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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Printed for Benjamin Motte, London 1726, 2 volumes, First edition, First printing, Octavo, contemporary full speckled brown calf gilt, raised bands, brown morocco spine labels, housed in two custom cloth chemise and a fine clamshell box. Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World. In four parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon and then a Captain of several Ships. An extraordinary copy in unrestored full contemporary calf, one of the scarcest and most desirable books in all of English literature, with engraved frontispiece portrait of Gulliver, six plates (four maps and two plans), as well as numerous woodcut initials, head- and tail pieces. Exceptionally rare first issue, particularly in contemporary calf. A classic "at once a favorite book of children and a summary of bitter scorn for mankind", Swifts Masterpiece will "last as long as the language, because it describes the vices of man in all nations" (DNB) "A remarkable feat in the creation of imaginary worlds as a vehicle for satire upon the political and religious establishments of the day"(Clute & Grant, 914). "Gulliver's Travel has given Swift an immortality beyond temporary fame. for every edition designed for the reader with an eye to the historical background, 20 have appeared, abridged or adapted for readers who care nothing for the satire and enjoy it as a first class story" (PMM 185)." Of all Swift's writings it best shows the merits of his mind and his gifts of expression. it is important to realize that it could be written only by one who had the highest ideals for human achievement and who despaired of the achieving" (Baugh et al. 865-66)- although Swift himself expressed his hope for his "Travells" to a friend: "They are admirable Things, and will wonderfully mend the world" (Rothschild 2104). "Swift was just short of sixty when the work appeared which was to pluck his from the roster of 18th-century political pamphleteers and place it among the elect. He begun to write it many years before, not as something to be tossed off and hurled into the thick of just one more partisan scrimmage, but as a general, all-embracing satiric survey of mankind that could take much time in the making." (Winterich). First published October 28,1726," John Gay wrote Swift that the whole impression sold in a week" (Winterich, 215). This copy is the extremely rare first edition, first issue (Teerink"A"), with "subsidies" on Part I, 35.5; Part III page 74 misnumbered "44" and all other neccesary points. Frontispiece in second state (Teering,s state 2a), with Latin inscription on tablet and vertical chain lines as is usual with many first state copies. Teerink 290. Grolier 100 42. Anatomy of Wonder II-1114. Fantasy and Horror 2-55. Early ink owner signature of a member of the Cottrell Dormer family, a British aristocratic line. The Cottrell Dormers inhabited Rousham House, a manor in Oxfordshire. The family included Royalists as well as prominent military men. Notably, Rousham House had a "delightful" library according to Walpole an several members of the Cottrell Dormer family were avid book collectors. The signatures in this book are probably from Clement Cottrell Dormer- the first Cottrell owner of the manor- who took the name Dormer from his cousin, a general, from whom he inherited Rousham House. Cottrell Dormer was a knight, Master of Ceremonies, a close friend to Alexander Pope and an enthusiastic antiquary who began the family tradition of book-collecting. It seems rather likely that this most exceptional copy was once housed in his library. Includes a letter from 1925 from Bernhard Quaritch describing this copy " the finest copy that has been offered for sale in London for many years", laid in in volume 2. Interior generally clean and lovely, only minor rubbing to original bindings. A very handsome copy with a distinguished provenance.

First edition, first printing (i.e. Teerink A). Frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state, as usual, with vertical chain lines and the lettering around the oval frame. Two volumes (197 x 120mm), bound in contemporary calf with gilt ruled borders and gilt titles to the spine. Binding sometime neatly rebacked with some old repairs to the hinges and corners. Internally clean with occasional browning. An excellent, tall set of this landmark novel in contemporary state. Five engraved maps. The author's masterpiece and landmark in the early development of the novel. The first printing was published on 28 October and sold out within a week and was quickly followed by two further printings in 1726, which are subtly different to the first printing, though bibliographically distinct as shown by Teerink in his bibliography of Swift, and referred to as Teerink AA and B issues. The work was immediately hailed as a classic, "From the highest to the lowest, it is universally read, from the Cabinet-council to the Nursery" - John Gay "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond Temporary Fame" (PMM) Teerink 290; PMM 185.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Two volumes. Second state of portrait as usual. Two volumes. Second state of portrait as almost always. Contemporary calf rebacked at an early date, endpapers replaced. Some browning and rubbing. A very good set. FIRST EDITION. This is a handsome set of Teerink s A edition, the true first edition. As Sir William Temple s secretary at Moor Park, the young Swift had access to many travel accounts in Temple s library. A frequent reader of such books during his formative years, Swift began working in 1714 on his own fictional account of the travels of Martin Scriblerus. The success of Robinson Crusoe (1719) helped spur on the writing of the book, a satire not only of travel narratives but of many aspects of eighteenth-century life including politics, science, commerce, and society. By the 1720s that work had become Gulliver s Travels. In March 1726 Swift came to England for the first time since 1714, bringing the manuscript of Gulliver s Travels. To preserve his anonymity, Swift dealt with Motte by post and through intermediaries. It has always been assumed that political prudence was the main reason for Swift s so carefully preserving the secret of his authorship. Certainly Swift enjoyed the thought (whether real or illusion) of writing dangerously (Lock, The Text of Gulliver s Travels ). The author returned to Dublin even before the parcel had been delivered to the publisher. Although it was rumored that Swift was the author, he maintained the fiction that he knew nothing of the authorship in his conversation and correspondence. Motte hurried the book into print, using five printers who took different sections of the text. The initial printing (Teerink A) sold out within one week, and two additional editions (AA and B) soon followed. Gulliver s Travels was an immediate success, and the book has remained one of the enduring classics of English literature. John Gay wrote that from the highest to the lowest it is universally read, from the Cabinet Council to the Nursery. The influence of Gulliver s Travels has been vast. The terms Lilliputian, Brobdingnagian, and Yahoo have entered the language. The book inspired countless sequels, adaptations, parodies, and imitations worldwide in print, comics, cartoons, television, stage, and film. The wildly imaginative book became a source of inspiration for authors from Voltaire to Orwell, and it is one of the few works of fiction of its time that is still widely read for pleasure. Teerink 28 (A edition). Rothschild 2104-6. Printing and the Mind of Man 289. Grolier/English 42.

Hardback. Condición: Good+. First Edition. Two volumes complete - Volume One - [5], vi-xvi, [1], 2-148; [7], 2-164pp; and Volume Two - [7], 2-155; [10], 2-199pp, [1]. Contemporary full calf covers, later rebacked to style, endpapers probably replaced, raised bands, spines in six panels, red leather title label to second panel, volume number in gilt to fourth, gilt double line frame to covers, edges lightly sprinkled red. Volume one with some minor marginal staining, small piece missing from fore edge of B7, a small light stain to fore edge margin of signatures E and F, and a light stain to corners of signatures K and L; in volume two the bottom corner of K3 is missing, but generally quite bright and clean. The engraved portrait frontispiece, by Sturt after Sheppard, is the second state (as often), with the vertical chain lines, the lettering around the frame, and the Latin quotation beneath. Teerink's 'A' edition, with all variant points distinguishing it from the 'AA' edition. With five engraved maps and an engraved plan, a couple with some light ink offsetting. An attractive copy of Swift's masterpiece, giving Swift "an immortality beyond temporary fame" (PMM). Teerink-Scouten 289; Rothschild 2104; PMM 185 Size: 8vo.

Condición: A fine copy. Four parts in two volumes, octavo; portrait of Gulliver by John Sturt engraved by Robert Sheppard and six engraved plates, five of them maps, by H. Moll; 19th-century polished calf gilt, spine gilt between raised bands, green lettering pieces, triple fillet border on sides, marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle borders, gilt edges; binding by Francis Bedford with his stamp. First edition, first issue (Teerink "A"), with the portrait in second state as is more usual. This is a fine copy of one of the greatest of all works of English (and travel) literature. From its first publication the success of Gulliver was immediate and sustained, its influence enormous. Gove knew of over one hundred eighteenth century editions and there have been countless since. Although it had its famous detractors (notably Samuel Johnson's famously dismissive 'When once you have thought of the big men and little men, it is very easy to do all the rest') it has become one of the best loved and most immediately recognisable works of fiction. No one was more surprised by this than Swift himself, who had said to Pope that the satire would never be published until 'a printer shall be found brave enough to venture his ears'. "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond Temporary Fame" (Printing and the Mind of Man). Gulliver is one of the most famous English books of all time, and also the greatest work of literature associated with Australia. It is a crucial work in the Imaginary Voyage tradition, particularly for its use of a series of realistic framing devices which include maps, an editorial comment that the work has been greatly reduced by the omission of most of the material relating to winds and tides, and reference to genuine sailors such as Dampier or their props, such as Sanson's Atlas. Gulliver, who is made a cousin of William Dampier, comments at one point that he was 'coasting New Holland', and at another that he has been 'driven by a violent storm to the north-west of Van Diemen's Land' -- in the very year (1699) that Dampier was in fact exploring the Australian northwest. Gulliver is quite precise in his mapping of the lands he visits, and as Davidson notes, 'With a latitude given as 30°2' south, the imaginary Lilliput. is placed somewhere in South Australia, probably near the isles of St Francis and St Peter at the eastern end of the Great Australian Bight'. The frontispiece portrait of Gulliver here is in the second, more frequently found, of two states (with the inscription "Captain Lemuel Gulliver of Redriff. Ætat. suæ LVIII." around the oval and the tablet bearing a Latin inscription, printed on paper with vertical chain-lines). The first edition was released in two volumes on 28 October 1726, priced at 8s 6d. It was an instant sensation and sold out its first run in less than a week. It was immediately acclaimed, and it has been widely read ever since. It is uncertain when exactly Swift (1667-1745) started writing Gulliver's Travels, but some sources suggest as early as 1713 when Swift, Gay, Pope, Arbuthnot and others formed the Scriblerus Club, with the aim of satirising popular literary genres. Swift, runs the theory, was charged with writing the memoirs of the club's imaginary author, Martinus Scriblerus, and also with satirising the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is known from Swift's correspondence that the composition proper began in 1720 with the mirror-themed parts I and II written first, Part IV following in 1723 and Part III in 1724; but amendments were made even while Swift was writing Drapier's Letters. By August 1725 the book was complete; and as Gulliver's Travels was a transparently anti-Whig satire, it is likely that Swift had the manuscript copied so that his handwriting could not be used as evidence if a prosecution should arise, as had happened in the case of his Irish pamphlets. In March 1726 Swift travelled to London to have his work published; the manuscript was secretly delivered to the publisher Benjamin Motte, who used five printing houses to speed production and avoid piracy. Motte, recognising a best-seller but fearing prosecution, cut or altered the worst offending passages (such as the descriptions of the court contests in Lilliput and the rebellion of Lindalino), added some material in defence of Queen Anne to book II, and published it. Although at first castigated, Gulliver was recast as a parody after critics surmised the source of his name - a portmanteau word, or merger of "gullible" and "traveller". Achieving what the "gullible traveller" assumes to be utopia in the horse-land of the Houyhnhnms, Gulliver loses his objectivity, deserts his family, and moves into the stable to live with horses, whom his distorted value system now prefers as superior to humanity. The novel's striking success is testified by a letter of 17 November 1726 by John Gay (Correspondence vol. III, p. 182): "About ten days ago a Book was published here of the Travels of one Gulliver, which hath been the conversation of the whole town . From the highest to the lowest it is universally read, from the Cabinet-council to the Nursery". Gulliver's Travels has ascended to the final apotheosis of a satirical fable, but it has also become a timeless tale for children. . Provenance: Ralph Clutton (with armorial bookplate).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Mixed set. Vol. I is Teerink A, p.35, line 5 "Subsidies". Vol. II is Teerink AA, second edition, parts 3 and 4. Both volumes in very good condition. Some water damage to edges of pages and paste-downs; some wear. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.

