The Works of Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin . With Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory . and Letters, Written By the Late Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick, Dublin, and Several of His Friends
by Swift, Dr. Jonathan; Hawkesworth, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
London, England: W. Bowyer, &c., 1768. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 22 Volume Set, 8vo. The first six volumes comprise "Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and Several of His Friends from the Year 1703 to 1740. Published from the Originals; with Notes Explanatory and Historical." A New Edition. Printed for T. Davies, in Ruffel-Street, Covent-Garden; R. Davis, in Piccadilly; L. David and C. Reymers, in Holborn; and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall. Printed in 1766. The final 16 volumes comprise "The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ." Adorned with copper plates. Printed for W. Bowyer, C. Bathurst, W. Owen, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, L. Davis, and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder and Co. and B. Collins. Printed in 1768. Full brown calf boards, five raised bands along spines, ornate gilt floral designs along spines with gold-embossed titles in red and green title boxes. Marbled free endpapers and inside covers. Shelfwear: moderate scuffing along edges and covers, moderate spine fade and some light chipping. Previous owner's bookplates pasted on inside front covers of all volumes. Previous seller's antiquated prices on front free endpapers of all volumes. Some light tanning and foxing to page edges. All volumes are tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Overall, volumes are in Very Good+ condition..
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- Bookseller
- Russian Hill Bookstore
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- 40009
- Title
- The Works of Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin . With Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory . and Letters, Written By the Late Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick, Dublin, and Several of His Friends
- Author
- Swift, Dr. Jonathan; Hawkesworth, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- W. Bowyer, &c.
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1768
- Keywords
- JONATHAN SWIFT ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE LETTERS
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Russian Hill Bookstore
Russian Hill Bookstore, established in 1974, is one of the last family-owned used and new bookstores in San Francisco. We began as Sunset Bookstore in 1974, a small used bookshop servicing the Sunset District west of 19th Avenue, and have been in continual operation for the past 43 years. Over the years Sunset Bookstore has since closed and merged with Russian Hill Bookstore, which has grown to become also the best note card shop in the city, and a favorite place for toys and games for children of all ages.
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