{"product_id":"1880-rare-victorian-book-gullivers-travels-and-baron-munchausen-illustrated","title":"1880 Rare Victorian Book - Gulliver's Travels and Baron Munchausen, Illustrated","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn attractive 1880 combined illustrated edition of Jonathan Swift’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Gulliver’s Travels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the fantastic adventures of Baron Munchausen, preserved in its handsome Victorian pictorial cloth binding and complete with the five full-page illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jonathan Swift; Baron Munchausen traditionally attributed to Rudolf Erich Raspe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGulliver’s Travels and Baron Munchausen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 14 \u0026amp; 16 Astor Place, 1880.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Illustrated combined edition, 1880.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Text in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGulliver’s Travels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 333 pages; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTravels of Baron Munchausen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 133 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 7.5 x 5 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good original publisher’s blue cloth binding, elaborately decorated to the front board and spine in black and gilt with floral and pictorial ornament. Gilt-lettered title panels to the front board and spine. Light rubbing and minor wear at the extremities, with some modest age-related surface marking, but the binding remains firm, bright and attractive. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good. The text is generally clean and well preserved with light age toning and occasional scattered foxing. The full-page illustrations show noticeable toning, particularly to the surrounding paper, as shown. Hinges and text block remain sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Including \u003c\/span\u003efive full-page black-and-white illustrations\u003cspan\u003e, depicting scenes from both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGulliver’s Travels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaron Munchausen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The plates remain well preserved despite the expected age toning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e (USD $175–200).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This handsome Victorian volume brings together two of the great imaginary travel narratives of English literature. First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGulliver’s Travels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Lemuel Gulliver through a succession of extraordinary lands, including Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa and the country of the Houyhnhnms, combining adventure with a brilliant satire of politics, society and human nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second part contains the extravagant adventures of Baron Munchausen, filled with impossible journeys, extraordinary feats and comic exaggerations. The pairing of the two works is especially appealing, and this 1880 Lovell edition is enhanced by its decorative blue cloth binding and five full-page illustrations, making it an attractive example of late nineteenth-century illustrated publishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer, clergyman and satirist whose works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Tale of a Tub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Modest Proposal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and, most famously, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGulliver’s Travels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His combination of fantasy, irony and social criticism made him one of the greatest prose satirists in the English language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe literary Baron Munchausen was inspired by the historical German nobleman Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720–1797), who became known for his exaggerated tales of military and hunting adventures. The earliest English literary collection of these stories, published anonymously in 1785, is generally attributed to Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736–1794), and the character subsequently became one of the great figures of comic fantastic literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48895376621817,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260825gulliver_01.jpg?v=1787651415","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1880-rare-victorian-book-gullivers-travels-and-baron-munchausen-illustrated","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}