Gulliver's Travels
by Swift, Jonathan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable Young Books, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Baltzer, Hans. A striking oversized edition of Gulliver's Travels, with wonderful watercolor illustrations by Hans Baltzer. Second printing of this edition. NF in a Good to VG jacket--some surface soil and multiple small tears and chips. The text and illustrations are quite clean.
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
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003219
- Title
- Gulliver's Travels
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan
- Illustrator
- Baltzer, Hans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Constable Young Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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