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Fables, by John Gay, in two parts. Illustrated with notes. By William Coxe, ... Fourth edition.
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GAY, John (1685--1732)
Fables, by John Gay, in two parts. Illustrated with notes. By William Coxe, ... Fourth edition.
London (Place), printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe,, 1810.
[4], 247, [1] p., engr. frontis. : [67] wd.-engr. illus. ; 16.0 cm. (12º)
Gay first published his Fables in 1727; they were an immediate and lasting success, going through well over a hundred editions by the end of the century. Coxe's first edition appeared in 1796. The charming frontispiece engraving of Gay's monument incorporating Pope's conceit of '... Simplicity a child' is by Harding. Each fable is illustrated by a wood-engraving. 'W. Wilson printer' - title-page verso. The final page lists further books by the same author, i.e. Coxe.
Binding Later C19th maroon half goatskin, blind-tooled borders, marbled-paper boards, gilt double-ruled and lettered spine. Bound by George Richmond for 1s. 6d., 20 May 1853. (Curatorial Papers/Bailey/Parcel1).
Reference Number 1425
Additional Names Richmond, George, bookbinder; Coxe, William (1747--1828). A comparative view of the Russian discoveries
Fables, by John Gay, in two parts. Illustrated with notes. By William Coxe, ... Fourth edition.
London (Place), printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe,, 1810.
[4], 247, [1] p., engr. frontis. : [67] wd.-engr. illus. ; 16.0 cm. (12º)
Gay first published his Fables in 1727; they were an immediate and lasting success, going through well over a hundred editions by the end of the century. Coxe's first edition appeared in 1796. The charming frontispiece engraving of Gay's monument incorporating Pope's conceit of '... Simplicity a child' is by Harding. Each fable is illustrated by a wood-engraving. 'W. Wilson printer' - title-page verso. The final page lists further books by the same author, i.e. Coxe.
Binding Later C19th maroon half goatskin, blind-tooled borders, marbled-paper boards, gilt double-ruled and lettered spine. Bound by George Richmond for 1s. 6d., 20 May 1853. (Curatorial Papers/Bailey/Parcel1).
Reference Number 1425
Additional Names Richmond, George, bookbinder; Coxe, William (1747--1828). A comparative view of the Russian discoveries