Accession number
PML 142830
Creator
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Published
London : Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, [1873?]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Date of publication suggested by the dated contents of the 4 p. of publisher's advertisement at end.
Originally issued in 11 parts, first issued in book form in Nov. 1865; this is a copy of a later later issue, with the t.p. reading "illustrated by T. Morten," but with the frontispiece printed in color. Cf. Reid.
Wood engraved frontispiece printed in color, probably from a combination of wood blocks and and metal plates.
The wood engravings after Morten include portraits and other designs illustrating Waller's "Life of Dean Swift," p. v-[xliv].
Originally issued in 11 parts, first issued in book form in Nov. 1865; this is a copy of a later later issue, with the t.p. reading "illustrated by T. Morten," but with the frontispiece printed in color. Cf. Reid.
Wood engraved frontispiece printed in color, probably from a combination of wood blocks and and metal plates.
The wood engravings after Morten include portraits and other designs illustrating Waller's "Life of Dean Swift," p. v-[xliv].
Description
xliii, 352, [4] p. : ill. (wood engravings), ports. ; 28 cm.
Provenance
From the libraries of Forrest Reid, J.N. Hart and Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Publisher's brown cloth blocked in black and gold.
Classification
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