Voyages De Gulliver Dans Des Contrees Lointaines ( Two Volumes )
by Swift, Jonathan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Editions De La Pleiade , 1929. An edition limited to 1270 copies, 50 copies out of trade, this #218 of the 1100 copies printed on vellum. Wonderfully illustrated by Jacques Boullaire. Full translation from the first English edition of 1726 by Mrs. S. Martin-Chauffier. . Two volumes bound in quarter vellum over decorative floral paper covered boards, floral end papers, top edges gilt, original paper covers and spines bound in. Near Fine, light soiling to vellum, small rubs at corners. A lovely set of this classic story. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Quarter Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007928
- Title
- Voyages De Gulliver Dans Des Contrees Lointaines ( Two Volumes )
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Edition
- Publisher
- Editions De La Pleiade
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...