A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, An account of a battel between the ancient and modern books in St. James's library.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Category
Books
Date
1724
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3101967
Summary
Bibliographic description
lvi,273,[1]p.,[8] plates : ill. ; 12mo. Provenance: eighteenth-century sepia crest bookplate with motto: Nil deperandum. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]; pasted over eighteenth-century early armorial bookplate of Richard Banner [Banner (b. 1696) of Little Aston Hall, sold library to Thomas Anson in about 1745]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double gold fillet border; gold ruled spine; four raised bands. (Boards detached.)
Makers and roles
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) William Wotton (1666 - 1727)