SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver. London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. 8°. Numerous coloured and plain illustrations in the text. Blue crushed morocco by Bayntun, spine gilt in compartments, gilt arabesque border round upper cover, at the centre a roundel portraying Gulliver with the Emperor of Lilliput in the palm of his hand composed of morocco inlays of various colours, on the lower cover 2 borders, each of a double rule, an ivy leaf at corners of inner border, gilt edges, original pictorial cloth gilt wrappers and spine bound in at end. Provenance: The Doheny copy (bookplates of E.L. Doheny and Estelle Doheny). The binding is also illustrated on the back cover of this catalogue.
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SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver. London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. 8°. Numerous coloured and plain illustrations in the text. Blue crushed morocco by Bayntun, spine gilt in compartments, gilt arabesque border round upper cover, at the centre a roundel portraying Gulliver with the Emperor of Lilliput in the palm of his hand composed of morocco inlays of various colours, on the lower cover 2 borders, each of a double rule, an ivy leaf at corners of inner border, gilt edges, original pictorial cloth gilt wrappers and spine bound in at end. Provenance: The Doheny copy (bookplates of E.L. Doheny and Estelle Doheny). The binding is also illustrated on the back cover of this catalogue.

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SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver. London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. 8°. Numerous coloured and plain illustrations in the text. Blue crushed morocco by Bayntun, spine gilt in compartments, gilt arabesque border round upper cover, at the centre a roundel portraying Gulliver with the Emperor of Lilliput in the palm of his hand composed of morocco inlays of various colours, on the lower cover 2 borders, each of a double rule, an ivy leaf at corners of inner border, gilt edges, original pictorial cloth gilt wrappers and spine bound in at end. Provenance: The Doheny copy (bookplates of E.L. Doheny and Estelle Doheny). The binding is also illustrated on the back cover of this catalogue.
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