Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated with two maps in Volume I, and three maps and a diagram in Volume 2. Four parts in two volumes as issued. First edition, third issue (Teerink's "B" Edition), with frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state (legend lettered around an oval frame, and vertical chain lines), as usual. This is the third of three editions of Gulliver's Travels printed in the same year - the first "A" published October 27th, "AA" published in November, and this "B" issue published in December. Octavo. Finely bound in 19th century speckled calf by Robson & Kerslake, with boards triple-ruled in gilt with gilt decorations in corners, five raised bands to spines, ruled, lettered, and decorated in gilt, red and dark blue leather labels to spines, red marbled endpapers, gilt turn-ins, top edge gilt, and yellow edges. Very good set, with some repair to hinges, light wear to edges and corners, and some light spotting to pages. Overall, a gorgeous example of Swift's greatest satire. Teerink-Scouten 291. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, or Gulliver's Travels, as it has come to be known, begins when the fictional traveler Lemuel Gulliver finds himself prisoner on the island of Lilliput, held captive by a race of people less than six inches tall. The story continues through a series of similarly outrageous adventures, divided into four parts that each take place over a period of about four years. First published in 1726, Gulliver's Travels is one of the first books to take the form of the modern novel, and uses satire to express critical views on government, religion, and patriarchy. Notably, it has been adapted for television, film, and radio, and continues to be referenced throughout English literature.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$4594.58 + shipping
Description: 4 parts in 2 vol. 8vo. VIII, (2) leaves, 148 p., (3) leaves, p. (149)-310; (3) leaves, 154 p., (4) leaves, p. (155)-353. With engraved frontispiece portrait by Sheppard and 5 engraved maps and 1 diagram. Contemp. Calf, spine labels (vol. I carefully rebacked). Third of three editions (Teerinks B edition) in the same year, the first (A) published October 27th, the second (AA) published in November, and this "B" published in December. - Jonathan Swift's (1667-1745) immortal satire, wherein the author, using sham names, chimerical adventures, fabulous descriptions, and other fictions, characterizes several princes an nations of Europe; exposes the fault and mismanagements of ministers of state; and lashes the corruption and vices of the age in different professions, civil an military, but spares the ecclesiastical. «It cannot be denied that Gulliver's Travels are an ingenious romantick satire, in imitation of Plato's Commonwealth, Moore's Utopia, Bacon's New Atlantis, Rabelais, and the History of the Severambi» (cited after famous work as early as 1720. The book was immediately acclaimed, an it has been widely read ever since, both as a bitter satire and as a fantasy for children. Of his many works, all but one published anonymously, «Gulliver's Travels» was the only one for which received any payment. - Teerink 291. - PMM 185. - Rothschild 2104. - Passmann, Full of Improbable Lies: Gulliver's Travels und die Reiseliteratur vor 1726 (1987), 346-347. - Lewine 520.
Seller: Biblion Antiquariat, Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Price: US$4992.00 + shipping
Description: 200 x 127 mm. (7 3/4 x 5"). Usual misnumbered pages in volume I. Two volumes. Late 19th or early 20th century calf by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in), front joint of volume I neatly repaired (with joint reinforced), covers with French fillet borders, raised bands, compartments densely gilt, three black morocco labels with gilt lettering, edges gilt on the rough, gilt ruled turn-ins. With frontispiece portrait (in the second state, as usual) and six plates. Front pastedowns with circular gilt ex-libris of Fred Robinson Heryer. Teerink 291; PMM 185; Rothschild 2108. âLight flaking along joints, boards exposed at just the tips of the corners, spine ends lightly worn, upper cover of volume I with a red stain of no consequence at bottom, but the bindings sound and still very attractive; contents with occasional small stain, smudge, or other minor imperfection, but in excellent condition, being clean and fresh throughout. This is the third distinct issue (all printed within two months of each other) of the first edition of probably the greatest satire in the English language. A book with the special merit of appealing to readers of every age, the work ostensibly mocks the popular travel writings of the day, but "Gulliver" was in fact a subtle but potent attack on the contemporary political situation. While most works that rely on current fashions and politics quickly become dated, this one has transcended its time to give Swift immortality because of what PMM calls his two great gifts: "a sustained logic in invention and a facility for absorbing the reader till fiction becomes reality." When the first run sold out within a week of its October 28 printing, the publisher immediately went to work to satisfy demand, with two more issues appearing before the end of the year, ours being published in December. This decoratively bound set (with its forgivable faults) is meant to be particularly appealing because of its advantageous price. FIRST EDITION, Third Issue (Teerink's "B" Edition).
