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GAY, Mr. Fables; By the Late Mr Gay. In Two Volumes. Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, and R. Tronson et al, London, 1757.

Price: US$116.96 + shipping

Condition: Poor

Description: Published: 1757. 2nd Edition. DESCRIPTION: Two volumes in one bound in full leather with five ridged spine. Frontis. Collection of sixty six fables each with its own engraved plate. Language: English. Book Condition: Poor: Detached front board. Heavy wear to corners, edges and spine. Inscription to ffep dated 1780. First two gatherings to text block are detached, but present. Half of rear free endpaper missing. Pages are clean with very occasional minor mark. All plates present. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 192. Size: 15.5cm by 9cm. PROVENANCE: John Swift, Norwich 1780 from J Graves of London.

Seller: Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom

Gay, John. Fables by the late Mr. Gay. In two volumes. C. Hitch and L. Hawes [et al.], London, 1757.

Price: US$187.50 + shipping

Description: 2 volumes in 1, 16mo, pp. 192; engraved frontispiece and 68 engraved plates; nice copy in contemporary full calf, red morocco label on gilt decorated spine, sprinkled edges. With the early ownership signature on the title page of Sarah Alston.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

GAY, John. Fables. London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. and R. Tonson [et al], 1757.

Price: US$194.93 + shipping

Description: Two volumes bound in one. 8vo. (xviii), 194, (2), 197-334 pp. Contemporary full calf recently rebacked, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label. Frontispiece, title vignette, and 67 half page copper engravings by Van der Gucht in the text. Some wear to the boards, foxing to the frontispiece and title, just mildly and occasionally elsewhere, very good overall.

Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom

Gay, John. Fables of the Late Mr. Gay in two volumes. C. Hitch and L/ Hawes, J and R. Tonson, London, 1757.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: [18], 334p. Contemporary polished burgundy calf over boards with gilt ruled spine and boards. Marbled end papers and gilt foredge. Lacking the frontispiece engraving, otherwise complete with engravings in the text. With a Watson family bookplate on the inside front board. Light scattered foxing. A crisp clean copy

Seller: Rosenlund Rare Books & Manuscripts, Basking Ridge, NJ, U.S.A.

Gay, John. Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In Two Volumes (Complete in This volume). Original Leather Binding. London, 1757.. C. Hitch and L. Hawes, London, 1757.

Price: US$225.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Original leather binding, worn at corners and spine foot and crown. Hinges attached but tender. Original raised headbands. Frontispiece and many engravings. Two volumes complete in one. Contents very good, binding good plus.

Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Gay, John. Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. and R. Tonson, London, 1757.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: Engraved frontispiece after Gravelot, title-page vignette of author nafter Gravelot,&67 engravings. [xviii], 334pp. 8vo. Osborne p. 567; ESTC N9617 Nineteenth century half brown morocco and cloth Engraved frontispiece after Gravelot, title-page vignette of author nafter Gravelot,&67 engravings. [xviii], 334pp. 8vo

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

GAY, John. Fables. for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1757.

Price: US$599.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 1757 FABLES John Gay Illustrated Wootton Gravelot ART English Literature Poems John Gay was an 18th-century English poet and opera composer best known for his masterpiece ‘The Beggar’s Opera’. While he is most remembered for his music, he did publish a collection of fables in verse. This 1757 edition was published in London and contains impressive illustrations throughout by famed artists including William Kent, John Wootton, and Hubert Gravelot. Item number: #19551 Price: $599 GAY, John Fables London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1757. Details: • Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1 tome o [18], 334 o 67 engravings, plus engraved frontispiece • Provenance: Handwritten – Catharine Eleonora Hamilton, 1810 • Language: English • Binding: Leather; tight and secure • Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 19551 Photos available upon request.

Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.