The Letters of Jonathan Swift to Charles Ford

Swift, Jonathan : Edited by David Nichol Smith

Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1935

About this Item

pp xlvii,260. Original cloth a little dull and bumped to the head of the spine but clean. Inscription in the hand of John Traill Christie (Headmaster of Repton School) dated 1935 with Latin quotation dedicated to T.P. La F. Tipped on to the rear free endpaper is a headed A.L.S. from Christie posted from The Hall, Repton, Derby to a Mr La Fanu dated Jan 10th 1935. The letter explains that the book is a belated Christmas present and appears to be intended for the 'Swift specialist' rather than the 'Common Reader.' Christie's wife, Lucie Catherine, was the daughter of Thomas Philip Le Fanu, the Anglo-Irish senior Civil Servant and so 'T.P. La F' is presumed to be his father-in-law. The recipient subjected Nichol Smith's footnotes to a close reading judging by the loosely enclosed notes and the penciled notes to the rear pastedown, partially erased.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Letters of Jonathan Swift to Charles Ford
• Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1935
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket