An Essay Upon The Life Writings And Character Of Dr Jonathan Swift Interspersed With Some

by Deane Swift

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First edition

First edition. 4 , 375, 1, ad , 53 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary speckled calf. Fine. Interesting early gift inscription on front pastedown “Edmund ? Brydges; The Gift of Sir Mark Stuart Playdell, Barnt, at Coleshill, July 16, 1755”. Teerink 1345; Rothschild 1989. Item #260362 Early biography of Swift, written by Deane Swift, the cousin of Jonathan; of special interest for its treatment of Jonathan's

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