Fables by The Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete
John Gay
Fables by The Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete
John Gay
Publisher: Printed by C. Whittingham for C.G. and J. Robinson
Date published: 1801
Format: Hardcover
1801. No Edition Remarks. 232 pages. Half bound in leather with paper covered boards. Front board nearly fully detached. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Moderate staining, foxing and tanning to pages, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has moderate rubbing and tanning with noticeable splitting and crushing to joints and ends.
1798 Luckman and Suffield leather-bound pocket volume; listed as acceptable, the hooped bark leather spine, spine ends and edges are quite worn and binding loosening; 213 pages; tan leather; inscription on front end paper; UK dealer, immediate dispatch
Hardcover without dustjacket as issued in printed slipcase; 238 pages; book is in very good condition; numbered 1561/1950 and signed by Gillian Tyler at rear; no other internal marks; slipcase has a lot of white marks on it. Foreign shipping may be extra.
Fables by the Late Mr. John Gay, in one volume complete [Imprint Society]
Gay, John
Fables by the Late Mr. John Gay, in one volume complete [Imprint Society]
Gay, John
Publisher: Imprint Society, Barre, MA
Date published: 1970
Format: Hardcover
Hard covers, in slipcase. Signed by the illustrator at rear. This is number 846 of 1950 numbered copies. Slipcase slightly scuffed. Clean, tight, and unmarked. A sound and handsome copy!
Fables by the Late Mr John Gay in One Volume Complete with
Gay, John
Fables by the Late Mr John Gay in One Volume Complete with
Gay, John
Publisher: Imprint Society, Boston, Massachusetts
Date published: 1970
Format: Hardcover
27 x 18 cm. Quarto. 234pp. Illustrated cloth in slipcase. Illustrated with 66 wood engravings by Gillian Lewis Tayler. Limited to 1950 copies signed by the artist, of which this copy is unnumbered. Light rubbing to edges of cloth. Some soiling to the slipcase.
FABLES BY THE LATE JOHN GAY: In One Volume Complete
Gay, John
FABLES BY THE LATE JOHN GAY: In One Volume Complete
Gay, John
Publisher: Barre, Massachusetts: Printed for the members of Imprint Society,
Format: Hardcover
(1970). First edition thus: one of 1950 numbered copies SIGNED by illustrator Tyler. Preface by Peter A. Tasch. Small quarto. Tiny, faint smudge to front, else fine, in russet cloth with printed spine label over illustrated boards; housed in a sturdy, illustrated paper-over-boards slipcase, which shows the residue from the removal of a spine label, but that is otherwise fine. Both sets of verse fables penned by the 18th century British poet and dramatist, beautifully printed in black with red titles, and accompanied by 66 wood-engravings done by Gillian Lewis Tyler, printed in black or red. 234 pages, plus colophon. Superb.
Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete
GAY, John
Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete
GAY, John
Publisher: J. M'Creery
Date published: 1816
Format: Hardcover
~Frontis and many woodcut illustrations. Convent blindstamp. Original red morocco decorated in gilt. All edges gilt. Decorative endpapers. Endpapers uncracked at gutters. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders with tracking, overseas orders on request. Size: 222, (ii)pp. Pocketsize (9 x 14.5cm)
Fables By the Late Mr. John Gay, in One Volume Complete [Imprint Society]
Gay, John
Fables By the Late Mr. John Gay, in One Volume Complete [Imprint Society]
Gay, John
Publisher: Imprint Society
Date published: 1970
Format: Hardcover
Hard covers, in slipcase. Signed by the illustrator at rear. This is number 846 of 1950 numbered copies. Slipcase slightly scuffed. Clean, tight, and unmarked. A sound and handsome copy!
