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Source Description
In the mid-19th century, just as today, illustrated books were a popular gift for adults and children. Producing a handsomely bound and illustrated work of classic literature could be a profitable enterprise. This French edition of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" (1726) has illustrations by Paul Gavarni. J. J. Grandville, a contemporary of Gavarni's, also produced plates for a highly successful edition in 1838.
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81396
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Voyages de Gulliver par Swift, traduction de L'Abbé-Desfontaine Revue, corrigée et précedée d'une introduction par M. Jules Janin. Illustrations de Gavarni
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title
Voyages de Gulliver par Swift, traduction de L'Abbé-Desfontaine Revue, corrigée et précedée d'une introduction par M. Jules Janin. Illustrations de Gavarni
description
In the mid-19th century, just as today, illustrated books were a popular gift for adults and children. Producing a handsomely bound and illustrated work of classic literature could be a profitable enterprise. This French edition of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" (1726) has illustrations by Paul Gavarni. J. J. Grandville, a contemporary of Gavarni's, also produced plates for a highly successful edition in 1838.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection?, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest?.
date
1862
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CC0
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en
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books
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4
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no
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cm
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25.5
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17.2
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3.4
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[Inscription] Plates printed: Imp. F. Chardon
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Paris
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printed book
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H: 10 1/16 x W: 6 3/4 x D: 1 5/16 in. (25.5 x 17.2 x 3.4 cm)
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