Accession number
PML 22489-90
Creator
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Published
London, Printed for Benj. Motte, at the Middle Temple-Gate in Fleet-street. 1726.
Credit line
Purchase; 1924.
Notes
Inserted are two sheets of changes and additions in ms. probably written by Ford but supposed, earlier, to be in Swift's own hand. A note in the vol. states that Sir Walter Scott who edited his works, was satisfied that the notes were by Swift.
On large paper.
Vol. 1 has general title-page and special t.-p. to pt. 1 and 2; vol. 2 has t.-p. to pt. 3 and 4 and special t.-p. to pt. 4.
On large paper.
Vol. 1 has general title-page and special t.-p. to pt. 1 and 2; vol. 2 has t.-p. to pt. 3 and 4 and special t.-p. to pt. 4.
Description
2 v. front. (port.) VI l. (5 maps, 1 diagr.) 20 cm
Provenance
Formerly in the possession of John Kearney, Bishop of Ossory with his autograph on the t.p. & purchased at his sale by Mr. James Roche who sold it to Robert Morritt who gave it to his brother J.W. Morritt in 1820; With ms. corrections of words and phrases, in the margins, in the autograph of Charles Ford. These changes were to be used for a late ed. of the work, probably the 5th ed.
Binding
Calf - in a brown cloth case.
Classification
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