Fables
by GAY, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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1757 FABLES John Gay Illustrated Wootton Gravelot ART English Literature Poems
John Gay was an 18th-century English poet and opera composer best known for his masterpiece 'The Beggar's Opera'. While he is most remembered for his music, he did publish a collection of fables in verse. This 1757 edition was published in London and contains impressive illustrations throughout by famed artists including William Kent, John Wootton, and Hubert Gravelot.
Item number: #19551
Price: $599
GAY, John
Fables
London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1757.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1 tome
o [18], 334
o 67 engravings, plus engraved frontispiece
· Provenance: Handwritten – Catharine Eleonora Hamilton, 1810
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19551
- Title
- Fables
- Author
- GAY, John
- Illustrator
- various
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- for C. Hitch and L. Hawes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1757
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1757 FABLES John Gay Illustrated Wootton Gravelot ART English Literature Poems rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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