Beschreibung:

Swift (Jonathan) A Second Collection of Miscellanies, 5 parts in 1 vol., collation: pi2 B-M4 N2 B-C4 D2; A2 B-D4 E2; pi2 a4 B-C4 D2; A-G4; pi4 B-D4, lacking half-title & general title at beginning, also lacking 16pp. advertisements at end (as often), woodcut ornaments, light soiling to first title, bookplate of John O'Hagan, late nineteenth-century panelled calf, gilt, by Tout, g.e., a little rubbed, neatly rebacked preserving old gilt spine with red roan label, corners repaired, [Rothschild 2070; Teerink 16], 8vo, [by E.Curll] for J.Roberts, 1720. ⁂ Rare unauthorized edition being a made-up volume of pamphlets reissued by Curll with a new half-title and general title (not present here) and in varying order, comprising: 1. Letters, Poems, and Tales: Amorous, Satyrical, and Gallant...; An Epistle to the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq., first edition, lacking 16pp. advertisements at end, [Teerink 610], for E.Curll, 1718. 2. A Defence of English Commodities. Being an Answer to the Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish Manufactures..., first London edition, [Teerink 614], J.Roberts, 1720. 3. The Swearer's Bank; or, Parliamentary Security for Establishing a New Bank in Ireland...[with] An Essay upon English Bubbles, by Thomas Hope Esq., first London edition, half-title, [Teerink 616], J.Roberts, 1720. 4. [Sheridan (Thomas) with possible contributions by Swift] Ars Pun-ica, sive Flos Linguarum. The Art of Punning..., second edition, [Teerink 895], J.Roberts, 1719. 5. The Right of Precedence between Physicians and Civilians Enquir'd into, first London edition, second issue, half-title, [Teerink 899, Swift attribution "very doubtful"], J.Roberts, 1720. ESTC lists only 2 UK copies (BL and Cambridge University Library), 8 in America and one in Australia.