Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In Two Volumes
by [FOULIS PRESS]. GAY (John):
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow, Printed for Alexander M'Kenzie [no date], [?1755]. 2 volumes in 1. 12mo, 160 x 92 mms., pp. viii, [9] - 192, with X2 paginated 164 on recto and 163 on verso, registration continuous throughout, volume 2 with half-title only, 19th century half calf, gilt spine, marbled boards. A very good copy. The printer, Andrew and Robert Foulis, is identified by the typeface. In this issue, page 35 is not signed E2, but in other respects it conforms to ESTC T13842 (BL and NLS), without the printing features identified in ESTC T18340. The Foulis brothers printed Gay's Fables under their own imprint in 1761, as well as Poems on Several Occasions in 1751. Not in Gaskell.
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- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8331
- Title
- Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In Two Volumes
- Author
- [FOULIS PRESS]. GAY (John):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Printed for Alexander M'Kenzie [no date], [?1755]
- Keywords
- fables printing history literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- fables;
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Glossary
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.