Athenianism: or, the new projects of Mr. John Dunton, author of the essay entitl'd, The hazard of a death-bed-repentance being, six hundred distinct treatises (in prose and verse) written with his own hand; and is an entire collection of all his writings, both in manuscript, and such as were formerly printed. To which is added, Dunton's farewel to printing. In some serious thoughts on those words of Solomon, Of making many Books there is no End, and muc[h] study is a weariness of the flesh. Vol. I. With the author's effigies, to distinguish the original and true copies from such as are false and imperfect. Take care also of being cheated by wooden cuts the right is that which is drawn and 'grav'd by then two celebrated artists, Knight and Vander Gucht. To this work is prefix'd an heroick poem upon Dunton's projects, written by the Athenian Society; with an alphabetical table of the several projects, questions, novelties, poems and characters inserted in this volume[.]

People / Organizations

• Tho. Darrack ("printed by")
• John Dunton (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Tho. Darrack, in Peterborough-Court, in Little-Britain, and are to be sold by John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall, and by most booksellers in London and the country, [1710]

Publication year

1710-1710

ESTC No.

T145151

Grub Street ID

191909

Description

[2],xiv,[16],224,360p. ; 8⁰

Note

In two parts, the second, beginning "Project I.", with separate pagination.

No more published.

Some characters in the title are not printed.

At foot of title: Price bound 6 s.

Uncontrolled note

NUC also records copies without plates. O report frontis.=plate(port.)