Jonathan Swift's Gulliver (Collectors Signed Edition by the Illustrator)

Retold by Martin Jenkins illustrated by Chris Riddell

ISBN 10: 0744586429 / ISBN 13: 9780744586428

Published by Walker Books Ltd, London, 2004

About this Item

Illustrated cloth hardback, light green endpapers, clean tight copy in very good signed, 144pp SIGNED on title page by Chris Riddell the illustrator). Illustrated Dust Jacket (as image shown on ABE), small "Collector's Signed Edition sticker on top edge of front of Jacket, price unclipped, also in good condition. First edition published 2004 by Walker Books Ltd Heavy book therefore ONLY available for sale in the U K lBook#103220.

Seller Inventory # 103220

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jonathan Swift's Gulliver (Collectors Signed Edition by the Illustrator)
• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0744586429
• ISBN 13: 9780744586428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Chris Riddell SIGNED
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)

About this title

Synopsis

First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's classic adventure story has long been a favourite with adults and children alike. This magnificent edition contains all four of Gulliver's extraordinary voyages. Travel to Lilliput. land of the small, Brobdingnag, land of giants, to Laputa, where inhabitants need to be hit on the head with sticks to remind them to talk; Glubbdubdrib, island of ghosts and magicians; and the kingdom of the Houyhnhnm, where horses rule over humans.

Award-winning author Martin Jenkins has skilfully adapted the original novel, remaining true to its tone and humour while making it accessible to younger readers. In this he is brilliantly assisted by Kate Greenaway Medallist Chris Riddell, who brings to life the people, creatures and kingdoms of Swift's searing imagination in wonderful panoramic detail. A tour de force of design and illustration, this is a peerless introduction to one of the English language's most popular stories.

"Glorious" - The Guardian
"Deliciously quirky" - The Times

From the Publisher

First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's classic adventure story has long been a favorite with adults and children alike. This magnificent edition contains all of Gulliver's extraordinary voyages. Travel to Lilliput, land of the small, and Brobdingnag, land of giants; to Laputa, where inhabitants need to be hit on the head with sticks to remind them to talk; to Glubbdubdrib, island of ghosts and magicians; and finally, to the kingdom of the Houyhnhnms, where horses rule over humans.

Award-winning author Martin Jenkins has skillfully abridged the original novel, remaining true to its tone and humor while making it accessible to younger readers. He is brilliantly assisted by Kate Greenaway Medalist Chris Riddell, who brings to life the people, creatures, and kingdoms of Swift's searing imagination in wonderful panoramic detail. A tour de force of illustration and design, this is a peerless introduction to one of the most popular stories in the English language.