A tale of a tub. [electronic resource] : 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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Satire--18th century.

Satire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii,[1],199,[5]p.,plates )

Edition:

The thirteenth edition.

Other Title:

Tale of a tub

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Printed for G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, and L. Hunter, at Edinburgh; and A. Stalker, at Glasgow; and sold by them and other booksellers, M,DCC,LII. [1752]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Jonathan Swift.

With an errata leaf and a final advertisement leaf.

The 'Battle' and the 'Discourse' have separate titlepages; the pagination is continuous.

Also issued as vol. 9 of: 'The works of Jonathan Swift', Edinburgh, 1752; the titlepage of the separate issue is a cancel.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Teerink-Scouten, 240

English Short Title Catalog, N13650.

OCLC:

507971983