Swift; Selections from His Works
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1892; 1893. First edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. [7], viii, [1], 2-476, [1]-8 (pages of publisher's advertisements); [7], 2-488, [1]-8 (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Blue publisher's cloth over beveled-edge boards, a border in blind on each board, gold lettering, gold rules, and gold publisher's device on each spine; top edges gilt. Volume two illustrated with a full-page map. Edited with life, introductions, and notes by Henry Craik. An attractive set of Swift's literary highlights. Near Fine. Item #000013217
A 1901 name from a Cornell University student on each free front endpaper, two leaves with a tiny nick to their fore-edges in volume two.
Price: $150.00