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Lot 150
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
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SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World. In four parts. By Lemuel Gulliver... London: Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726.
2 volumes, 8vo (190 x 113 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece (a few leaves lightly trimmed not affecting text or image). Modern calf antique gilt; folding case.
FIRST EDITION, third issue (Teerink “B”), with the vertical chain lines of the earlier state. An explosive satire, Gulliver's Travels attracted both criticism and praise for its clever critiques of politics, misogyny, and the "traveller's tales" subgenre popular during the 18th century. Teerink 291; Grolier English, 42; Rothschild 2108.
Property from the Dorros Family Collection