Lot 56
Swift (Jonathan) Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World... by Captain Lemuel Gulliver, 4 parts in 2 vol., first edition, third issue, Teerink "B edition", for Benj. Motte, 1726
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Swift (Jonathan) Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World... by Captain Lemuel Gulliver, 4 parts in 2 vol., first edition, third issue, Teerink "B edition", engraved portrait frontispiece (second state with vertical chain lines), 5 maps and 1 plate, some light browning, ink ownership inscription to vol. 2 title, bookplate to front pastedowns, polished calf gilt by Bayntun, covers elaborately decorated in blind, red morocco labels to spines, [Teerink 291; PMM 185; Rothschild 2108], 8vo, for Benj. Motte, 1726.]
⁂ An attractive example of this classic 18th century satirical novel.
Description
Swift (Jonathan) Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World... by Captain Lemuel Gulliver, 4 parts in 2 vol., first edition, third issue, Teerink "B edition", engraved portrait frontispiece (second state with vertical chain lines), 5 maps and 1 plate, some light browning, ink ownership inscription to vol. 2 title, bookplate to front pastedowns, polished calf gilt by Bayntun, covers elaborately decorated in blind, red morocco labels to spines, [Teerink 291; PMM 185; Rothschild 2108], 8vo, for Benj. Motte, 1726.]
⁂ An attractive example of this classic 18th century satirical novel.
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