LIFE AND ERRORS OF JOHN DUNTON, CITIZEN OF LONDON; WITH THE LIVES AND CHARACTERS OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND CONTEMPORARY DIVINES, AND OTHER PERSONS OF LITERARY EMINENCE. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, DUTTON'S CONVERSATION IN IRELAND; SELECTIONS FROM HIS OTHER GENUINE WORKS; AND A FAITHFUL PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR.
London, England: J. Nichols, Son, and Bentley. 1818. Hardcover. ReprintTwo volumes in one. Octavo, 8.7 in x 5.5 i., pp. xxxii, 776. Illustrated with frontis of the author. Rebound in blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine, with bandlines to head and tail of spine. Marbled edges. Newer endpapers. Light spotting to frontis and title page, and pages 411-416 (surrounding title page of second volume). Unmarked interior. Very Good Plus. Item #87266
Originally published as "The life and errors of John Dunton : late citizen of London; written by himself in solitude. With an idea of a new life; wherein is shewn how he'd think, speak, and act, might he live over his days again" (S. Malthus, 1705).
John Dunton (1659 – 1733) was an English bookseller and author. In 1691, he founded The Athenian Society to publish The Athenian Mercury, the first major popular periodical and first miscellaneous periodical in England. In 1693, for four weeks, the Athenian Society also published The Ladies' Mercury, the first periodical published that was specifically designed just for women.
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