Retold John Lang (2 results)

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 114 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with decorations. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Front free endpaper missing. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.

Author: Jonathan Swift (Dean Swift); retold by John Lang; edited by Louis Chisholm Title: Gulliver's Travels in Lilliput and Brobdingnag (Told to the Children Series) Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London Date: Circa 1910 Format: Hardback Pagination: 116 pages Illustrations: Colour plates Condition: Good. Original hardback binding with mild scuffing and light marks to the boards. Clean, sound copy with tight binding. Description: A charming early 20th-century children's adaptation of Gulliver's Travels, focusing on the well-known episodes in Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Retold by John Lang and edited by Louis Chisholm, this volume forms part of the popular "Told to the Children" series. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons circa 1910, the book includes colour plates and reflects the attractive and durable production typical of Nelson editions of the period. A collectible Edwardian children's book, appealing both as a readable classic and as part of a well-known series.