Voyages de Gulliver dans les contrées lointaines, par Swift
Book
1855 (published)
1855 (published)
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428 p. front.,plates. 19 1/2cm.
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| Title | Voyages de Gulliver dans les contrées lointaines, par Swift (published title) |
| Brief description | Tail pieces. "Notice sur Swift et sur ses ouvrages": p.[5]-38. In an edition binding of black buckram blocked in blind, gold, white, pink, blue, yellow, green and orange ; gilt edges ; yellow endpapers. Gulliver astride Lilliputians surrounded by trees and floral garland on upper cover ; Gulliver with Lilliputians on spine and lower cover. Binding by Lenegre ; designed by Liebherre. |
| Physical description | 428 p. front.,plates. 19 1/2cm. |
| Gallery label | Europe and America 1815-1900, room 101
Book: ‘Voyages de Gulliver dans les Contrées Lointaines’
1855
This French edition of Jonathan Swift’s celebrated novel shows Gulliver towering over the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput. The buckram cover is made of cotton and stiffened with starch. Hardwearing, cheap and quick to produce, cloth covers were an alternative to leather. They helped to satisfy the growing demand for books in the 19th century as levels of literacy increased.
France, Paris; published by Pierre-Charles Lehuby; illustrated by Frédéric Bouchot; binding designs by Antoine Lenègre and Liebherre
Cloth; panel stamped in gold and various colours
Museum no. Circ.186-1948
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| Library number | Circ.186-1948 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2015 |
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