1823 Reprint
FABLES
By The Late Mr Gay
KEY DETAILS
Condition: Good
Format: Leather, octodecimo or eighteenmo (18mo 4 × 6 1⁄2 in 102 × 165 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Published By: C. and J. Rivington : J, Nunn : J. Scatcherd : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and brown : T. Cadell : E. Jeffery and Son : Harvey and Darton : E. Williams : T. Boosey and Sons : R. Scholey : W. Stewart : W. Ginger : Baldwin, Cradock and Joy : J. Harris and Son : Sherwood, Jones and Co. : G. and W.B. Whittaker : Simpkin and Marshall : E. Edwards : B. Reynolds : T. Hill,, London, 1823
Language: English
Illustrated By: Thomas Bewick
Collation: pp. 224
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0001846
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
Previous owner inscription on FEP. Some bumps and rubbing to boards. Front board attached but weak hinge.
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
1823 Reprint
FABLES
By The Late Mr Gay
KEY DETAILS
Condition: Good
Format: Leather, octodecimo or eighteenmo (18mo 4 × 6 1⁄2 in 102 × 165 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Published By: C. and J. Rivington : J, Nunn : J. Scatcherd : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and brown : T. Cadell : E. Jeffery and Son : Harvey and Darton : E. Williams : T. Boosey and Sons : R. Scholey : W. Stewart : W. Ginger : Baldwin, Cradock and Joy : J. Harris and Son : Sherwood, Jones and Co. : G. and W.B. Whittaker : Simpkin and Marshall : E. Edwards : B. Reynolds : T. Hill,, London, 1823
Language: English
Illustrated By: Thomas Bewick
Collation: pp. 224
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0001846
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
Previous owner inscription on FEP. Some bumps and rubbing to boards. Front board attached but weak hinge.
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
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