[Swift (Jonathan)]: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, London, for Benjamin Motte, 1726, second 8vo edition [Teerink's 'AA' edition], engraved portrait by Sheppard after Sturt [second state], 4 maps only (of 5), one diagram, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt (upper cover of vol. I bumped, upper joints to vol. II cracked, extremities rubbed). [Teerink & Scouten 290; Rothschild 2107; PMM 185] (2)

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[Swift (Jonathan)]: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, London, for Benjamin Motte, 1726, second 8vo edition [Teerink's 'AA' edition], engraved portrait by Sheppard after Sturt [second state], 4 maps only (of 5), one diagram, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt (upper cover of vol. I bumped, upper joints to vol. II cracked, extremities rubbed). [Teerink & Scouten 290; Rothschild 2107; PMM 185] (2)

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According to Teerink, the "AA" edition was issued less than 20 days after the "A" edition: 'The first three editions, long considered different issues only, have been proved to be separate editions.'

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