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The Travels of Lemuel Gulliver by Jonathan Swift

Wednesday September 1, 2021
Gulliver was published in October 1929 and marked the first book of over 600 titles in the 80 years of LEC publications.

 

A lot of thought went into all aspects of LEC books, including the text used for their books. For Gulliver Macy decided to use the original text. He wanted to represent a book that was close to what Swift intended. It’s been adapted into many editions of children books, but at its heart it was an adult tale with a sometime darker side, and this is the version that was published.

Showing a brown slipcase with a light leather book spine showing

a brown slipcase with a book next to it. Light leather spine with light brown cloth boards

George Macy had no doubt that...

The Travels of Baron Munchausen by Rudolph Erich Raspe

Wednesday September 1, 2021
Issued in December 1929, The Travels of Baron Munchausen by Rudolphe Erich Raspe (and others) was the third book published by The Limited Editions Club. The book is a collection of the tall stories of Baron Munchausen, which have grown over time, entertaining generations of Germans and Europeans.

Undressing of the book. The boards are yellow with bokeh effect coloured circles in green, purple and orange. The spine is green. The slipcase is black

Due to the nature of this book and the growth of the tall tales around the Baron, LEC specifically did not print the first text, but rather aimed to published the most complete edition of stories.
The stories of the Baron was first compiled into a volume by Rudolph E Rapse, Carl...