swift jonathan john earl orrery (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Acceptable. 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. The Second Edition, Corrected. MDCCLII. 12mo. Fully-bound in brown leather with raised bands, gilt stamped decoration and tipped-on backstrip label to spine. Boards are detached at hinges. Engraving on frontispiece. Pages are generally clean throughout.

First London edition. First London edition. Engraved portrait of Swift. 339, [9] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first attempt to give an account of the life and work of Swift. Orrery's book is, according to the DNB, "full of rancour and grudging criticism" - even though he and Swift had been good friends. First published in Dublin in the same year. Contemporary calf. Boards detached, internally a nice clean copy Engraved portrait of Swift. 339, [9] pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

First London edition. First London edition. Engraved portrait of Swift by B. Wilson, 1751. [2], 338, [11] pp. Lacking final blank leaf Z8. 1 vols. 8vo. The first attempt to give an account of the life and work of Swift. Orrery's book is, according to the DNB, "full of rancour and grudging criticism"even though he and Swift had been good friends. First published in Dublin in the same year. Rothschild 1492; Teerink 1333; ESTC T80862 Modern calf in period style, red leather label. Frontispiece a little stained in margin Engraved portrait of Swift by B. Wilson, 1751. [2], 338, [11] pp. Lacking final blank leaf Z8. 1 vols. 8vo.

Second (London) Edition, corrected. Second (London) Edition, corrected. Engraved portrait of Swift by Ravenet. 1 vols. 8vo. The first attempt to give an account of the life and work of Swift. Orrery's book is, according to the DNB, "full of rancour and gridging criticism" even though he and Swift had been good friends. First published in Dublin in the same year. Contemporary calf. Worn, title-page a bit soiled, final blank lacking, else a nice clean copy Engraved portrait of Swift by Ravenet. 1 vols. 8vo.

The Second edition, Corrected. The Second edition, Corrected. Frontispoiece of Swift. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, front cover off, else very good Frontispoiece of Swift. 1 vols. 8vo.

Piece of paper, 14 x 7.5cm, signature on reverse of marbled paper, perhaps endpaper of book, and an ownership signature. Good condition.