out.txt

 (limit only)       setlimit(2, 0) --> 2 rows
 (limit only)       setlimit(2, 1) --> 2 rows
 (limit only)       setlimit(2, 2) --> 2 rows
 (limit only)       setlimit(2, 3) --> 2 rows
 (limit only)       setlimit(2, 4) --> 1 rows

 (order and limit)  setlimit(2, 0) --> 2 rows
 (order and limit)  setlimit(2, 1) --> 3 rows
 (order and limit)  setlimit(2, 2) --> 3 rows
 (order and limit)  setlimit(2, 3) --> 2 rows
 (order and limit)  setlimit(2, 4) --> 1 rows

report.rb

#
# issue with setlimit(max, skip)
#
#
#   sudo gem install rufus-tokyo
#

require 'rubygems'
require 'rufus/tokyo'

t = Rufus::Tokyo::Table.new('table.tct')

t['pk0'] = { 'name' => 'alfred', 'age' => '22' }
t['pk1'] = { 'name' => 'bob', 'age' => '18' }
t['pk2'] = { 'name' => 'charly', 'age' => '45' }
t['pk3'] = { 'name' => 'doug', 'age' => '77' }
t['pk4'] = { 'name' => 'ephrem', 'age' => '32' }

MAX = 2

puts

5.times do |i|
  count = t.query { |q| q.limit MAX, i }.size
  puts " (limit only)       setlimit(#{MAX}, #{i}) --> #{count} rows"
end

puts

5.times do |i|
  count = t.query { |q|
    q.order_by 'name', :desc
    q.limit MAX, i
  }.size
  puts " (order and limit)  setlimit(#{MAX}, #{i}) --> #{count} rows"
end

t.close