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$5500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726. frontispiece portrait (in second state) and 6 further plates. A mixed set, the first volume being from the Teerink AA (second) edition (with the word Captain on the title page broken after Cap and then continued on the next line) and the second volume from the Teerink B (third) edition (with no comma after Year on special IV title page). The first three editions were once considered to be different issues of a single first edition. Later bibliographical analysis demonstrated that they were separate editions, each set from the previous, but Teerink, acknowledging the work done to identify them, still thought it advisable to stick to the well-established practice of calling the three 1726 editions first, in part because both the printer and the author thought of them that way. Very good in leather bindings and highly gilt-decorated spines. The first volume measures 19.2 cm tall and the second volume is 20.3 cm tall. Housed in a custom-made collectors slipcase. (ESTC T139450, T139452; Teerink-Scouten 290, 291).
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
SWIFT, Jonathan. GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. , 1726.
Price: US$5750.00 + shipping
Description: [SWIFT, Jonathan]. TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. In FOUR PARTS. By LEMUEL GULLIVER, First a SURGEON, and then a CAPTAIN of several SHIPS. Vol. I.[II.] London: Printed for Benj. Motte, at the Middle Temple-Gate in Fleet-street, 1726[-1727]. Mixed first and second edition. Four parts bound in two octavo volumes: xii,148,[vi],164; [vi],155,[1 blank],199,[1 blank]. Engraved frontisportrait of Gulliver in Vol. I in the usual second state, with the inscription "Captain Lemuel Gulliver of." on the oval and a Latin inscription on the tablet. Also illustrated with four maps, two plans, and numerous wood-engraved head- and tail-pieces. Contemporary calf boards, expertly rebacked with later matching calf spines and leather labels, all edges stained red. Early ink ownership on front fly-leaf of Vol. I. Boards have gently rounded fore-corners and abraded surfaces. The lower joint of Vol II is starting. Rear endpapers in both volumes are replacements and are slightly toned. Occasional light foxing and/or soling to text, but very good overall. Vol. I is first edition, second printing (Teerink no. 290: first edition state AA) throughout, with all titles, typos, pagination, and signatures as called for. Vol. II is second edition (Teerink no. 293) throughout, with all titles, typos, omissions, pagination, and signatures as called for, including "The Second Edition, Corrected" on the title-page and the facing page of advertisements. Gulliver's Travels was an immediate success upon publication (28 October 1726), requiring many rapid, subsequent printings to meet demand, all of which has led to its bibliographical complexity. For example, the time elapsed between the printing of the two volumes in this set was only six months. And based upon the style, condition, and wear to the bindings of these volumes, they were probably mated at or immediately after publication in 1727.
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Four parts in two volumes, as issued. Engraved frontispiece portrait in first volume, 5 engraved maps, and 1 plate of the Word Engine, decorative headpieces & initials throughout. xii, 148, [6], 164; [6], 154, [8], 155-353 pages. 2 volumes. Small 8vo, beautifully rebound in brown blind stamped polished calf, red leather spine labels. London: Benj. Motte, 1726. Early mixed printing with 1st volume being Teerink's AA (second) edition, and 2nd volume the B (third) edition. Frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state, as usual, with vertical chain lines and the lettering around the oval frame. This is Teerink's "AA" state of the first edition. The first 3 Motte printings from 1726 were long considered to be different issues of a single first edition but later bibliographical analysis showed them to be separate editions. Teerink still thought it advisable to stick to the practice of calling them all 'first editions, partly since both printer and author thought of them that way. and precede the 1727 edition, which says "second edition, corrected" on the title-page. --Teerink 290 & 291; PMM 185.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$8000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726. frontispiece portrait (in second state) and 6 further plates. A mixed set, with Volume One the second edition (Teerink AA) and Volume Two the third edition (Teerink B). The first three editions were once considered to be different issues of a single first edition. Later bibliographical analysis demonstrated that they were separate editions, each set from the previous, but Teerink, acknowledging the work done to identify them, still thought it advisable to stick to the well established practice of calling the three 1726 editions first, in part because both the printer and the author thought of them that way. Very good condition, handsomely bound in leather, with the Volume I leather label missing from one spine. With the bookplate, dated 1894, of Edwin B. Holden, the one time president of the Grolier Club and the builder of a renowned collection. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$9375.00 + shipping
