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Swift (Jonathan) - Gulliver's Travels,
Swift (Jonathan) - Gulliver's Travels,
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2 vol., number 153 of 195 copies on hand-made paper from an edition limited to 205, title-vignettes, 12 engraved plates, 5 maps, 4 head- and 4 tail-pieces by Rex Whistler, very slight offsetting, light spotting to endpapers, with T.L.s. from Dennis Cohen (the owner of the press) concerning the production loosely inserted, original half viridian niger with vellum boards, by Wood, t.e.g., others uncut, slightly rubbed, one or two faint scratches to boards, spines faded, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, morocco labels on spine, [Whistler & Fuller 426], large 4to, Cresset Press, 1930. Unique copy with the plates uncoloured . In his letter Dennis Cohen states, "At the request of one subscriber one copy was issued un-coloured".
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Swift (Jonathan) - Gulliver's Travels,

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