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Fables by John Gay : with a life of the author, and embellished with seventy plates.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3473 .F3 1793 v.1-2
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1793 Gay
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- Gay, John.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.
- Subscription lists (Publishing) -- England -- London -- 18th century.
- Fine bindings.
- Fables, English.
- Penn Provenance:
- Stichill, George Baird (bookplate)
- Rodebaugh, Grace H., Estate of (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Gay's Fables
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for John Stockdale ..., 1793.
- Notes:
- "Life of John Gay": v. 2, p. 163-175.
- Engr. t.p and ill.; twelve of the plates by William Blake.
- Subscribers' list on vol. 2, p. 177-187.
- Advertisements on last page of vol. 2.
- Twelve of the plates are by William Blake.
- Local Notes:
- Binding: Contemporary full red morocco with gold-tooling around borders and on spines; gold-stamped black and green morocco spine labels; yellow edges; marbled endpapers; free endpapers have watermark date 1796.
- Booksellers' description laid in.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift: Fenton Keyes.
- OCLC:
- 2951980
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