Gulliver's Travels, Into Several Remote Nations of the World; with a Sketch of His Life
by Swift, Jonathan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Walker & the other Proprietors, 1819. An utterly charming Lilliputian-scaled later edition of Swift's enduring literary classic, measuring 3" w x 5 1/2" h, bound in half-calf over marbled boards, matching marbled end pages and edges of the page block, red leather label at spine with gilt title. Two frontis plates by C. Warren, sculp., the 1st "The Lilliputian Army at the Command of the Emperor Marching between Mr. Gulliver's legs", and the title page, "Mr. Gulliver's first sight of the Flying Island". Very Good, leather at spine folds starting to split, corners and edges rubbed. . Later Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006986
- Title
- Gulliver's Travels, Into Several Remote Nations of the World; with a Sketch of His Life
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- J. Walker & the other Proprietors
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1819
- Size
- 24mo - over 5" - 5¾&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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