Item
Fables By the late Mr Gay, Volume the Second
- Title
- en_US Fables By the late Mr Gay, Volume the Second
- Description
- en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
- en_US First edition
- en_US John Gay
- Creator
- en_US Gay, John See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Gravelot, Hubert François
- Date
- 2016-01-25T19:49:29Z
- en_US 2006-03
- en_US 1738
- Date Available
- 2016-01-25T19:49:29Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1738
- Abstract
- en_US At last I have made my way back to a first edition of this second volume of Gay's fables. I will repeat some of what I wrote for the second edition, which I found some six years ago. I find the Gravelot illustrations strong. They take up the full page and remind one of Oudry's work. It may be that Hobbs' use of it (71) has prejudiced me in its favor, but I find The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly (69) among the best. See her good comments there. This is Bodemann #110.5. I agree with Bodemann's description of the illustrations as geschickt komponierte und in den Tonwerten fein nuancierte Rokokostiche. The frontispiece of Gay's grave-monument, missing in my second edition of this second volume, is present here. Bodemann reproduces it with her comment on this volume. Gravelot signs each of the illustrations, but I cannot find him otherwise acknowledged in this book. The back cover is becoming separated. A great find, especially at this price!
- Identifier
- en_US Bodemann identifier 110.5
- en_US 5820 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US Printed for J. and P. Knapton and T. Cox
- en_US London
- Subject
- en_US PR3473.F3 1738 v. 2 See all items with this value
- en_US 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