Gullivers Travels: Travels into several remote nations of the world by Lemuel Gulliver, First a surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships
by Jonathan Swift
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- Hardcover
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- Good/Poor
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About This Item
London, UK: P.R. Gawthorn Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. With numerous coloured and black and white illustrations by Savile Lumley. Undated edition, probably late 1940's early 1950's. Blue cloth boards with black titles with some fading to edges. Forward leaning binding. Minimal handling wear and marks with some light foxing. Jacket is present in poor condition with some loss to edges, including the whole front inner flap.
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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- Bookseller
- Ryde Bookshop Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039197
- Title
- Gullivers Travels: Travels into several remote nations of the world by Lemuel Gulliver, First a surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships
- Author
- Jonathan Swift
- Illustrator
- With numerous coloured and black and white illustrations by Savile Lumley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- P.R. Gawthorn Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S STORIES
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
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