A Tale of a Tub
The first, second, and third editions of the "Tale" appeared in 1704; the fifth edition came out in 1710. In "The Apology for the &c.", Swift indicates that he originally gave his publisher a preliminary copy of the work, while he kept a blotted copy at his own hand and lent other copies including one to Thomas Swift, Jonathan's "parson cousin". As a consequence, the first edition appeared with many errors. The second edition was a resetting of the type. The third edition was a reprint of the second, with corrections, and the fourth edition contained corrections of the third.
Edward Tripp
Edward Tripp (March 9, 1920, National City, California – April 6, 1999, Franklin, North Carolina) was a children's literature author. He is best known for his books "The Tin Fiddle" (1954) (illustrated by Maurice Sendak) and "The New Tuba" (1955) (illustrated by Veronica Reed). He lived in Hamden, Connecticut and died in 1999 at the age of 79.