A Tale of a Tub. to Which Is Added, an Account of a Battel Between the Antient and Modern Books in St. James's Library [by J. Swift]. the Fifth Edition : With the Author's Apology and Explanatory Note

Title: A Tale of a Tub ... To which is added, An Account of a Battel between the antient and modern Books in St. James's Library [By J. Swift] ... The fifth edition: with the author's apology and explanatory notes. By W. W-tt-n (Wotton) and others. [With plates.] Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Anonymous; Swift, Jonathan; Wotton, William 1710 344 p. ; 8. 1077.g.2.