First editions of Jonathan Swiftâ s masterpiece, Gulliverâ s Travels. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three quarters contemporary calf over marbled boards, engraved frontispiece of Lemuel Gulliver, woodcut initials, five engraved maps, gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. Bookplate to the pastedown and period ownership signature to each volume. Both volumes are the Teerink B edition. A very nice example of this classic in English literature. Jonathan Swift's masterpiece will "last as long as the language, because it describes the vices of man in all nations" (DNB). "A remarkable feat in the creation of imaginary worlds as a vehicle for satire upon the political and religious establishments of the day" (Clute & Grant, 914). "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond temporary fame". For every edition designed for the reader with an eye to the historical background, 20 have appeared, abridged or adapted, for readers who care nothing for the satire and enjoy it as a first-class story" (PMM 185). "Of all Swift's writings it best shows the merits of his mind and his gifts of expression". It is important to realize that it could be written only by one who had the highest ideals for human achievement and who despaired of the achieving" (Baugh et al., 865-66)"although Swift himself expressed this hope for his "Travells" to a friend: "They are admirable Things, and will wonderfully mend the world" (Rothschild 2104).

First edition of Swift's masterpiece with Teerink-Scouten 290 (AA), with title page variant in volume II without the edition statement, but with "Vol. II", author portrait with Latin verses beneath printed on paper with vertical chain lines. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full calf, illustrated with five engraved maps and one engraved table. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable. Jonathan Swift's masterpiece will "last as long as the language, because it describes the vices of man in all nations" (DNB). "A remarkable feat in the creation of imaginary worlds as a vehicle for satire upon the political and religious establishments of the day" (Clute & Grant, 914). "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond temporary fame". For every edition designed for the reader with an eye to the historical background, 20 have appeared, abridged or adapted, for readers who care nothing for the satire and enjoy it as a first-class story" (PMM 185). "Of all Swift's writings it best shows the merits of his mind and his gifts of expression". It is important to realize that it could be written only by one who had the highest ideals for human achievement and who despaired of the achieving" (Baugh et al., 865-66)"although Swift himself expressed this hope for his "Travells" to a friend: "They are admirable Things, and will wonderfully mend the world" (Rothschild 2104).

First of 4 issues, Scotch editions, from the library of Robert R. Livingstone, with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. Small octavo, bound in contemporary calf, spine compartments ruled with Greek key tooling, morocco spine labels. From the library of founding father RobertÂR.ÂLivingston. As one of the Founding Fathers of the United States,ÂLivingston played an important role in the early development of the newly formed country. He was known asÂ"The Chancellor", after the high New York state legal office he held for 25 years. He was a member of theÂCommittee of FiveÂthat drafted theÂDeclaration of Independence, along withÂThomas Jefferson,ÂBenjamin Franklin,ÂJohn Adams, andÂRoger Sherman. Livingston administered the Oath of Office to George Washington when he assumed the presidency in 1789.He was a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, the administrator for George Washingtonâ s Oath of Office when he assumed presidency in 1789, and the chief negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In very good condition. An exceptional set with noted provenance. Jonathan Swift's masterpiece will "last as long as the language, because it describes the vices of man in all nations" (DNB). "A remarkable feat in the creation of imaginary worlds as a vehicle for satire upon the political and religious establishments of the day" (Clute & Grant, 914). "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond temporary fame". For every edition designed for the reader with an eye to the historical background, 20 have appeared, abridged or adapted, for readers who care nothing for the satire and enjoy it as a first-class story" (PMM 185). "Of all Swift's writings it best shows the merits of his mind and his gifts of expression". It is important to realize that it could be written only by one who had the highest ideals for human achievement and who despaired of the achieving" (Baugh et al., 865-66)"although Swift himself expressed this hope for his "Travells" to a friend: "They are admirable Things, and will wonderfully mend the world" (Rothschild 2104).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Issue of 1st Ed. 148&164pp.; HB blue/red marble w/leather spine-5bands; heavy rub w/edges&corners worn; spine cracked,scuffed,&worn; ft.hinge cracked w/ink info.on pastedwn.; some lt.fox; pgs.w/slight tan,but clean,&tight. Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput. Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag. 1st issue of 1st ed.

Hardcover. First Edition, Mixed State. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition, with Very Good slipcase. Bound in 20th-century full paneled imitation period calf with gilt tooling, morocco labels, and gilt titling to paneled spine. Housed in a custom quarter red morocco slipcase. Red cloth boards with matching chemise, spine paneled with gilt titling and tooling. Rear board of Volume 1 and front board of Volume 2 with matching wear showing some minor damage where the volumes stuck together. Small worming isolated to the surface layer of boards. Rear board of Volume 2 with similar wear. 'B.2' in ink to front pastedowns. Bookplate of Frederick S. Peck to front pastedowns. Volume 1: A-K8, L2, [pi]3, B-L8, M2, 2 maps; Volume 2: A3, A-K8, L5, M8-Aa8, 3 maps, 2 plates. Volume 1 is Teerink's State AA, also known as the second issue or second printing, with misspellings, including Part I, p. 35, line 5 has 'Subsidues'; Volume 2 is Teerink's State B, also known as the third issue or third printing, with continuous pagination; Portrait in state 2a, with vertical chainlines. Shelved case 3. The first three editions were published within two months, with the first edition (Teerink's State A) published on October 28, 1726, the second (Teerink's State AA) in November 1726, and the third (Teerink's State B) in December 1726. While previously thought to be just separate issues, later bibliographical research has shown they are actually different editions. In respect to both Swift's own opinions and previous bibliographical work they are all considered first editions. Teerink 290/291; PMM 185. 1357233. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Finely bound set of the works of Jonathan Swift, with notes and a life by Sir Walter Scott, one of 750 numbered sets, this is number 330. Octavo,19 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. In near fine condition. From the library of Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja, often known as Ranji, who was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933, as Maharaja Jam Saheb, and was a noted Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team. Sets of Swift are uncommon, especially in this condition. Jonathan Swift's masterpiece will "last as long as the language, because it describes the vices of man in all nations" (DNB). "A remarkable feat in the creation of imaginary worlds as a vehicle for satire upon the political and religious establishments of the day" (Clute & Grant, 914). "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond temporary fame". For every edition designed for the reader with an eye to the historical background, 20 have appeared, abridged or adapted, for readers who care nothing for the satire and enjoy it as a first-class story" (PMM 185). "Of all Swift's writings it best shows the merits of his mind and his gifts of expression". It is important to realize that it could be written only by one who had the highest ideals for human achievement and who despaired of the achieving" (Baugh et al., 865-66)"although Swift himself expressed this hope for his "Travells" to a friend: "They are admirable Things, and will wonderfully mend the world" (Rothschild 2104).

Full calf. Condición: Fine. Four parts in two volumes, octavo Vol 1.pp viii [4], 148, [6], 149-310; Vol 2 pp [6], 154 [8], 155-353 [1] (blank)] illustrated with seven engraved plates: Frontispiece portrait of "Captain Lemuel Gulliver" (second state) and six plates numbered I-VI (five maps and one plan}. Bound in modern period-style full calf, gilt spine with red titling labels and raised bands, with the original gilt stamped leather armorial bookplate of J. McCullough Turner and printed bookplate of Italian economist and politiciamFrancesco Paolo Ruggiero neatly mounted on the front pastedowns. Moderate toning and scattered foxing, a few leaves atthe front of vol 2 lightly stained at upper right corner, very good overall. A nicely bound two-volume set of Gulliver's Travels, one of greatest satires ever written. It was an immediate success, which accounts in part for its bibliographical complexity, and has been hailed as a book that "would last as long as the language, because it described the vices of man in all nations"(DNB) The scarce third issue published in December 1726 with continuous pagination in each volume (the first three octavo editions were published from October to December 1726) Teerink 290. Printing andthe Mind of Man 185 Third octavo edition (Teerink's "B" edition).

Full Description: [SWIFT, Jonathan]. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, first a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships. London: Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726. First edition, Mixed issue. Volume I is Teerink AA, and Volume II is Teerink B. Four parts in two octavo volumes (7 9/16 x 4 11/16 inches; 192 x 120). xii, 148; [6], 164; [6], 154; [8], [155]-353, [1, blank] pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Gulliver in the second state (the first state, usually only seen in large paper copies), with the inscription "Captain Lemuel Gulliver of Redriff. Ætat. suæ LVIII." around the oval the tablet bearing a Latin inscription (printed on paper with vertical chain-lines), five engraved maps (two for Part III and one for each of the other Parts), and an engraved plate of symbols in Part III. With engraved head and tail pieces, and initials. Uniformly bound in contemporary full paneled speckled calf, rebacked to style. Boards ruled in blind. Spine stamped and numbered in gilt. Red morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Top edges dyed brown, other edges speckled red. A small piece missing to fore-edge margin of leaf K5 in part II, volume I, but with no loss. Previous owner's old ink neat notes to leaf S5 in Part IV, volume II. Previous owner's bookplates to front patesdown of each volumes. A handsome and complete copy of this seminal first edition. Gulliver's Travels, to use the popular title, is one of the greatest satires in the English languageâ "or any language, for that matter. It was an immediate success, which accounts in part for its bibliographical complexity, and has been hailed as a book that "would last as long as the language, because it described the vices of man in all nations" (D.N.B.). "Gulliver's Travels has given Swift an immortality beyond temporary fame.All those who had been fascinated by the realism and vivid detail of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe were captivated again, even though they knew that Gulliver must be fiction. The brilliance and thoroughness with which his logic and invention work out the picquancies of scale involved by the giant human among the Lilliputians, and then by a minikin Gulliver among the Brobdingnagians, ran away with the author's original intention. Gulliver's Travels has achieved the final apotheosis of a satirical fable, but it has also become a tale for children. For every edition designed for the reader with an eye to the historical background, twenty have appeared, abridged or adapted, for readers who care nothing for the satire and enjoy it as a first-class story" (Printing and the Mind of Man). Grolier, 100 English, 42. Printing and the Mind of Man 185. Rothschild 2108. Teerink 290, 291. HBS 69061. $9,500.

B edition (aka third edition), four parts in two volumes, plus the first edition of the spurious "third volume," 8vo; frontispiece portrait in the second state, four engraved maps and two plans; full speckled calf, gilt ruled borders, rebacked, red morocco labels on spines; corners bumped, occasional light foxing, light dampstaining to corners of volume 2, closed tear to S2 in volume 2; very good. Together with: Travels into several remote nations of the world. Vol. III. London: 1727. First edition, 8vo, pp. [8], 118, [8], 159, [1]; frontispiece; paneled calf, rebacked, corners bumped, dampstaining on fore-edge not affecting text, very good. This "third volume" was a spurious edition and a plagiarism, but is often included with the genuine volumes for completion's sake. The whole set with the bookplates of Henry Clerke Collison and Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury. Teerink 291 & 292.

Third edition, Teerink's B edition, published only a couple of months after the first, together with the spurious third volume published the following year. This is a remarkably attractive set, uniformly bound in a well-preserved unrestored contemporary English binding. The first edition was published on 28 October 1726. Two superficially similar but distinct octavo editions followed in quick succession: the second (designated AA by Teerink) sometime in the middle of November, and the third edition (Teerink B) in December. A third volume, in two parts, appeared later in 1727; the first part is an original imitation of Swift's work, the second is an adaptation of Siden's The History of the Sevarites or Sevarambi (London, 1675-9). Gulliver's Travels "is the book by which Swift is chiefly remembered, and it is the record of his own experience in politics under Queen Anne as an Irishman in what G. B. Shaw called 'John Bull's other island'" (ODNB). The printing was chiefly managed by Alexander Pope, Swift's long-time friend. About a year before the first publication, discussing with Pope the progress he had made in "finishing, correcting, amending, and transcribing my Travels", Swift famously confessed: "the chief end I propose to myself in all my labours is to vex the world rather than divert it" (Swift, p. 434). The portrait occurs in three states, the first with the inscription "Captain Lemuel Gulliver, of Redriff Aetat. Suae 58." on a tablet under the oval (Gulliver's age matches Swift's age when the Travels was first published.) The second state, as here, has the inscription placed round the oval, the tablet with a quotation from the second satire of Persius, protesting the author's purity of heart; the third state is a retouched version of the second. Provenance: from the library of the Ricasoli-Firidolfi family, one of the earliest and most prominent noble families of Florence, with their 19th-century armorial bookplate in each volume and their numbered shelf labels to spines. ESTC T139452 and T139029; Printing and the Mind of Man 185 (first. ed.); Teerink 291 and 292. Jonathan Swift, Correspondence, 1999. 3 volumes, octavo (196 x 123 mm). Contemporary panelled calf, spines with raised bands, red morocco labels, board edges tooled in gilt, edges sprinkled red and brown. Housed in a brown cloth flat-back box by the Chelsea Bindery. Engraved portrait frontispiece, 5 similar maps, and 1 diagram. Extremities rubbed, spine ends and corners worn, joints of vols. I and II cracked but holding, joints of vol. III with short splits at head and foot, but firm, contents browned, occasional foxing, otherwise clean. A very good set.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Two Volume Set. The First UK printing of this illustrated edition published by The Cresset Press in 1930. 2 volumes, folio in half-sheets. Original publisher's bindings by Wood, London which have undergone NO restoration or colouring. The BOOKS are in Very Good++ condition. Morocco, raised bands to spines forming compartments, gilt-lettered direct, vellum sides, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Sunning to the spines and with a little rubbing to the edges, spines and folds in places. Light marginal browning to the endpapers from turn-ins with some faint offsetting from a few engravings. No inscriptions. Hand-coloured frontispiece to each volume, 10 similar plates, vignette portait of Swift to title pages, 5 maps, head- and tailpieces, all engraved after the designs of Rex Whistler. First Cresset Press edition. Number '190' of 195 copies on handmade paper; there were also 10 copies on vellum. The short-lived Cresset Press, co-founded by John Eldred Howard in 1927 and run by Dennis Cohen and A. I. Meyers until 1931, produced fine editions of the classics and of Continental literature. Gulliver's Travels is one of the Press's finest books. The illustrative style of Rex Whistler, which the experimentalism of the 1920s, found its inspiration in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and so was well matched to Swift's classic. In this book Whistler employed his favourite device of setting most of the illustrations within a highly decorative rococo marginal frame. Housed in a custom solander box. A superb set and extremely scarce in their original bindings. A masterpiece of book design. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726. frontispiece portrait (in second state) and 6 further plates. A mixed set, with Volume One the second edition (Teerink AA) and Volume Two the third edition (Teerink B). The first three editions were once considered to be different issues of a single first edition. Later bibliographical analysis demonstrated that they were separate editions, each set from the previous, but Teerink, acknowledging the work done to identify them, still thought it advisable to stick to the well established practice of calling the three 1726 editions first, in part because both the printer and the author thought of them that way. Very good condition, handsomely bound in leather, with the Volume I leather label missing from one spine. With the bookplate, dated 1894, of Edwin B. Holden, the one time president of the Grolier Club and the builder of a renowned collection. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

2 volumes bound as one. Second edition, published within a few months of the first editions and set from the type of the first issue of the first edition (the A edition). This is the first edition to include the "Verses," which had been separately printed in March of 1727. They were compressed into twenty pages and inserted here by the publisher after the title to Volume I and before the text. This is also one of the earliest issues of the second edition, with the portrait state as found in the first editions and in only some copies of the second, the general title, also early, does not mention Second Edition, and the advertisement leaf is present preliminary to Vol. II. Portrait frontispiece, and 6 additional plates including the 5 maps called for in the earliest issue, engraved head and tailpieces throughout. 8vo, in rarely encountered full contemporary mottled calf, the spine with a maroon morocco lettering label gilt. i-ii, [xx], iii-xii, 148, [x],164; [1] ads, [vi],155, [viii],199. A very handsome and pleasing copy, quite clean internally with no staining or spotting and just light mellowing. A bit of normative evidence of age, withal a very attractive and especially well preserved copy of this scarce book. RARE. Copies in contemporary bindings are regrettably uncommon, and this copy remains a fine example of the book in its original aspect. This edition included the five Verses (1. To Quinbus Flestrim. 2. The Lamentation. 3. To Mr. Lemuel Gulliver. 4. Mary Gulliver To Capt. Lemuel Gulliver. 5. The Words of the King of Brobdingnag.) which did not appear in the first editions. "Gulliver's Travels" is a biting political satire ingeniously styled after the many narratives of travel and exploration popular at the time, which Swift had read in the library of his employer, Sir William Temple. And though most satire, especially political satire, is quickly rendered unintelligible or uninteresting with the passage of time, Swift endowed his story with so much imagination that it has never passed out of the canon of classics in English literature. This, the most famous of Swift's works, was published anonymously as the author was afraid of the reception the book might meet with. His satire was directed at the prevailing powers of the day, and it has become known as one of the greatest literary works ever penned.

Hardcover. Condición: Near fine. First Edition. Ist edition Ist printing with the uncorrected text and the blank space on page 320 where the word "uterinus" was later inserted (a 2nd and 3rd edition were published the same year). His first major book, a classic satire on religious controversy, as exemplified in the quarrels between Saint Peter, Martin Luther, and Jack Calvin. 19th century full, straight grain morocco. A near fine copy, clean, sound and complete with the Treatises leaf at the front and the final blank, and though it is not a scarce book, it is quite so in this splendid condition. Ref: Teerink-Scouten 217. Rothschild 1992.

Signed limited edition, number 402 of 750 copies signed by the artist, this copy with an original ink drawing on the half-title, signed and dated "Arthur Rackham 7 May, 1931". The drawing measures approximately 150 x 85 mm and shows Gulliver in Lilliput with two Lilliputians mounted on horses at his feet. Rackham first illustrated Swift's satire in 1900 (published with a colour frontispiece and 11 black and white drawings). Rackham reworked the drawings for a new edition in 1909, adding colour. The signed limited edition included an additional colour plate, "The Lilliputian tailors measure Gulliver for a new suit of clothes", not included in the trade edition. The signed limited edition was published by Dent in the UK and Dutton in the US. This copy carries the Dutton imprint on the spine although the Dent device is present on the front cover. Copies of the American binding with an original ink drawing are rare. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 32-33; Riall, p. 91. Quarto. Original white cloth, lettering on spine and front cover in gilt, publisher's device on front cover in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, illustrated endpapers in gilt, original dark red ties. Housed in a custom folding black cloth box with paper spine. Colour frontispiece and 12 colour plates mounted on white paper, with tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Arthur Rackham. Ownership signature to front pastedown. Some very light finger-soiling to binding but remarkably bright, some minor foxing and light browning, minor damp-staining to lower edge; a near-fine copy.

First edition of Swift's first full-length book, a satire on religious factionalism with three brothers representing Roman Catholicism, Calvinism, and Anglicanism. "While Swift's reputation today rests largely on his [Gulliver's] Travels, the work that put him in the center of the literary world of his day was A Tale of a Tub. I suspect that among readers who have spent years studying Swift's works, few would disagree that, judged on the basis of dazzling literary brilliance, A Tale is Swift's greatest work" (Quintero, p. 203). The latter half, the "Battle of the Books", "is a defence of Temple's cultural opposition to certain branches of 'modern' learning such as accurate historical and textual scholarship and mathematics, as expressed in William Temple's Essay upon the Ancient and Modern Learning (1690)" (ODNB). ESTC T49832; Rothschild 1992; Teerink 217. Ruben Quintero, A Companion to Satire, 2008. Octavo (184 x 107 mm). Contemporary calf, rebacked and relined to style, covers panelled in blind. A few tiny spots of wear to calf, a few splashes of green to fore edge slightly encroaching into outer margin of contents in places. A very good copy.

Second issue of the 1727 third edition of GULLIVER'S TRAVELS with 1731 cancel title pages and divisional title pages [Teerink 295]. Includes the four maps, two plans and the four illustrations as in the 1727 issue as well as 12 pages of Verses (Teerink calls alternately for none, 20 or 24 pp). No frontis portrait present (not called for but sometimes found in this issue). THIS COPY ANNOTATED WITH EXTENSIVE CONTEMPORARY COMMENTARY, EMENDATIONS AND AMENDATIONS TO THE TEXT SOMETIMES EXTENDING TO SEPARATE LEAVES WHICH HAVE BEEN BOUND IN (or interleaved). Partial name at head of first volume title page -- "Ch. Wren" -- is the only clue to the identity of the annotator whose notes herein range from his own thoughts on the text ("CW") to those of John Boyle ("Lord Orrery") a writer and friend of Swift's who published REMARKS ON THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JONATHAN SWIFT (1751); John Hawkesworth ("Hawks") who edited and published an edition of Swift's works (1754-1755); and Swift himself ("the Dean"). "CW" has, it would appear, also made attempts to bring the text inline with that of Faulkner's Dublin edition of 1735 which is thought to be closer to Swift's original version which was reportedly bowdlerized by Motte for original publication. In fresh, fine 20th-century full leather bindings. Age not withstanding, altogether remarkably fine with repairs to upper edges of title pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The rare and highly desirable 14 volume large quarto edition of the complete works of Jonathan Swift, the grandest and most attractive of all editions of Swift, adorned with 29 full page engraved plates and all fourteen volumes bound uniformly in the original 18th century highly decorated full calf. The full title of the first volume reads as follows: The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick s, Dublin. Accurately revised In Six Volumes, Adorned with Copper-Plates; With Some Account of the Author s Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory, By John Hawkesworth. London, Printed for C. Bathurst, C. Davis, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, R. and J. Dodsley, and W. Bowyer, MDCCLV. [1755] The full title of the first volume of letters reads as follows: Letters, Written By The Late Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean Of St. Patrick s, Dublin; And Several Of His Friends. From the Year 1703 To 1740. Published From The Originals; With Notes Explanatory And Historical, By John Hawkesworth, L.L.D. Volume I. London: Printed for R. Davis, in Piccadilly; T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; L. Davis and C. Reymers, in Holborn; and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXVI. [1766] Volume 14 contains further prose works and a full commentary on all of Swift s works piece by piece. It is therefore an invaluable resource. The full title of volume 14, published in 1779, reads as follows: A Supplement to Dr. Swift s Works, Being the Fourteenth in the Collection: Containing Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, By the Dean; Dr. Delany, Dr. Sheridan, Mrs. Johnson, and Others, his Intimate Friends. With Explanatory Notes on all the Former Volumes, and an Index, by the Editor. London: Printed for J. Nichols: And sold by H. Payne, in Pall Mall; and N. Conant, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXIX. [1779]. The 14 volumes collate complete in all respects, with all pages, preliminaries, addenda and 29 plates. This complete 14-volume set is rare on the market. When the set is encountered at all, generally only the first 6 volumes are present. Only very rarely are all 14 volumes presented together, and then still more infrequently in a genuine mid-18th century fine binding. ESTC lists Vol 14 as being in only 9 institutions worldwide and is rarely found in trade. The volumes are in very good plus condition externally and internally, with generally clean pages, clear print and ample margins throughout. The leaves are mildly toned on the edges and remain white and supple. A few minor stains and marks. The plates all strong impressions. Many plates retain the original tissue guards. Little off-setting. Each volume measures about 28.3 cm by 22.2 cm by 3-5.2 cm. Each leaf measures about 272 mm by 215 mm. The bindings are in very good plus condition, with the overall set presenting very well. Bound in full gilt ruled calf. The spines divided into six compartments richly decorated in gilt, with five raised bands. A red lettering piece in the second compartment from the top with a green Vol. lettering piece below. Each board is adorned with a gilt border and gilt turn-ins (dentelles). The edges of the boards are decorated in gilt; the original hand-marbled endpapers have been retained in all 14 volumes. Minor scuffing with some hinges going, but generally very good. Evidence of past conservation work on some of the bindings, usually restoring spine ends. All 14 book blocks are strong and all hinges are holding firmly by the cords. in their entirety. Please take the time necessary to review the slideshow on our website in order to gain a better understanding of the content and condition of the volumes. The set may be referenced as Teerink 87 and as ESTC system number 006424468.

[SWIFT, Jonathan]. TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. In FOUR PARTS. By LEMUEL GULLIVER, First a SURGEON, and then a CAPTAIN of several SHIPS. Vol. I.[II.] London: Printed for Benj. Motte, at the Middle Temple-Gate in Fleet-street, 1726[-1727]. Mixed first and second edition. Four parts bound in two octavo volumes: xii,148,[vi],164; [vi],155,[1 blank],199,[1 blank]. Engraved frontisportrait of Gulliver in Vol. I in the usual second state, with the inscription "Captain Lemuel Gulliver of." on the oval and a Latin inscription on the tablet. Also illustrated with four maps, two plans, and numerous wood-engraved head- and tail-pieces. Contemporary calf boards, expertly rebacked with later matching calf spines and leather labels, all edges stained red. Early ink ownership on front fly-leaf of Vol. I. Boards have gently rounded fore-corners and abraded surfaces. The lower joint of Vol II is starting. Rear endpapers in both volumes are replacements and are slightly toned. Occasional light foxing and/or soling to text, but very good overall. Vol. I is first edition, second printing (Teerink no. 290: first edition state AA) throughout, with all titles, typos, pagination, and signatures as called for. Vol. II is second edition (Teerink no. 293) throughout, with all titles, typos, omissions, pagination, and signatures as called for, including "The Second Edition, Corrected" on the title-page and the facing page of advertisements. Gulliver's Travels was an immediate success upon publication (28 October 1726), requiring many rapid, subsequent printings to meet demand, all of which has led to its bibliographical complexity. For example, the time elapsed between the printing of the two volumes in this set was only six months. And based upon the style, condition, and wear to the bindings of these volumes, they were probably mated at or immediately after publication in 1727.

First edition. 4to. One of only 110 large paper copies. Finely bound by Riviere for L.S. Montagu in 1895. Full brown morocco with gilt ruled borders and leaf decorations to covers and spine, lettered in gilt to spine. Gilt rules and further gilt leaves to turn-ins. Top edge gilt and all others untrimmed. A very near fine copy, the spine only a little faded, otherwise exceptionally bright and clean. A beautiful copy. Marbled endpapers. One hundred black-and-white line drawings by Charles E. Brock throughout.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726. frontispiece portrait (in second state) and 6 further plates. A mixed set, the first volume being from the Teerink AA (second) edition (with the word Captain on the title page broken after Cap and then continued on the next line) and the second volume from the Teerink B (third) edition (with no comma after Year on special IV title page). The first three editions were once considered to be different issues of a single first edition. Later bibliographical analysis demonstrated that they were separate editions, each set from the previous, but Teerink, acknowledging the work done to identify them, still thought it advisable to stick to the well-established practice of calling the three 1726 editions first, in part because both the printer and the author thought of them that way. Very good in leather bindings and highly gilt-decorated spines. The first volume measures 19.2 cm tall and the second volume is 20.3 cm tall. Housed in a custom-made collectors slipcase. (ESTC T139450, T139452; Teerink-Scouten 290, 291).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A rare complete copy of all 271 folio issues of the Tatler, 1709-1711, collected with added Titles and material. Here in a contemporary 18th C binding. The Tatler. By Isaac Bickerstaff Esq; Numb. 1 (Tuesday, April 12. 1709.)-Numb. 271 (From Saturday December 30. to Tuesday January 2. 1710 [i.e. 1711]). Collected with added title: Lucubrations of Isaac Bickertaff Esq; Vol. I, 1710-Vol. II, 1711. London : printed for the author, 1709-[1711] The volume is paginated as follows: i-iii, 1-114, i-viii, 115-271, i-iv, i-vi. The two hundred and seventy-one issues were collected in two volumes (here bound as one), with prefatory material and indexes, along with collective title pages bearing the title: The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq; and the imprint: London : printed: and sold by John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall; the volumes are dated 1710 and 1711 respectively. This copy with the notes at the bottom of each title page with instructions for placing the index. Rothschild 1948; Teerink 513 Bound in contemporary full calf. Blind stamped boards, Cambridge style. The spine in seven gilt stamped compartments, six raised bands, with a red lettering piece in the second compartment from the top. The boards scuffed with corners soft. Well-done late 18th Century linen repairs to the spine, probably covering cracked boards, but the binding strong, not separating and easily read. Contained in a cloth clam shell box. The box with some wear to the edges. The volume measures 35.2 x 22 x 4.8 cm. Each leaf measures 344 x 213 mm. Many edges uncut.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good -. Fourth octavo edition. Octavo, 4 parts in 2 volumes. Though a stated "Second Edition," which comports with Teerink's second edition, this is understood to be the fourth octavo edition, with 24 leaves of verses preceding the first Part, understood to have been authored by Alexander Pope. Overall about very good in contemporary brown calf, with gilt borders and spines. Marbled endpapers and edges (though the marbling to the edges is almost entirely faded away). Spines heavily faded, with some of the leather dried out, but there are visible remnants of an armorial design on the spine, which very likely corresponds to the armorial bookplate on the front paste-down of each volume (that of "Courtown"). Corners slightly worn. Some outer joints tender, even almost cracked, but holding strong. Externally a somewhat worn, but apparently unrestored example, and uncommon thus. Frontispiece in second state (as called for here), and all other plates are present. Some mild and sporadic internal foxing, and a few very old, faint stains. Mild insect damage to the margins of Part IV, affecting perhaps a dozen pages, not approaching the text, and not visible externally. Altogether a handsome set in original, unrestored condition. This instant classic, having been for over two centuries an essential volume in great book collections (even in its later early editions), is often found with varying degrees of restoration, which this set has been graciously spared. Housed attractively in a custom-made red cloth clamshell box with felt lining and red morocco spine label. Given this book's labyrinthine bibliographical history, please contact us directly with any specific questions.

Woodcut headpiece. 8 pp. 12mo. Condición: Disbound. First edition. First edition. Woodcut headpiece. 8 pp. 12mo. 'For Gulliver divinely shews, / That Humankind are all Yahoos'. Rare copy of an anti-Swift satire variously attributed to the minor Irish poet James Arbuckle and Swift himself. The poem, which paints Swift's misanthropy as a form of self-regard, was one of a series of "libels" in response to a poetical address to Lord Carteret by Swift's friend, Patrick Delany. The poem was attributed to Swift by Ball in his edition of the correspondence on evidence gleaned from the letters; in an October 1730 letter to Lord Bathurst, Swift referred to "all the libels that have been writ against me . and among the rest a very scrub one in verses lately written by myself." Faulkner's 1768 edition of Swift's works attributed the poem to Arbuckle. The case for Arbuckle's authorship has been more recently made by James Woolley ("Arbuckle's 'Panegyric' and Swift's Scrub Libel: The Documentary Evidence," in Contemporary Studies of Swift's Poetry, University of Delaware Press, 1981, pp. 191-209), who gathers evidence from a bound collection of Arbuckle's printed and manuscript poems - including a corrected copy of the 1730 London edition of "A Panegyric" - in the National Library of Wales: "In effect, this volume stands as his tacit claim to have written the poem, a claim the more persuasive because it is unlikely to have been made to deceive" (p. 201). ESTC T497; Foxon P36; Rogers 810; Rothschild 2121; Teerink 691; Williams II, p. 491.