GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Into Several Remote Regions of the World By Jonathan Swift | George Routledge & Sons, London and New York | 1880

This is an attractive late 19th-century edition of Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, published in 1880 by George Routledge & Sons.

Bound in the original decorative cloth, this edition is notable for its ornate Victorian binding design and the inclusion of colour plates, which give the book strong visual appeal and shelf presence. Routledge’s illustrated editions of Swift were produced for a general but discerning readership and remain popular with collectors for their combination of robust binding and illustration.

The text reproduces Swift’s satirical masterpiece first published in 1726, a work that operates simultaneously as travel narrative, political satire, and philosophical critique.

With 2026 marking the 300th anniversary of the original publication of Gulliver’s Travels, interest in well-presented historical editions is likely to be heightened.

Overall, this is a beautiful and characterful antique copy which is ideal for collectors of Swift, illustrated Victorian books, or classic travel and satire, and especially appealing in light of the forthcoming tricentenary.

Condition: The spine is attached, and the book retains its original cloth binding. There is evidence of a possible amateur repair to the spine or inner joint, carried out at some point in the past, which should be assumed when assessing the binding. The text block remains intact. The colour plates are present and visually striking. As expected with a book of this age, there is general surface wear, spotting, and handling marks throughout (please see photographs).