Description: B edition (aka third edition), four parts in two volumes, plus the first edition of the spurious "third volume," 8vo; frontispiece portrait in the second state, four engraved maps and two plans; full speckled calf, gilt ruled borders, rebacked, red morocco labels on spines; corners bumped, occasional light foxing, light dampstaining to corners of volume 2, closed tear to S2 in volume 2; very good. Together with: Travels into several remote nations of the world. Vol. III. London: 1727. First edition, 8vo, pp. [8], 118, [8], 159, [1]; frontispiece; paneled calf, rebacked, corners bumped, dampstaining on fore-edge not affecting text, very good. This "third volume" was a spurious edition and a plagiarism, but is often included with the genuine volumes for completion's sake. The whole set with the bookplates of Henry Clerke Collison and Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury. Teerink 291 & 292.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Four parts in two volumes, octavo Vol 1.pp viii [4], 148, [6], 149-310; Vol 2 pp [6], 154 [8], 155-353 [1] (blank)] illustrated with seven engraved plates: Frontispiece portrait of "Captain Lemuel Gulliver" (second state) and six plates numbered I-VI (five maps and one plan}. Bound in modern period-style full calf, gilt spine with red titling labels and raised bands, with the original gilt stamped leather armorial bookplate of J. McCullough Turner and printed bookplate of Italian economist and politiciamFrancesco Paolo Ruggiero neatly mounted on the front pastedowns. Moderate toning and scattered foxing, a few leaves atthe front of vol 2 lightly stained at upper right corner, very good overall. A nicely bound two-volume set of Gulliver's Travels, one of greatest satires ever written. It was an immediate success, which accounts in part for its bibliographical complexity, and has been hailed as a book that "would last as long as the language, because it described the vices of man in all nations"(DNB) The scarce third issue published in December 1726 with continuous pagination in each volume (the first three octavo editions were published from October to December 1726) Teerink 290. Printing andthe Mind of Man 185 Third octavo edition (Teerink's "B" edition).
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Description: Full Description: [SWIFT, Jonathan]. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, first a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships. London: Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726. First edition, Mixed issue. Volume I is Teerink AA, and Volume II is Teerink B. Four parts in two octavo volumes (7 9/16 x 4 11/16 inches; 192 x 120). xii, 148; [6], 164; [6], 154; [8], [155]-353, [1, blank] pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state (the first state, usually only seen in large paper copies), with the inscription "Captain Lemuel Gulliver of Redriff. Ætat. suæ LVIII." around the oval the tablet bearing a Latin inscription (printed on paper with vertical chain-lines), five engraved maps (two for Part III and one for each of the other Parts), and an engraved plate of symbols in Part III. With engraved head and tail pieces, and initials. Uniformly bound in contemporary full paneled speckled calf, rebacked to style. Boards ruled in blind. Spine stamped and numbered in gilt. Red morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Top edges dyed brown, other edges speckled red. A small piece missing to fore-edge margin of leaf K5 in part II, volume I, but with no loss. Previous owner's old ink neat notes to leaf S5 in Part IV, volume II. Previous owner's bookplates to front patesdown of each volumes. A handsome and complete copy of this seminal first edition. Gulliver's Travels, to use the popular title, is one of the greatest satires in the English languageâ"or any language, for that matter. It was an immediate success, which accounts in part for its bibliographical complexity, and has been hailed as a book that "would last as long as the language, because it described the vices of man in all nations" (D.N.B.). "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond temporary fame.All those who had been fascinated by the realism and vivid detail of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe were captivated again, even though they knew that Gulliver must be fiction. The brilliance and thoroughness with which his logic and invention work out the picquancies of scale involved by the giant human among the Lilliputians, and then by a minikin Gulliver among the Brobdingnagians, ran away with the author's original intention. Gulliver's Travels has achieved the final apotheosis of a satirical fable, but it has also become a tale for children. For every edition designed for the reader with an eye to the historical background, twenty have appeared, abridged or adapted, for readers who care nothing for the satire and enjoy it as a first-class story" (Printing and the Mind of Man). Grolier, 100 English, 42. Printing and the Mind of Man 185. Rothschild 2108. Teerink 290, 291. HBS 69061. $9,500.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 148&164pp.; HB blue/red marble w/leather spine-5bands; heavy rub w/edges&corners worn; spine cracked,scuffed,&worn; ft.hinge cracked w/ink info.on pastedwn.; some lt.fox; pgs.w/slight tan,but clean,&tight. Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput. Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag. 1st issue of 1st ed.
