Letters, written by the late Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's Dublin, and several of this friends : from the year 1710 to 1742 : published from the originals / collected and revised by Deane Swift, Esq., of Goodrich, in Herefordshire.

Author/creator Swift, Jonathan
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for C. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, L. Davis and C. Reymers, W. Owen, R. Baldwin, T. Davies, W. Johnston, T. Longman, and J. Hardy, 1768.
Description3 volumes ; 22 cm (8vo)
Subjects

Other author/creatorSwift, Deane, 1707-1783.
Other author/creatorBathurst, Charles, bookseller.
Other author/creatorWoodfall, H. S. (Henry Sampson), 1739-1805, bookseller.
Other author/creatorStrahan, William, 1715-1785, bookseller.
Other author/creatorRivington, J. (John), 1720-1792, bookseller.
Other author/creatorOwen, W. (William), -1793, bookseller.
Other author/creatorBaldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810, bookseller.
Other author/creatorDavies, Thomas, 1713-1785 bookseller.
Other author/creatorJohnston, W. (William), -1804, bookseller.
Other author/creatorLongman, Thomas, 1731-1797, bookseller.
Other author/creatorDavis, Lockyer, 1719-1791 bookseller.
Other author/creatorHardy, J., bookseller.
Other author/creatorEden, John, Sir, 1740-1812, former owner.
Other author/creatorL. Davis and C. Reymers (London, England), bookseller.
Uniform titleCorrespondence
Portion of title Letters
SeriesSwift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Works. 1754 ; 21-23. UNAUTHORIZED
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Correspondence. ; 4-6. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteJoyner Rare copy v. 4-6 bound in matching set with v. 1-3 (cataloged separately). All 6 volumes have armorial bookplate of Sr. John Eden Bart. with motto "Si sit prudentia."
General noteSet called Volume IV-Volume VI on title pages.
General noteDate in roman numerals.
General noteVols. 1-3 of the letters were published in 1766.
General noteOriginally published London, 1768, in two volumes to accompany the 4° edition of Swift's Works, begun in 1755. This edition published in three volumes to accompany, as volumes 21-23, the large 8° edition of Swift's Works, begun in 1754-5.
General notePagination: v. 4: viii, 400 p.; v. 5: [2], v-viii, 416 p.; v. 6: viii, 448 p.
General noteSignatures: v. 4: a⁴ B-Cc⁸; v. 5: [A]⁴ ( -A4) B-Dd⁸; v. 6: a⁴ B-Ff⁸.
References ESTC T140271
References Teerink, H. Swift (2nd ed.), 88
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy v. 1-6 purchased from Bristow & Garland, 11/11/2022
Genre/formPersonal correspondence.
Genre/formLetters 18th century.