The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's. Dublin

Edinburgh, Scotland: Nimmo, 1873. Later edition, printing unknown, VG+ Rebound in dark yellow, full leather binding with gilt trim, five raised bands, black leather label with gilt lettering, gilt designs on spine, all edges gilt. General overall rubbing with some scraping, some wear (not bumping) to spine ends & corners. Spotting starting on first blank page and continuing through age 8, starting again on page 603 and continuing to the end (32 pages affected front & back). Marbled end-papers. Subtitle: carefully selected: with a biography of the author and original and authentic notes. The preface is dated 1868. Double-columned print. Bookplate on front paste-down of Russel Wilson Chatham. Contains all his major works, plus journals, memoirs, papers and selected poems. Looks handsome on the shelf, very sturdy binding.