SWIFT (Jonathan] - LALAUZE (Adolphe). The Four Voyages of Captain Lemuel Gulliver. Traduction de l'abbé Desfontaines revue complétée et précédée d'une notice par H. Reynald... Paris; Librairie des Bibliophiles Joaust, 1875. Four vol. in-16, bound in 2 volumes, fawn half-maroquin with corners, underlined by a gilt fillet, ribbed spine, marbled endpapers, gilt titles and head, covers and spine preserved. The 9 black compositions (including a portrait) were drawn and etched by Lalauze. Edition of 200 copies, one of 25 on Chine (no. 12), with proofs of the engravings before the letter. Enriched with an additional suite, before the letter and on Hollande, of the 9 finely watercolored figures. Rousseurs on the edges, the interior is clean, the colors of the watercolors are very fresh, nice copy.

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