Fm.8.11(10)
A letter to a young gentleman, lately enter'd into holy orders. By a person of quality. It is certainly known, that the following treatise was writ in Ireland by the Reverend Dr. Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's in that Kingdom..
London: : Printed for J. Roberts at the Oxford Arms in Warwick-Lane., MDCCXXI. [1721].
31, [1] p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Signed at end: A.B., i.e. Jonathan Swift.
Initials, head- and tail-pieces.
First published in Dublin as: 'A letter from a lay-patron to a gentleman, designing for holy orders'.
Price from imprint: Price 6 d.
ESTC, T723
Teerink-Scouten, 618
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731; armorial bookplate of Eton College.
18th century brown calf quarter-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; four raised bands; red sprinkled edges.
Bound in a volume of pamphlets; ms. number on title-page numbering pamphlet.
Ms. contents list on flyleaf: "The contents of this volume...".
Previously Do.8.7
Clergy.
Preaching.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Roberts, James, 1668 or 9 - 1754 bookseller.
England London.
B45421