HOLIDAY ~ CHILDREN'S BOOKS/SWIFT

SWIFT, Jonathan. GULLIVER'S TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: J. M. Dent & Co./New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1909. First edition thus. 12 fabulous color plates, with b/w illustrations in the text. xv,[1],291 pp. 8vo., green cloth elaborately stamped in gilt on spine and front cover, design by H. C.; top edge gilt. Cloth and gilt bright, showing only negligible shelfwear to bottom of spine. Minor thumbing to bottom edge of frontispiece, not affecting image. This is a fine looking copy which is, unfortunately, split near the center of the bookblock; so it is being offered as is. $250.00 #81215