Tale of a Tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, An Account of a Battel between the Antient and Modern Books in St. James's Library

by Jonathan Swift

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First edition

London: Printed for John Nutt, 1704. Full Description: SWIFT, Jonathan . A Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which is added, An Account of a Battel between the Antient and Modern Books in St. James's Library. London: Printed for John Nutt, 1704.First edition. With the rare unknown? variant of stars printed in the blank space on line 10 after furor on page 320. Octavo 7

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