Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and Then a Captain of Several Ships
London: Hayward and Moore, 1840. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. 16, LX, 508pp. Contemporary 3/4 green morocco over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering and tooling on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Illustrated haed-, tailpieces, and initials. First published in 1726, "Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World " is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. This splendid edition is delightfully illustrated throughout with over 400 wood-engravings from designs by Grandville. Age wear on binding with heavy rubbing along edges with sporadic abrasion to leather. Binding in overall fair, interior in very good condition. g+. Item #36639
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