BOYLE, John, Earl of Cork and Orrery.

Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, in a Series of Letters from John Earl of Orrery to his Son, the Honourable Hamilton Boyle.

London: Millar, 1752.

Frontispiece copperplate of Swift. 214pp. + Index. 16mo, contemporary calf; (front cover detached). London: A. Millar, 1752. Good.

"His (Orrery's) `Remarks on Swift'...attracted much attention as the first attempt at an account of Swift, and 7,500 copies appear to have been sold within a month." DNB II, p.1019. Lowndes III, p.1739.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Language: English

Price: $125.00

Item #87343