{"product_id":"tale-of-a-tub-draft","title":"A TALE OF A TUB BY JONATHAN SWIFT 1753 FINE BINDING","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[SWIFT, JONATHAN (1667-1745)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e].\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To Which are Added, an Account of a Battle Between the Ancient and the Modern Books in St. James's Library; and, a Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit. With the Author's Apology; and, Explanatory Notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and Others. \u003c\/strong\u003eGlasgow: printed by R. Urie, MDCCLIII. [1753].\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE THIRTEENTH EDITION. Three parts in one; leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (16.5 x 10 x 2 cm); pp. xxviii, 29-230, [2, publisher's ads]. Pagination is continuous. English text. Handsomely bound in contemporary full speckled calf gilt; red dyed page edges; marbled endpapers; 8 engraved plates; the 'Battle' and the 'Discourse' have separate title-pages; with a final advertisement leaf at the end. Condition: VERY GOOD. Collated complete. Binding tight and secure. Covers well-preserved with a small abrasion to upper board. Interior with some light toning. Without previous ownership markings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: First published in 1704, Swift's \"A Tale of a Tub,\" was a biting satire on religious excess. \"The work made Swift notorious, and was widely misunderstood, especially by Queen Anne herself who mistook its purpose for profanity.\" Ousby, I. (1993). [The Cambridge guide to literature in English; Teerink-Scouten, 241; ESTC N13654].\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57125356241271,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_1621_52ec9231-2573-4331-b9d3-6f9e6f19130e.jpg?v=1779845152","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/tale-of-a-tub-draft","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}