1880 Rare Book - Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World & Baron Munchausen, Illustrated.
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Title: Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. (BOUND with) The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Illustrated.
Publisher: New York, Albert Cogswell, 1880. Two complete books bound in one volume.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5" X 5.5".
Pages: 333-133 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine, original decorated full-cloth binding (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, name of a previous owner on the second blank pages - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the six nice full-page illustrations.
The book: A rare 1880 edition, combining two classic works in one volume: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift and The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe. Published by John Wurtele Lovell, New York, this edition is attractively bound in original Victorian decorated full cloth. The inclusion of six full-page illustrations enhances the reading experience, offering visual depictions of the fantastical elements within both stories.
Gulliver's Travels is a satirical novel by Swift, recounting the fictional travels of Lemuel Gulliver. It's known for its critique of human nature and society through the lens of Gulliver's adventures in various imaginary lands.
The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Raspe is a collection of exaggerated and fantastical tales about the fictional Baron Munchausen's adventures around the world.
The authors: Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, and cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels.
Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736–1794) was a German librarian, writer, and scientist known for creating the character of Baron Munchausen.