Gulliver's travels : and other works / by Jonathan Swift; exactly reprinted from the 1st ed., and edited with some account of Cyrano de Bergerac and of his Voyages to the sun and moon, by the late Henry Morley, LL. D.; with a note on the name 'Gulliver' by J.P. Gibson
1906, 1st edition in this form. London New York : G. Routledge and Sons ; E.P. Dutton and Co. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #391840
Physical description; 445 pp., frontispiece, plates, maps, 21 cm. Notes; Date is suggested. Contents; The name 'Gulliver'.--Introduction.--Gulliver's travels.--A letter from Captain Gulliver to his cousin Sympson.--An account of the court and empire of Japan.--An essay on the fates of clergymen.--An essay on modern education.--Hints toward an essay on conversation.--A letter of advice to a young poet.--On the death of Mrs. Johnson [Stella].--Bon mots de Stella.--Appendix: Cyrano de Bergerac. Subjects; Cyrano de Bergerac 1619-1655. Voyages, Imaginary ; Early works to 1800.
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