Dunton, John. The Dublin scuffle : being a challenge sent by John Dunton, citizen of London, to Patrick Campbel, bookseller in Dublin. Together with the small skirmishes of bills and advertisements. To which is added, the billet doux, sent him by a citizens wife in Dublin, tempting him to lewdness, with his answers to her. Also some account of his conversation in Ireland, intermixt with particular characters of the most eminent persons he convers'd with in that kingdom; but more especially in the city of Dublin. In several letters to the spectators of this scuffle, with a poem on the whole encounter

Folger bibliographic ID: 136615
ESTC number: R17079
Wing number: D2622A
Folger call number: D2622
Folger holdings ID: 128755

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

A discursive account of an expedition in 1698 to Ireland at which time Dunton sold his books in Dublin by auction and got into disputes with a bookseller named Patrick Campbell. Cf. DNB "The billet doux" has a separate dated title page with "printed by George Larkin" in the imprint; pagination begins on p. 201 and register begins with quire 2A "Some account of my conversation in Ireland" has a separate dated title page; pagination begins on p. 303 and register begins with quire 3A "Remarks on my conversation in Ireland by an honourable lady" has a separate dated title page; pagination begins on p. 503 and register begins with quire 4A

Item information about Folger D2622

Provenance: signatures of James Neal and Thomas Barres

Extended title: The Dublin scuffle : being a challenge sent by John Dunton, citizen of London, to Patrick Campbel, bookseller in Dublin. Together with the small skirmishes of bills and advertisements. To which is added, the billet doux, sent him by a citizens wife in Dublin, tempting him to lewdness, with his answers to her. Also some account of his conversation in Ireland, intermixt with particular characters of the most eminent persons he convers'd with in that kingdom; but more especially in the city of Dublin. In several letters to the spectators of this scuffle, with a poem on the whole encounter
Alternate titles: Remarks on my conversation in Ireland by an honourable lady, Billet doux, Some account of my conversation in Ireland

Campbell, P Booksellers and bookselling

author: Dunton, John, 1659-1733
subject: Campbell, P. (Patrick)