A Tale of a Tub
by Swift, Jonathan
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ballston Lake, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Nutt. Full leather with six raised bands on the spine and title slip and decorations in the compartments. Second Edition Corrected. From the library of William Alfred Eddy with his bookplate. Eddy edited books of Swift's works when he was a literary scholar and professor at Dartmouth College. He later was President of Hobart College and William Smith College. He was an officer in the Marine Corps during World War I and II. In this issue, the word "uterinus" on page 320 is printed in full. A portrait of Swift from 1754 is bound in before the title page. Chip at the head of the spine, Good. . Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1704.
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- Bookseller
- Pride and Prejudice-Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022725
- Title
- A Tale of a Tub
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- John Nutt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1704
- Keywords
- Literature
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
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