The select works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin; . containing the whole of his poetical work, the Tale of a tub, Battle of the books, Gulliver's Travels, Directions to servants, Polite conversation, Art of pruning, miscellaneous pieces in prose, &c. In five volumes, embellished with engravings.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Category
Books
Date
1823
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3124037
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v., plate . ill.. (port..) . 16cm.. Provenance: Binding stamp combining the Hervey and Upton arms [Frederick William Hervey (1769-1859), 1st Marquess of Bristol m.1798 Hon. Elizabeth Albana Upton (1775-1844)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full green grained leather binding; gilt fillet and gilt tooled border; spine gilt decorated and lettered: "Swift's Select Works. 1823".
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)