TO HIS HIGHNESS WILLIAM DUKE OF CUMBERLAND THESE NEW FABLES INVENTED FOR HIS AMUSEMENT BOUND IN 3/4 DARK GREEN LEATHER WITH LIGHTER GREEN BOARDS A RARE EDITION PEACOCK DESIGN COVERS FOREDGES WONDERFUL BRIGHT PEACOCK ENDPAPERS PREVIOUS OWNERS SIGNATURE FROM 1831 STORIES TOLD AS FABLES FROM THE GEORGIAN ERA INTERESTING ILLUSTRATIONS 6 RINGS ON SPINE SCUFFING AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE LIGHT WEAR TO TIPS CLEAN BRIGHT TEXTBLOCK NO BROWING OR SPOTTING BOOK SHOWS SOME WEAR BUT VERY NICE FOR 219 YEARS OLD
Fables By the Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete
Gay, John
Fables By the Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete
Gay, John
Publisher: Printed By C. Whittingham for G.G. And J. Robinson et al, London, England & Edinburgh
Date published: 1801
Format: Hardcover
(7) + 232 pages + (8) page Charles Law publisher's catalog at back, printed on light blue-green paper. John Gay (1685 - 1732) British poet and playwright; this is an illustrated edition of his fables. Approx. 4 5/8" x 7 1/4" size; bound in 20th century oatmeal linen cloth, brick-red morocco leather spine, contrasting spine title-labels, gilt, modern marbled endpapers. Spine labels in thick leather and the structure of the binding has the appearance of a skilled better-than-average amateur effort. Light rubbing and wear; very good condition.
16mo, full sheep, later spine rebacking, green endpapers. Gay's fables made him famous before his "Beggar's Opera". No engravings in this copy. Ex libris Lee Merton Watson. ESTCT13861
Fables by John Gay With the Life of the Author Embellished with Seventy Elegant Engravings. In One Volume Complete.
Gay, John:
Fables by John Gay With the Life of the Author Embellished with Seventy Elegant Engravings. In One Volume Complete.
Gay, John:
Publisher: London: Rivingtons
Date published: 1816
Format: Hardcover
228p half leather, faded and rubbed marbled paper-covered boards well repaired, ink blots to frontispiece and title page, pages foxed but with beautiful small detailed engravings to illustrate each fable, worn but still a nice old copy, printed by J Davison Language: English
FABLES BY THE LATE JOHN GAY. IN TWO PARTS. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME.
John Gay.
FABLES BY THE LATE JOHN GAY. IN TWO PARTS. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME.
John Gay.
Publisher: London: John Bell
Date published: 1793
Format: Hardcover
Slim 8vo, full contemporary sheep, rubbed and worn, red morocco spine label, 167pp. Lacking free front endpapers. Title page complete but clumsily repaired. Lightly foxed. Interesting ownership inscriptions: the inside front cover with "Josiah Pierce's property A.D. 1810" [he the Maine politician and lawyer (1792-1866) and writer of A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF GORHAM, MAINE] and, beneath, "Phebe E. Freeman, Limerick, presented by her grandmother."
Heavy foxing to page edges. Heavy wear to boards and joints with loss to head and tail of spine. No endpapers but it is not clear whether is was published with any.
FABLES. By the Late Mr. John Gay. In Two Parts, Complete In One Volume.
Gay, John.
FABLES. By the Late Mr. John Gay. In Two Parts, Complete In One Volume.
Gay, John.
Publisher: Printed for John Bell, London: 1793.
Date published: 1793
Format: Hardcover
167 p. Foxed. 165mm. Leather backed stipple decorated leather boards. Leather spine label misplaced. Loss on spine. John Gay (1685-1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. In 1727 he wrote for six year old Prince William, later the Duke of Cumberland, Fifty-one Fables in Verse, for which he naturally hoped to gain some preferment, although he has much to say in them of the servility of courtiers and the vanity of court honours. He was offered the situation of gentleman-usher to the Princess Louisa, who was also still a child. He refused this offer, which all his friends seem to have regarded (without much apparent reason) an indignity. Scarce. An unusual and very scarce little edition. POETRY BX 2 0.0
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