FABLES
by GAY, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Carpenter, J. Booker, 1812. New edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 69 woodcuts. 16mo, modern speckled calf, extra gilt by Bayntun, a.e.g., some closed splits in the leather on the covers.
Classic and handsome treatment of Gay's first collection, and his posthumous collection of fables. "Printed at The Chiswick Press by Mr. Whittingham, whose taste and skill in fine typography have conspired to enter his name pre-eminent in the literary annals of the country. ... the typographical connoisseur sees much to delight his eye and to gratify his mind. He perceives the most careful display and arrangement of type; the most pleasing tone of ink on every page; and the woodcuts brought out in all their brightness, clearness, and richness of colour -"The Gentleman's Magazine." The first fable in part 2, "The Dog and the Fox", is dedicated to a lawyer. "I know you Lawyers can, with ease, / Twist words and meanings as you please;". 69 woodcuts.
Classic and handsome treatment of Gay's first collection, and his posthumous collection of fables. "Printed at The Chiswick Press by Mr. Whittingham, whose taste and skill in fine typography have conspired to enter his name pre-eminent in the literary annals of the country. ... the typographical connoisseur sees much to delight his eye and to gratify his mind. He perceives the most careful display and arrangement of type; the most pleasing tone of ink on every page; and the woodcuts brought out in all their brightness, clearness, and richness of colour -"The Gentleman's Magazine." The first fable in part 2, "The Dog and the Fox", is dedicated to a lawyer. "I know you Lawyers can, with ease, / Twist words and meanings as you please;". 69 woodcuts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas J. Joyce And Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DEMO016656I
- Title
- FABLES
- Author
- GAY, John
- Illustrator
- 69 woodcuts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- J. Carpenter, J. Booker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1812
- Keywords
- fables, Bayntun binding, Samuel Johnson, Charles Whittingham, Chiswick Press,
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About the Seller
Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Biblio member since 2005
Chicago, Illinois
About Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Joyce And Company has been in business as a professional rare bookseller and appraiser since 1975. Owner Thomas Joyce was the regular book appraiser on Home & Garden TV\'s \"The Appraisal Fair\\\" program, on international broadcasts. Thomas Joyce was the co-discoverer of George Washington's personal copy of William Leybourn's 1679 edition of THE COMPLEAT SURVEYOR, from which young Washington learned some of his surveying skills at age 16. The book had vanished for nearly a century until its re-discovery in 2017. It is now back at Mt. Vernon.
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- Calf
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