Item
Fables by the Late Mr. Gay in One Volume Complete
- Title
- en_US Fables by the Late Mr. Gay in One Volume Complete
- Description
- en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
- en_US John Gay
- Creator
- en_US Gay, John See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Bewick, Thomas
- Date
- 2016-12-01T20:16:46Z
- en_US 2016-05
- en_US 1792
- Date Available
- 2016-12-01T20:16:46Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1792
- Abstract
- en_US I have been surprised as I research this book to find out that it is Bodemann's earliest copy of Thomas Bewick's work on Gay's fables, originally published in 1779. There is no doubt in my mind that this book is a representative of Bodemann #166.1. The impressions of the illustrations here are quite faint, and there is always the question of what work done "after" that of another artist means. The frontispiece is the standard Gay death mask. A good illustration to check is "The Hare and Many Friends" (126), both to see the breadth of vision of the artist and to note the poor impression typical of the art in this book. I am delighted to have wandered into an important early Gay in the tradition of Bewick.
- Identifier
- en_US #166.1
- en_US 11055 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US J.F. & C. Rivington, B. & B. White et al
- en_US London
- Subject
- en_US PR3473.F3 1792 See all items with this value
- en_US John Gay See all items with this value
- en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value
- Type
- en_US Book, Whole
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books