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[SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745).] Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World... by Captain Lemuel Gulliver. London: Benj. Motte, 1726.
An attractive set of the first edition of Swift’s masterpiece, Teerink’s ‘B’ edition. ‘Gulliver's Travels’ has long been considered the epitome of satirical fable writing and has become a classic tale for children. Teerink 291.
2 volumes, octavo (186 x 115mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in the second state, 6 engraved plates (one plate in vol. II laid down). c.19th-century mottled calf by Wood, spines gilt (rebacked preserving spine). Provenance: Robert Lowry van Dyke (bookplate) – Wilson W. Mills (bookplate).
An attractive set of the first edition of Swift’s masterpiece, Teerink’s ‘B’ edition. ‘Gulliver's Travels’ has long been considered the epitome of satirical fable writing and has become a classic tale for children. Teerink 291.
2 volumes, octavo (186 x 115mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in the second state, 6 engraved plates (one plate in vol. II laid down). c.19th-century mottled calf by Wood, spines gilt (rebacked preserving spine). Provenance: Robert Lowry van Dyke (bookplate) – Wilson W. Mills (bookplate).
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