Jonathan Swift / Arthur Rackham - Gulliver's Travels - 1937

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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift / Arthur Rackham, hardback English edition of 1st Edition Thus published in 1937 by The Temple Press, 320 pages.

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Gullivers Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift, beautifully illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham and published in 1937 by the Temple Press London.

Colour plates, clean, all twelve are present, signed and dated.
‘Most of the designs appeared as line drawings in an edition issued in 1899, but they were subsequently worked over, revised, and coloured by the artist and some new designs added.’

Twelve Chapters; the complete story of Gulliver’s adventures in the three parts.
291 pages, clean
Several pages of old publisher’s adverts at the back in striking black ink. Old English currency. Adverts clean apart from 1 small drawing, neat coloured pencil.

Large orange hardback with darker brown/rust colour titles on spine and front. Cover generally in good shape, fading area (see photo.)

Arthur Rackham, superb illustrations, classic English Literature title


Gullivers Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift, beautifully illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham and published in 1937 by the Temple Press London.

Colour plates, clean, all twelve are present, signed and dated.
‘Most of the designs appeared as line drawings in an edition issued in 1899, but they were subsequently worked over, revised, and coloured by the artist and some new designs added.’

Twelve Chapters; the complete story of Gulliver’s adventures in the three parts.
291 pages, clean
Several pages of old publisher’s adverts at the back in striking black ink. Old English currency. Adverts clean apart from 1 small drawing, neat coloured pencil.

Large orange hardback with darker brown/rust colour titles on spine and front. Cover generally in good shape, fading area (see photo.)

Arthur Rackham, superb illustrations, classic English Literature title


Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Children's books, Illustrated, Literature
Book Title
Gulliver's Travels
Author/ Illustrator
Jonathan Swift / Arthur Rackham
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1937
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
The Temple Press
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
320
United KingdomVerified
562
Objects sold
100%
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