The Great Illustrated Private Press Books, Part I – The Cresset Press Gulliver’s Travels (1930), Illustrations by Rex Whistler

{Ed. Note: This is the first of what will be an on-going series looking at the greatest of all private press illustrated books of the last 120+ years. This article is provided by Books and Vines contributor Dlphcoracl.} There are several reasons for collecting and reading private press books.  First and foremost, the best of them are works of usable art which contribute greatly to … Continue reading The Great Illustrated Private Press Books, Part I – The Cresset Press Gulliver’s Travels (1930), Illustrations by Rex Whistler

Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift, Folio Society Limited Edition

{Ed. Note:  Pictures and colophon information thanks to LibraryThing user Virion.} One of the more recent limited editions (published November 2011) to come from Folio Society (FS) is Jonathan Swift’s masterpiece, Gulliver’s Travels. The limited editions (LE) from FS always seem to cause excitement when announced, and it is easy to see why when you look at the effort that goes into them and the pretty … Continue reading Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift, Folio Society Limited Edition

Gulliver’s Travels, Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition

One of Easton Presses latest Deluxe Limited Editions (DLE) is a facsimile of the 1840 edition of Gulliver’s Travels, famous for the hundreds of fantastic wood engravings by J.J. Grandville.   I thought I would post some pictures and initial thoughts on this edition quickly, since it is still available.  Those thinking about getting this edition should probably move pretty quickly, as the edition is … Continue reading Gulliver’s Travels, Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition