Jonathan Swift; C. E. Brock - Gulliver's Travels - 1894
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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, illustrated by C. E. Brock, a 1894 Macmillan and Co. hardback illustrated edition in English, 381 pages with all edges gilt, front inner hinge cracked but binding intact and overall good.
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A handsome Victorian illustrated edition of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, published by Macmillan & Co., London and New York, 1894.
This edition features 100 illustrations by Charles E. Brock, one of the finest British illustrators of the late Victorian period, together with a preface by Henry Craik. It is bound in the publisher's original dark green pictorial cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to the spine and all page edges gilt.
The volume remains attractive with bright gilt decoration and a clean interior. The front inner hinge is cracked, but the binding remains intact and the text block is still securely attached.
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Author: Jonathan Swift
Title: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (Gulliver's Travels)
Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
Place: London & New York
Year: 1894
Illustrated by Charles E. Brock
Original publisher's pictorial cloth. 381 pages + publisher's advertisement. Complete. All edges gilt. Good overall condition for its age.
Front inner hinge cracked (see photographs), but binding remains firm. Small bumps and rubbing to the corners. Minor wear to the head and foot of the spine. Slight fading/loss to the gilt at spine. Clean pages, slight foxing to first pages. No ownership inscription.
A very attractive late Victorian illustrated edition of one of the classics of English literature, desirable both for its decorative publisher's binding and the excellent illustrations by Charles E. Brock.
A handsome Victorian illustrated edition of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, published by Macmillan & Co., London and New York, 1894.
This edition features 100 illustrations by Charles E. Brock, one of the finest British illustrators of the late Victorian period, together with a preface by Henry Craik. It is bound in the publisher's original dark green pictorial cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to the spine and all page edges gilt.
The volume remains attractive with bright gilt decoration and a clean interior. The front inner hinge is cracked, but the binding remains intact and the text block is still securely attached.
Details
Author: Jonathan Swift
Title: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (Gulliver's Travels)
Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
Place: London & New York
Year: 1894
Illustrated by Charles E. Brock
Original publisher's pictorial cloth. 381 pages + publisher's advertisement. Complete. All edges gilt. Good overall condition for its age.
Front inner hinge cracked (see photographs), but binding remains firm. Small bumps and rubbing to the corners. Minor wear to the head and foot of the spine. Slight fading/loss to the gilt at spine. Clean pages, slight foxing to first pages. No ownership inscription.
A very attractive late Victorian illustrated edition of one of the classics of English literature, desirable both for its decorative publisher's binding and the excellent illustrations by Charles E. Brock.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Literature
Book title
Gulliver's Travels
Author/ Illustrator
Jonathan Swift; C. E. Brock
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1894
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Macmillan and Co.
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
381
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