1752 Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels Remarks on Life & Writings John Boyle



“Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.”

― Jonathan Swift



Jonathan Swift was an Irish author most-known for his 18th-century masterpieces such as ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and ‘A Tale of a Tub’. In 1751, John Boyle of Orrery, a close friend of Swift, wrote an account of the life and work of Swift which would become the first biographical work on the life and works of Jonathan Swift.



Item number: #13642

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ORRERY, John Boyle



Remarks on the life and writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin : in a series of letters from John Earl of Orrery to his son, the Honourable Hamilton Boyle



London : Printed for A. Millar, 1752.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[2], 339, [11]

References: ESTC T 80862; Rothschild 1492; Lowndes 1734

Provenance: Bookplate – Charles Chauncy

Charles Chauncy (1705 – 1787) was an American Congregational clergyman. He is known for his opposition to the First Great Awakening and his contributions to the development of Unitarianism and Liberal Protestantism, particularly his insistence on rational religion and defense of universal salvation.

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 11.5cm)



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