John Gay
Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In Two Volumes
C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. and R. Tonson, [et al.], London, 1757. Hardcover. Good Condition. 19.5cm x 12cm. [xviii], 334 pages, engraved frontispiece and title page, 66 engravings in the text,. Half leather, papered boards, gilt lettering and decoration, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Two volumes in one (as usual). Frontispiece and title page engraved by G. Scotin after Hubert Gravelot, and 66 half-page engravings by Van der Gucht after William Kent, John Wootten, and Gravelot, as well as numerous woodcut tailpieces. Spine tanned with the edges rubbed. Minor offsetting and tanning to interior. Shipped Weight: .6 kilos.
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