Swift (Jonathan) The Hibernian Patriot, second collected edition (first London edition), 1730

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Swift (Jonathan) The Hibernian Patriot: Being a Collection of the Drapier's Letters to the People of Ireland, second collected edition (first London edition), woodcut head and tail pieces and decorative initials, ownership ink inscription to title page, another to pastedown dated 1729, marginal worming throughout, (not affecting text), hinges starting to crack, spotting and marks to first and last few ff., first and last few ff. splitting at gutter, a few tears affecting a couple of lines but no loss, contemporary calf, losses to spine ends, spine label missing, corners of covers heavily rubbed, upper joint broken and coming loose but holding, lower joint worn, [Teerink 22; Rothschild 2095], 8vo, Printed at Dublin. London: reprinted and sold by A. Moor, 1730.

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