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Gulliver's travels

Title
Gulliver's travels / adapted from the original story by Parker Tyler ; illustrations by Henry Glintenkamp.
Author
Tyler, Parker
Publication
[New York] : [New Reading Materials Program], 1939.

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Vol. IITextRestricted use Rare Books+ 23-179 Vol. IISchwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Glintenkamp, Henry, 1887-1946
  • United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.), sponsor.
  • New York (N.Y.). Board of Education, sponsor.
  • New Reading Materials Program (New York, N.Y.), publisher.
Description
2 volumes : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
Retold as a children's picture book, Lemuel Gulliver's voyages take him to the strange lands of Lilliput, where people are only six inches tall, and Brobdingnag, a land of giants.
Alternative Title
  • Voyage to Lilliput
  • Voyage to Brobdingnag
Subject
  • Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. > Adaptations
  • Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction
  • Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character)
  • Gulliver's travels (Swift, Jonathan)
  • Voyages, Imaginary > Juvenile fiction
  • Voyages, Imaginary
Genre/Form
  • Illustrated works.
  • Instructional and educational works.
  • Juvenile literature.
  • Printing in two colors.
  • Decorated initials.
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
  • Adaptations.
Note
  • Description based on volume II.
  • Each section has a decorated initial letter printed in brick red.
  • "Board of Education of the City of New York in cooperation with Federal Works Agency Work Projects Administration for the City of New York "-- upper wrapper.
  • "WPA New Reading Materials Program, Board of Education, New York City (O.P. 665-97-3-88 W.P. 11)" -- half-title verso.
Indexed In (note)
  • United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.). Research abstracts, 1939-1940
Provenance (note)
  • Copy in Rare Books+ 23-179 inscribed in ink: "Charles N. Burger" on upper wrapper and half-title.
Binding (note)
  • Copy in Rare Books+ 23-179 bound in publisher's printed wrappers.
Contents
Volume I. A voyage to Lilliput -- Volume II. A voyage to Brobdingnag.
Call Number
Rare Books+ 23-179
OCLC
1392000184
Author
Tyler, Parker, author.
Title
Gulliver's travels / adapted from the original story by Parker Tyler ; illustrations by Henry Glintenkamp.
Publisher
[New York] : [New Reading Materials Program], 1939.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Indexed In:
United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.). Research abstracts, 1939-1940, volume 1, page 46
Provenance
Copy in Rare Books+ 23-179 inscribed in ink: "Charles N. Burger" on upper wrapper and half-title. NN
Binding
Copy in Rare Books+ 23-179 bound in publisher's printed wrappers. NN
Local Note
Copy in Rare Books+ 23-179 includes volume II only.
Added Author
Glintenkamp, Henry, 1887-1946, illustrator.
United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.), sponsor.
New York (N.Y.). Board of Education, sponsor.
New Reading Materials Program (New York, N.Y.), publisher.
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