The Fables of Mr. John Gay, Complete in Two Parts

Title

en_US The Fables of Mr. John Gay, Complete in Two Parts

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Avec Notes, Exercices et Leçons de Versification par Thomas Keen

Creator

en_US Gay, John

Contributor

en_US Bewick, Thomas

Date

2016-01-25T19:28:26Z

en_US 2004-03

en_US 1797

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:28:26Z

Date Issued

en_US 1797

Abstract

en_US Here is a curious book. Bodemann lists a first Bewick illustration of Gay published by Rivington et al in London in 1779 and reproduced in 1792 (#166.1). The catalogue goes on to describe a second Bewick illustration of Gay, published by Wilson & Spence in 1806 (#166.2). That description matches this book, except that the page size there seems slightly larger than the page size here. Thus we may have here an earlier printing of the book that Bodemann's associates found in only a later printing. The catalogue description mentions specifically the movement here to make the portion outside Bewick's ovals into fine ornaments that make the ensemble into a rectangle. This method contrasts with the simple lined rectangle that Bewick seems to have used earlier. The best and most typical of the illustrations here might be The Goat Without a Beard (73); The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly (197); and The Ravens, Sexton, and Earthworm (246). What a nice little treasure, still in good condition!

Identifier

en_US 4989 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/80586

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Wilson Spence, and Mawman,

en_US York, England

Subject

en_US PR3473.F3 1797

en_US John Gay

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole