| Contents |
To the right honourable John Lord Sommers -- The bookseller to the reader -- The epistle dedicatory, to his royal highness prince prosperity -- A complete key to the Tale of a tub -- The preface -- A tale of a tub -- The bookseller to his reader -- The preface of the author -- A full and true account of the battel fought last Friday, between the antient and modern books in St. James's Library -- The bookseller's advertisement -- A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit in a letter to a friend : a fragment. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy includes bookplate of Hubert Crackanthorpe on front pastedown. |
| General note | Possibly one of the pirated 1711 editions. |
| General note | The second of five editions published in 1711.--Teerink, H. |
| General note | Teerink supposed that this edition was printed by S. Tooke, the real owner of the copyright, in response to a pirated edition published by Edmund Curll in 1711 which resembled its rival in the smallest details, but with the edition of plates to possibly outdo Curll.--Teerink, H. |
| General note | This second edition of 1711 is distinguishable from other editions by the following points: "Highnoss" on p.16, line 3 from top; "your" on p.50, line 1 from top.--Teerink, H. |
| General note | This edition does not conatin plates; although, plates do occur in other copies of the second edition of 1711.--Teerink, H. |
| General note | Signatures: A¹²B⁶-D⁶B¹²-N¹¹ |
| General note | Complete key to the Tale of a tub, , 3rd ed., 1714, bound in between signatures A and B and is in the 1st shape.--Teerink, H. |
| General note | Signature I⁵ wrongly signed I³. |
| General note | List of "treatises writ by the same author ... which will be speedily publish'd"--Leaf preceding frontispiece. |
| General note | The 'Battel,' 'Discourse,' and 'Key' have separate titlepages. |
| General note | Includes: A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. |
| References |
Teerink, H. A bibliography of the writings of Jonathan Swift (Second editon), 225 |
| References |
English short title catalogue, T49839 |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Rare copy Purchased from Finecopy ABA, 2/18/2019 |
| Genre/form | Piracies (Publishing) England 18th century. |
