SWIFT, JONATHAN. Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind, To which is added, An Account of a Battel Between the Antient and the Modern Books in St James Library. 8vo, full speckled calf, front and rear cover paneled in the Cambridge style by De Coverley, spine gilt in compartments with morocco lettering label, all edges gilt, joints worn; ownership signatures on title, small diminishing marginal dampstain through opening leaves. First edition, uncorrected text on p. 320, line 10. Teerink-Scouten 218. London: John Nutt, 1704