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Swift’s Letters.
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$450.00
Swift, Jonathan; Hawkesworth, John (notes). Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D. D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin; and Several of His Friends. From the Year 1703 to 1740. Published from the Originals; with Notes Explanatory and Historical... London: R. Davis... [et al], 1766. First Edition. Contemporary calf, gilt-stamped lettering and coat of arms (Suffield family) in 1 red and 2 green leather spine labels (second, third, fifth compartments), gilt-stamped ornament in other spine compartments (5 raised bands); complete set of the first series, 3 volumes, 8vo; pp. xvi, 520; viii, 388; xvi, 520. Spines a little dry and scuffed; corners lightly bumped. A nice set from the Gunton Park Library, with the bookplates of Edward Lord Suffield; later bookplates of Louis and Anne Marie Davidson. Hardcover. (#D14023)