1757 FABLES John Gay Illustrated Wootton Gravelot ART English Literature Poems

1757 FABLES John Gay Illustrated Wootton Gravelot ART English Literature Poems

John Gay was an 18^th-century English poet and opera composer best known for his masterpiece ‘The Beggar’s Opera’. While he is most remembered for his music, he did publish a collection of fables in verse. This 1757 edition was published in London and contains impressive illustrations throughout by famed artists including William Kent, John Wootton, and Hubert Gravelot.

Item number: #19551

Price: $599

GAY, John

Fables

London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1757.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1 tome
  • [18], 334
  • 67 engravings, plus engraved frontispiece
• Provenance: Handwritten – Catharine Eleonora Hamilton, 1810
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)

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