VOLUME II OF THE WORKS OF DR JONATHAN SWIFT : Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World; by Lemuel Gulliver, First Surgeon and then a Captain of Several Ships.

1754, Volume 2. The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick’s, Dublin. In good condition but sadly split completely and very cleanly into 2 parts down the very centre of the spine and held only by a single string binding to spine bottom. Calf boards embossed in gilt to edges, corners bumped, some abrasions. Spine panel in spite of damage still in 6 compartments, original gilt decoration still just visible and numbered 2. Chipped to top and bottom but solidly holding each half of the book. Internal leaves unmarked, yellowed and a little spotted. Several b/w illustrations and maps throughout. Printed for C Bathurst, London. 542 pp.