Lot 56
Swift (Jonathan) Travels into several Remote Nations of the World, 2 vol., second 8vo edition (Teerink's AA edition), Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726.
Hammer Price: £5,000
Description
Swift (Jonathan) Travels into several Remote Nations of the World, 2 vol., second 8vo edition (Teerink's AA edition), engraved portrait frontispiece, 5 engraved maps and 1 engraved plate of the automatic writing machine, contemporary panelled calf, stamped in blind, spines with raised bands, joints starting, heads of spines lightly chipped, but overall still a fine copy, [Teerink 290], 8vo, Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726.
⁂ A superb copy in strictly contemporary and unsophisticated binding, with bookplate of Lord Wenman and ink shelf-mark to front free endpapers.
Description
Swift (Jonathan) Travels into several Remote Nations of the World, 2 vol., second 8vo edition (Teerink's AA edition), engraved portrait frontispiece, 5 engraved maps and 1 engraved plate of the automatic writing machine, contemporary panelled calf, stamped in blind, spines with raised bands, joints starting, heads of spines lightly chipped, but overall still a fine copy, [Teerink 290], 8vo, Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726.
⁂ A superb copy in strictly contemporary and unsophisticated binding, with bookplate of Lord Wenman and ink shelf-mark to front free endpapers.
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