1876 Rare Book - Gulliver’s Travels and Others Works by Jonathan Swift

Author: Jonathan Swift.
Title: The Choice Works of Dean Swift in Prose and Verse. Carefully Reprinted from the Original Editions. With Memoir, Portrait, and Illustrations.
Publisher: London, Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1876.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8" x 5".
Pages: lxxxii-678 pages + publisher’s catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher’s richly gilt-stamped burgundy cloth binding, featuring a stunning gilt vignette of Gulliver in Lilliput on the front cover and a full gilt-illustrated spine design. Blind-stamped ruled borders to front and rear boards (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, occasional light foxing - as shown).
Illustrations: Illustrated with a fine engraved portrait of Jonathan Swift and five maps of Gulliver's Travels. (Complete).

The book: A beautiful 1876 edition of The Choice Works of Dean Swift, offering readers a comprehensive and accessible collection of Swift’s finest writings. This volume includes Gulliver’s Travels, A Tale of a Tub, A Full and True Account of the Battle Fought Between the Ancient and Modern Books, and numerous witty prose pieces such as Directions to Servants. Swift's sharp satire, bound in an exquisite Victorian cloth binding, is presented alongside a memoir and engraved portrait. The embossed and gilded depiction of Gulliver tied down by Lilliputians on the cover makes this edition particularly collectible.

The author: Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), one of the greatest satirists in the English language, is best remembered for Gulliver’s Travels, a masterful satire on human nature and society. A clergyman and political writer, Swift wielded his wit as a tool for social critique, crafting works that remain sharply relevant and engaging. His prose is noted for its biting irony, clarity, and timeless insight.