Research Catalog

Title

A tale of a tub : written for the universal improvement of mankind : to which is added, An account of a battle between the ancient and modern books in St. James's Library : with the author's apology and explanatory notes / by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Publication

London : Printed for J. Johnson, John Nichols and Son, R. Baldwin, Otridge and Son, F. and C. Rivington, T. Payne, R. Faulder, G. and J. Robinson, R. Lea, J. Nunn, W. Cuthell, T. Egerton, Clarke and Son, Vernor and Hood, J. Scatcherd, T. Kay, Lackington Allen and Co., Carpenter and Co., Murray and Highley, Longman and Rees, Cadell jun. and Davies, T. Bagster, J. Harding, and J. Mawman, 1803.

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Additional Authors

• Wotton, William, 1666-1727.
• Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809
• Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810
• Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831
• Faulder, Robert, 1747 or 1748-1815
• Lea, Richard, active 1789-1814
• Nunn, James, active 1785-1830
• Cuthell, John
• Egerton, Thomas (Bookseller)
• Scatcherd, James, 1755-1828
• Kay, Thomas, 1742-1818
• Bagster, Samuel, 1772-1851
• Harding, J. (John)
• Mawman, Joseph, 1759-1827
• J. Nichols and Son, publisher
• Otridge and Son, publisher
• F. and C. Rivington (Firm), publisher
• G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England), publisher
• W. Clarke and Son (Booksellers), publisher
• Vernor and Hood, publisher
• Lackington, Allen and Co., publisher
• Carpenter and Co., publisher
• Murray and Highley, publisher
• Longman and Rees (London, England), publisher
• Cadell & Davies, publisher
• J. Nichols and Son, printer

Description

iv, 279, [1] pages; 16 cm

Alternative Title

• Battle of the books
• Discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit

Note

• Printer's imprint: Nichols and Son, printers, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street.
• A separate issue of volume 3 of the works (see Teerink-Scouten).

Indexed In (note)

• Teerink-Scouten

Contents

A tale of a tub. -- A full and true account of the battle fought last Friday, between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's Library. -- A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. -- A tritical [sic] essay upon the faculties of the mind. -- A meditation upon a broomstick.

Call Number

*Pforz BT (Byronana. 15)

OCLC

249283085

Author

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Title

A tale of a tub : written for the universal improvement of mankind : to which is added, An account of a battle between the ancient and modern books in St. James's Library : with the author's apology and explanatory notes / by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.

Publisher

London : Printed for J. Johnson, John Nichols and Son, R. Baldwin, Otridge and Son, F. and C. Rivington, T. Payne, R. Faulder, G. and J. Robinson, R. Lea, J. Nunn, W. Cuthell, T. Egerton, Clarke and Son, Vernor and Hood, J. Scatcherd, T. Kay, Lackington Allen and Co., Carpenter and Co., Murray and Highley, Longman and Rees, Cadell jun. and Davies, T. Bagster, J. Harding, and J. Mawman, 1803.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

Teerink-Scouten, 249

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy: Formerly owned by Lord Byron; presented to him by John Cam Hobhouse in 1818. With ink notation (in the hand of Hobhouse?) on the front free endpaper ("Georgio, Comiti Byron / donum valedicentis amici / J. C. Hobhouse / Venetis. Kalend. Jan: A.D. 1818"). Later presented to James Henry Clark by E. J. Trelawny (see pencil notation on front free endpaper). -- Contemporary calf, rebacked, red morocco spine label, gilt spine titling and decoration.

Presentation copy from J. C. Hobhouse to Lord Byron.

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Place of Publication

England London

Added Author

Wotton, William, 1666-1727.

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Battle of the books.

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit.

Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809, publisher.

Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810, publisher.

Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831, publisher.

Faulder, Robert, 1747 or 1748-1815, publisher.

Lea, Richard, active 1789-1814, publisher.

Nunn, James, active 1785-1830, publisher.

Cuthell, John, publisher.

Egerton, Thomas (Bookseller), publisher.

Scatcherd, James, 1755-1828, publisher.

Kay, Thomas, 1742-1818, publisher.

Bagster, Samuel, 1772-1851, publisher.

Harding, J. (John), publisher.

Mawman, Joseph, 1759-1827, publisher.

J. Nichols and Son, publisher.

Otridge and Son, publisher.

F. and C. Rivington (Firm), publisher.

G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England), publisher.

W. Clarke and Son (Booksellers), publisher.

Vernor and Hood, publisher.

Lackington, Allen and Co., publisher.

Carpenter and Co., publisher.

Murray and Highley, publisher.

Longman and Rees (London, England), publisher.

Cadell & Davies, publisher.

J. Nichols and Son, printer.

Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron, 1786-1869, former owner.

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, former owner.

Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881, former owner.

Clark, James Henry, 1818-1913, former owner.

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Former owner

Other Title

Battle of the books

Discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit

Research Call Number

*Pforz BT (Byronana. 15)