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Gulliver's Travels
by Swift, Jonathan; Case, Arthur E. (Editor)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Ronald Press, 1938. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Later Printing. Includes Bibliographical References, Index, Chapter Notes And Commentary. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth With Gilt Lettering And Rules On The Spine. Evidence Of Erasure Near The Upper Corner Of The Ffep. Pencil Marking And Notation Throughout. The Cover Has Moderate Wear. The Front Hinge Is Cracked.
Synopsis
Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships, is a novel by 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. The book became tremendously popular as soon as it was published.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038768
- Title
- Gulliver's Travels
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan; Case, Arthur E. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ronald Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Pages
- 374
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Voyages, Imaginary - Fiction; Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious Character) - Fiction; Voyages, Imaginary; Annotated Editions. Classics, Epic, Absurdity
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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