{"product_id":"the-works-of-jonathan-swift-2-vols-henry-g-bohn-1853","title":"The Works of Jonathan Swift – 2 Vols (Henry G. Bohn, 1853)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Henry G. Bohn edition (1853) of \u003cem\u003eThe Works of Jonathan Swift\u003c\/em\u003e in two volumes is of interest to collectors of Swift, 19th century antiquarian sets, and Georgian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout: \u003c\/strong\u003eA very good two-volume set in later orange cloth bindings, gilt-lettered spines. Volume I is very good throughout; Volume II is very good with a small tear to the top of the spine. Both volumes are internally bright with a clean, fresh text block - the pages are crisp and unmarked, a pleasing feature in a set of this age. The first volume includes the engraved portrait frontispiece and the memoir by Thomas Roscoe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of Saint Patrick's, Dublin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Jonathan Swift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditor\/Memoir: Thomas Roscoe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date: 1853\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolumes: 2 (complete set)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover, later orange cloth with gilt spine lettering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition (Vol. I): Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition (Vol. II): Very Good (small tear to top of spine)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior Condition: Bright and clean throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete two-volume Bohn edition of Swift's collected works, containing interesting and valuable papers not previously published, with memoir, portrait, and autograph. A handsome and readable antiquarian set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview: \u003c\/strong\u003eJonathan Swift (1667–1745) remains one of the most formidable prose writers in the English language - satirist, polemicist, and poet, best known for \u003cem\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Modest Proposal\u003c\/em\u003e. This Bohn collected edition, edited with a memoir by Thomas Roscoe, gathers Swift's major and minor works into a compact and attractive two-volume set, ideal for the reader and collector alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry G. Bohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55574847258964,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/the-works-jonathan-swift-1600x1600-0568.jpg?v=1776521570","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-works-of-jonathan-swift-2-vols-henry-g-bohn-1853","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}