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SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World ... by Lemuel Gulliver. London: Benj[amin] Motte, 1726.
4 parts in 2 volumes, 8o (185 x 119 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of and 6 plates. (Some dampstaining, browning and light foxing.) Modern blue morocco gilt, gilt edges.
Teerink's B edition, or third octavo (but with General title to vol. II as in the A edition), with the frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state (with the legend round the frame). Swift's work, known as "Gulliver's Travels," has long been considered the epitome of satirical fable writing and has also become a classic tale for children over the years. Teerink 291. (2)
4 parts in 2 volumes, 8
Teerink's B edition, or third octavo (but with General title to vol. II as in the A edition), with the frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state (with the legend round the frame). Swift's work, known as "Gulliver's Travels," has long been considered the epitome of satirical fable writing and has also become a classic tale for children over the years. Teerink 291. (2)