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavos, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition, with Very Good slipcase. Bound in 20th-century full paneled imitation period calf with gilt tooling, morocco labels, and gilt titling to paneled spine. Housed in a custom quarter red morocco slipcase. Red cloth boards with matching chemise, spine paneled with gilt titling and tooling. Rear board of Volume 1 and front board of Volume 2 with matching wear showing some minor damage where the volumes stuck together. Small worming isolated to the surface layer of boards. Rear board of Volume 2 with similar wear. 'B.2' in ink to front pastedowns. Bookplate of Frederick S. Peck to front pastedowns. Volume 1: A-K8, L2, [pi]3, B-L8, M2, 2 maps; Volume 2: A3, A-K8, L5, M8-Aa8, 3 maps, 2 plates. Volume 1 is Teerink's State AA, also known as the second issue or second printing, with misspellings, including Part I, p. 35, line 5 has 'Subsidues'; Volume 2 is Teerink's State B, also known as the third issue or third printing, with continuous pagination; Portrait in state 2a, with vertical chainlines. Shelved case 3. The first three editions were published within two months, with the first edition (Teerink's State A) published on October 28, 1726, the second (Teerink's State AA) in November 1726, and the third (Teerink's State B) in December 1726. While previously thought to be just separate issues, later bibliographical research has shown they are actually different editions. In respect to both Swift's own opinions and previous bibliographical work they are all considered first editions. Teerink 290/291; PMM 185. 1357233. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$17500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Swift's masterpiece with Teerink-Scouten 290 (AA), with title page variant in volume II without the edition statement, but with "Vol. II", author portrait with Latin verses beneath printed on paper with vertical chain lines. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full calf, illustrated with five engraved maps and one engraved table. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable. Jonathan Swift's masterpiece will "last as long as the language, because it describes the vices of man in all nations" (DNB). "A remarkable feat in the creation of imaginary worlds as a vehicle for satire upon the political and religious establishments of the day" (Clute & Grant, 914). "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond temporary fame". For every edition designed for the reader with an eye to the historical background, 20 have appeared, abridged or adapted, for readers who care nothing for the satire and enjoy it as a first-class story" (PMM 185). "Of all Swift's writings it best shows the merits of his mind and his gifts of expression". It is important to realize that it could be written only by one who had the highest ideals for human achievement and who despaired of the achieving" (Baugh et al., 865-66)"although Swift himself expressed this hope for his "Travells" to a friend: "They are admirable Things, and will wonderfully mend the world" (Rothschild 2104).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$67500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition of Gulliver's Travels [SWIFT, Jonathan]. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In four parts. By Lemuel Gulliver.London: Printed for Benj. Motte., 1726. First edition, Teerink's State A, with the following points: Part I, p. 35, line 5 has "Subsidies" correctly spelled; Part III, p. 74 is misnumbered "44;" Part III, G6 is a cancel, with "Part III" at foot; Part IV, p. 52, line 1 has the misprint "buth is." Four parts in two octavo volumes (7 11/16 x 4 5/8 inches; 195 x 118 mm). xvi, 148; [6], 164; [6], 155, [1, blank]; [8], 199, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state, with the inscription "Captain Lemuel Gulliver of Redriff. Ætat. suæ LVIII." around the oval the the tablet bearing a Latin inscription (printed on paper with vertical chain-lines), four maps, and two plans. Contemporary speckled calf, handsomely and almost invisibly rebacked to style. Boards of volume III in paneled, speckled calf, but this volume was published later. Green and red morocco spine labels. Boards double ruled in gilt. Spines elaborately tooled in gilt. Board edges tooled in gilt. Vol. III edges speckled red. Original endpapers. Two previous owner's bookplates on front endpapers of each volume. Some occasional, minor toning and marginal spotting. Overall a very good copy. Housed together in a custom quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Earl of Guilford, Wroxton Abbey (engraved armorial bookplates) â" Robert Borthwick Adam (1863-1940, gilt-stamped leather bookplates with portrait of Samuel Johnson). According the the "Newly Edited," 1909 edition of Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford, better known as Lord North was the "Prime Minister durning the American War, and was largely responsible for the measures that resulted in the loss of our American colonies. He was unfriendly to [Samuel] Johnson and suppressed his pamphlet on the Falkland Islands." (Pg 393). The owner of our second bookplate, R.B. Adam, was a department store owner in New York and book collector. He collected rare books and manuscripts related to English Literature and with a particular focus on Samuel Johnson. The provenance of this copy, clearly was an enticement for him. Gulliver's Travels, to use the popular title, is one of the greatest satires in the English languageâ"or any language, for that matter. It was an immediate success, which accounts in part for its bibliographical complexity, and has been hailed as a book that "would last as long as the language, because it described the vices of man in all nations" (D.N.B.). Vice not withstanding, and unintentionally, it has become not just a great satirical novel, but a juvenile classic as well. Grolier, 100 English, 42. Hubbard, pp. 15-17. Printing and the Mind of Man 185. Rothschild 2104. Teerink 289. HBS 68471. $67,500.