Description: 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 BoyleJohn Boyle1752A. Millar : London8" by 5" A biography about the author, poet, and satirist, Jonathan Swift. Swift is best known for his works 'Gulliver's Travels', 'A Modest Proposal', and 'A Tale of a Tub'. He was also a political pamphleteer, and his fictional works were written with an emphasis on satirical political topics. Written by John Boyle, the fifth Earl of Orrery. Boyle was a friend of Swift, and this memoir is comprised of letters Boyle wrote to his son Hamilton Boyle. With a frontispiece of a portrait of Swift, illustrated by B. Wilson. Bookplate to the front pastedown, belonging to a Robert Hodgson. Old ink and pencil writings inside. PLEASE CHECK OUT ALL THE PICTURES. THIS VOLUME IS IN A POOR CONDITION, WITH LOOSE COVERS, STAINED AND DISCOLORED PAGES, AND TIPS OF SOME OF THE PAGES MISSING. STILL A VERY REVERENT COPY, ALMOST 300 YEARS OLD!!! Check out my other items if you are looking for rare, collectible, antiquarian books.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Illustrator: B. Wilson
Special Attributes: None
Author: John Boyle
Publisher: A. Millar
Topic: None
Subject: True Stories
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1752
