Jonathan Swift Journal to Stella 2 volume set Oxford 1963 edition with dust jackets

Journal To Stella, Jonathan Swift: 2 Vols Complete

£98.50

Journal To Stella, Jonathan Swift: 2 Vols Complete

Name: Journal To Stella, Jonathan Swift: 2 Vols Complete
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 3289-RM-R-VG-17
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Condition

Fine: A superb two-volume set preserved in near-perfect condition. Original dust jackets display only faint handling marks and light age-related discolouration, with a very small closed tear to the upper edge of Volume II. Cream panels and blue decorative borders remain bright, fresh, and highly attractive. Jackets now protected in plastic sleeves. Publisher’s original blue cloth bindings remain excellent, with gilt spine lettering sharp, bright, and well-defined. Bindings square, firm and tight. Light dust toning to the upper edges of the text blocks from shelf storage, though otherwise clean with crisp page edges. Internally, pages are tightly bound, clean, and immaculate throughout, appearing unread and unopened.

Description

Complete in two volumes. Published by the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1963. This scholarly edition presents the celebrated correspondence of Jonathan Swift, one of the most important figures in eighteenth-century English literature. Handsomely produced by the Oxford University Press, this edition remains an important reference work for Swift scholarship and a desirable set for collectors of literary correspondence.

Written between 1710 and 1713 and addressed primarily to Esther Johnson ("Stella"), the letters provide an intimate record of Swift's daily life, literary activities, political engagements, and personal relationships during one of the most significant periods of his career.

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Jonathan Swift

Book Publisher: Oxford University Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Autobiography, Biography & Memoirs

Book edition: Special Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 806

Book Publication Year: 1963

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Book Binding: Cloth

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Country/region of manufacture: Oxford, United Kingdom

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