Fables by the Late Mr Gay

Title

en_US Fables by the Late Mr Gay

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US John Gay

Creator

en_US Gay, John

Date

2016-01-25T16:08:11Z

en_US 1994-10

en_US 1757

Date Available

2016-01-25T16:08:11Z

Date Issued

en_US 1757

Abstract

en_US This is my earliest Gay edition except for the 1967 facsimile reprint of the 1727 and 1738 editions by the William Andrews Clark Library. The illustrations here are clearly related to those but not identical with them. Nor are these the later plates several of which William Blake did in 1793 (Hobbs 80-81). Like many, these plates seem to be modeled on the work of Gravelot (Hobbs 70-71). I like these strong illustrations. Were the illustrations perhaps done independently and inserted later into the text? The plates (e.g., between 24 and 25) do not match the surrounding pages well. This title-page design seems to be the reverse of the title-page design in the 1738 edition.

Identifier

en_US 1927 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/77493

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes; J. and R. Tonson; J. Rivington; J. Rivington and J. Fletcher; J. Ward W. Johnston; R. Horsfield; J. Richardson; P. Davey and B. Law,

en_US London

Subject

en_US PR3473 .F3 1757

en_US Gay

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole