Author: SWIFT, Jonathan
Title: The Travels of Lemuel Gulliver
Description: New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1929. Hardcover. Introduction by Shane Leslie. Illustrations by Alexander King. 4to. Full tan calf spine with brown lettering and tan linen over boards, slipcase. x, 293pp. Full-page illustrations, map endpapers. Near fine/near fine. Superlative, tight and lovely copy of the first title in the LEC's first series. Colophon at rear notes 1500 numbered copies (here noted as "Office Copy") signed boldly by illustrator King. Best of all, the usually-absent paper jacket isn't the usual brittle glassine, but a heavy, translucent faux vellum in excellent condition. NEWMAN 1. .

Keywords: British Literature


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