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Fables

Title: Fables / by John Gay ; with a life of the author ; and embellished with a plate to each fable.
Author: Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Publication: London : Printed by Darton & Harvey for F. & C. Rivington, B B. White, T. Longman, B. Law & Son, G.G. & J. Robinson, T. Cadell, S. Bladon, R. Baldwin, J. Sewell, J. Johnson, H.L. Gardner, J. Bew, W. Goldsmith, J. Murray, W. Lowndes. J. Scatchered & Co. G. & T. Wilkie, & E. Newbery, 1793.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KH 1793 Gay 11-56	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

[2], xvi, 256 p., [34] leaves of plates : ill.; 24 cm. (8vo)

Subjects

Fables, English > 18th century
Fables > England > London > 1793

Genre/Form

Fables – England – London – 1793.

Note

The titlepage is engraved, and not included in the register.
Verse.
The titlepage is engraved.
One of two settings with the same titlepage. In this setting the last line of text on A2r ends "as he pro-", catchword: bably; the lines of text are close together and Q3 is unsigned.

Indexed In (note)

ESTC (RLIN)

Provenance (note)

Inscribed: in ink on free end leaf, "Karl Rohrer, Havre [ ] Aug 30th 178."

Binding (note)

Bound in full brown leather, front cover loose, first gathering loose.

Call Number

*KH 1793 Gay 11-56

OCLC

217355336

Author

Gay, John, 1685-1732.

Title

Fables / by John Gay ; with a life of the author ; and embellished with a plate to each fable.

Imprint

London : Printed by Darton & Harvey for F. & C. Rivington, B B. White, T. Longman, B. Law & Son, G.G. & J. Robinson, T. Cadell, S. Bladon, R. Baldwin, J. Sewell, J. Johnson, H.L. Gardner, J. Bew, W. Goldsmith, J. Murray, W. Lowndes. J. Scatchered & Co. G. & T. Wilkie, & E. Newbery, 1793.

Indexed In:

ESTC (RLIN), N048595

Provenance

Inscribed: in ink on free end leaf, "Karl Rohrer, Havre [ ] Aug 30th 178." NN

Binding

Bound in full brown leather, front cover loose, first gathering loose. NN

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Added Author

Darton & Harvey (London, England) Printer

Children's Room Collection.

Research Call Number

*KH 1793 Gay 11-56

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