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

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)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/107783

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

en_US John Gay

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole