The Voyages of Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput and Brobdingnag

First published in 1726 as the opening half of Gulliver's Travels, this abridgement follows the surgeon Lemuel Gulliver to two islands only. Wrecked on Lilliput, he becomes a giant among a court of tiny politicians, is drawn into a war with Blefuscu over the breaking of eggs, and falls from favor. A second voyage strands him in Brobdingnag, where he is a pocket curiosity for a farmer, a queen, and a king who finds European government and weapons contemptible. The book is a satirical travel narrative of scale and power, without the later Houyhnhnm voyage.

Quarter-bound in red cloth with marbled paper covers. Variant with a black leather spine label printed in gold. White colour printed dust-jacket.