Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift (1752)
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Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift (1752)
by John Boyle, Fifth Earl of Orrery
Full Title: Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin; In a Series of Letters from John Earl of Orrery to his Son, the Honourable Hamilton Boyle.
7 x 4 ½. In English. Printed for A. Millar, London, 1752. Second Edition. Complete. Beautifully re-backed, full calf leather. Gilt tooling, retaining original boards. Corners repaired. Nice thick rag paper. Frontispiece - b/w engraving of Swift. Light foxing on first and last few pages. In very good, if not excellent overall condition. New to our inventory. Detailed condition report coming soon. (The image of the author we included on our website is NOT in the book.)
A smart copy of the first biography surrounding the life and works of Dr. Jonathan Swift. This book, a compilation of 24 letters, was the first attempt to give an account of the life and work of Swift. First published in Dublin in 1751, remarks on Swift attracted so much attention that 7,500 copies appear to have been sold within a month. At least four editions were published the year after. This is the second, edition, “Corrected,” and FIRST LONDON EDITION. John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and 5th Earl of Orrery, FRS (1707 - 1762) was a writer and a friend of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson.
Price: $295
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Inventory Number: 47135
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