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

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)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81306

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

en_US Gay

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole