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Gulliver's Travels to Lilliput and Brobdingnag
by Jonathan Swift
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton A very good copy in the original red decorative cloth binding with tipped in colour frontispiece, 11 tipped in colour plates, 13 full page black and white plates, and numerous further illustrations by R G Mossa. Top page edges gilt. Undated but circa 1920. The binding is bright and clean. There is a little wear and pulling to the spine. There are pictorial endpapers which are clean and unmarked. Contents bright and clean. A nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032032
- Title
- Gulliver's Travels to Lilliput and Brobdingnag
- Author
- Jonathan Swift
- Illustrator
- R G Mossa
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Jonathan Swift; Gulliver's Travels; R G Mossa; early twentieth century illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Children's;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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