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$70415.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two volumes complete - Volume One - [5], vi-xvi, [1], 2-148; [7], 2-164pp; and Volume Two - [7], 2-155; [10], 2-199pp, [1]. Contemporary full calf covers, later rebacked to style, endpapers probably replaced, raised bands, spines in six panels, red leather title label to second panel, volume number in gilt to fourth, gilt double line frame to covers, edges lightly sprinkled red. Volume one with some minor marginal staining, small piece missing from fore edge of B7, a small light stain to fore edge margin of signatures E and F, and a light stain to corners of signatures K and L; in volume two the bottom corner of K3 is missing, but generally quite bright and clean. The engraved portrait frontispiece, by Sturt after Sheppard, is the second state (as often), with the vertical chain lines, the lettering around the frame, and the Latin quotation beneath. Teerink's 'A' edition, with all variant points distinguishing it from the 'AA' edition. With five engraved maps and an engraved plan, a couple with some light ink offsetting. An attractive copy of Swift's masterpiece, giving Swift "an immortality beyond temporary fame" (PMM). Teerink-Scouten 289; Rothschild 2104; PMM 185 Size: 8vo
Seller: Temple Rare Books, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$75000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Two volumes. Second state of portrait as usual. Two volumes. Second state of portrait as almost always. Contemporary calf rebacked at an early date, endpapers replaced. Some browning and rubbing. A very good set. FIRST EDITION. This is a handsome set of Teerink s A edition, the true first edition. As Sir William Temple s secretary at Moor Park, the young Swift had access to many travel accounts in Temple s library. A frequent reader of such books during his formative years, Swift began working in 1714 on his own fictional account of the travels of Martin Scriblerus. The success of Robinson Crusoe (1719) helped spur on the writing of the book, a satire not only of travel narratives but of many aspects of eighteenth-century life including politics, science, commerce, and society. By the 1720s that work had become Gulliver s Travels. In March 1726 Swift came to England for the first time since 1714, bringing the manuscript of Gulliver s Travels. To preserve his anonymity, Swift dealt with Motte by post and through intermediaries. It has always been assumed that political prudence was the main reason for Swift s so carefully preserving the secret of his authorship. Certainly Swift enjoyed the thought (whether real or illusion) of writing dangerously (Lock, The Text of Gulliver s Travels ). The author returned to Dublin even before the parcel had been delivered to the publisher. Although it was rumored that Swift was the author, he maintained the fiction that he knew nothing of the authorship in his conversation and correspondence. Motte hurried the book into print, using five printers who took different sections of the text. The initial printing (Teerink A) sold out within one week, and two additional editions (AA and B) soon followed. Gulliver s Travels was an immediate success, and the book has remained one of the enduring classics of English literature. John Gay wrote that from the highest to the lowest it is universally read, from the Cabinet Council to the Nursery. The influence of Gulliver s Travels has been vast. The terms Lilliputian, Brobdingnagian, and Yahoo have entered the language. The book inspired countless sequels, adaptations, parodies, and imitations worldwide in print, comics, cartoons, television, stage, and film. The wildly imaginative book became a source of inspiration for authors from Voltaire to Orwell, and it is one of the few works of fiction of its time that is still widely read for pleasure. Teerink 28 (A edition). Rothschild 2104-6. Printing and the Mind of Man 289. Grolier/English 42.
Seller: 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop, Stevenson, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$83218.85 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing (i.e. Teerink A). Frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state, as usual, with vertical chain lines and the lettering around the oval frame. Two volumes (197 x 120mm), bound in contemporary calf with gilt ruled borders and gilt titles to the spine. Binding sometime neatly rebacked with some old repairs to the hinges and corners. Internally clean with occasional browning. An excellent, tall set of this landmark novel in contemporary state. Five engraved maps. The author's masterpiece and landmark in the early development of the novel. The first printing was published on 28 October and sold out within a week and was quickly followed by two further printings in 1726, which are subtly different to the first printing, though bibliographically distinct as shown by Teerink in his bibliography of Swift, and referred to as Teerink AA and B issues. The work was immediately hailed as a classic, "From the highest to the lowest, it is universally read, from the Cabinet-council to the Nursery" - John Gay "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond Temporary Fame" (PMM) Teerink 290; PMM 185
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom