaplain

VI. Upon the weakness of human reason.

Notes:

Originally published (1694-95) with titles "Miscellanies" (Wing C5256) and "Miscellanies upon moral subjects. The second part" (Wing C5257).

"Essays upon several moral subjects. Part II. ... The second edition" has a special dated title page, separate pagination and signatures.

Title page within woodcut borders.

Signatures: pt. 1: A² B-P⁸; pt. 2: A⁴ B-N⁸.

Page numbers 18 and 189, pt. 2, misnumbered 8 and 198 respectively.

Errata at end of first part.

Advertisements at end.

Local Notes:

This title is part of The Library and Reading of Jonathan Swift: a Partial Replication, a collection given to the University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 2005 in memory of Susan Homans Elias and in honor of the late Heinz J. Vienken.

Library's copy with ms. notes on inside front cover, and on final endpaper.

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) C5253

ESTC R24276

OCLC:

85058260