1796 Reprint FABLES By The Late Mr Gay Illus. Thomas Bewick

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1796 Reprint

FABLES
By The Late Mr Gay

KEY DETAILS
Condition: Very Good
Format: Leather, sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6 3⁄4 in 102 × 171 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Published By: Printed for T. Longman, B. Law, G.G. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, S. Bladon, R. Baldwin, J. Sewell, J. Johnson, H.L. Gardner, W. Lowndes, F. and C. Rivington, W. Bent, J. Scatcherd, and J. Whitaker, G. and T. Wilkie, E. Newberry, and J. Walker, London, 1796
Language: English
Illustrated By: Thomas Bewick
Collation: pp. 232
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0001845
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request

CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
Bookplates from 3 Previous Owners on marble FEP. Please see Photos as part of condition report.

SYNOPSIS
2 parts in 1 volume; pagination is continuous. Brown calf binding. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings, attributed to Thomas and John Bewick. With Gay's dedication to Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.

AUTHOR BIO
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.

ILLUSTRATOR
Thomas Bewick

1796 Reprint

FABLES
By The Late Mr Gay

KEY DETAILS
Condition: Very Good
Format: Leather, sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6 3⁄4 in 102 × 171 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Published By: Printed for T. Longman, B. Law, G.G. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, S. Bladon, R. Baldwin, J. Sewell, J. Johnson, H.L. Gardner, W. Lowndes, F. and C. Rivington, W. Bent, J. Scatcherd, and J. Whitaker, G. and T. Wilkie, E. Newberry, and J. Walker, London, 1796
Language: English
Illustrated By: Thomas Bewick
Collation: pp. 232
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0001845
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request

CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
Bookplates from 3 Previous Owners on marble FEP. Please see Photos as part of condition report.

SYNOPSIS
2 parts in 1 volume; pagination is continuous. Brown calf binding. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings, attributed to Thomas and John Bewick. With Gay's dedication to Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.

AUTHOR BIO
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.

ILLUSTRATOR
Thomas Bewick

Very Good -  Bookplates from 3 Previous Owners on marble FEP. Please see photos as part of condition report