[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: John Nutt, 1704 8vo (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.; 190 x 114 mm). Advertisement leaf facing title, a second title for the Battel, with the final blank leaf Y2; ad leaf a bit short at foot, light marginal thumbing to title. Contemporary panelled calf, blind-ruled with floral stamps at four corners, gold-stamped title label on spine, red sprinkled edges; rebacked with original spine laid down, later endpapers.
[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: John Nutt, 1704 8vo (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.; 190 x 114 mm). Advertisement leaf facing title, a second title for the Battel, with the final blank leaf Y2; ad leaf a bit short at foot, light marginal thumbing to title. Contemporary panelled calf, blind-ruled with floral stamps at four corners, gold-stamped title label on spine, red sprinkled edges; rebacked with original spine laid down, later endpapers.
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