1808 Rare Book - Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World

Author: Jonathan Swift, D.D.
Title: Gulliver’s Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. By Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. With a Sketch of His Life.
Publisher: London, Printed for J. Walker, et al., 1808.
Language: Text in English.
Size:  5.5 x 3 inches
Pages:  xiii-322 pages.
Binding: Very good contemporary early 19th-century marbled paper boards with leather spine and corners. The spine is elegantly gilt tooled with raised bands, floral motifs, and a gilt-titled black morocco label (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, the final few pages show a small ink stain at the outer corner extremities, not affecting the text - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with engraved frontispiece (Gulliver attempting to jump over the Cow-dung) and additional engraved title vignette depicting Gulliver among horsemen and a fallen body. Both are finely executed in early 19th-century style.

Estimate: (USD 200-250).

The book: A charming and collectible 1808 edition of one of the most important works of English satire and fantasy literature. This early 19th-century printing includes not only the full text of Gulliver’s Travels but also a biographical sketch of Swift and a contemporary preface discussing the original 1726–1727 publication. The engravings are characterful and well-placed, offering a window into how the period visualized Swift's fantastic voyages. A lovely addition for collectors of Swift, satire, or early illustrated editions of classics.

The author: Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and cleric best known for Gulliver’s Travels, which combines adventure narrative with searing political and philosophical satire. A master of irony and allegory, Swift challenged the pretensions and hypocrisies of his age with unmatched wit. He served as Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.