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Fables - 2 Volumes
by Gay, John (The Late Mr Gay)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
J and R Tonson and J Watts, London 1737 & J and P Knapton and T Cox, London 1738. later edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 2 volumes: Volume 1, Fifth Edition 1737 & Volume 2, First edition 1738. Very attractive uniform period mottled calf, slightly bumped to corners, raised bands, tooled in gilt. Both volumes with numerous engraved plates after H. Gravelot, W. Kent, J. Wootton, et al, Volume 2 with engraved frontispiece and title vignette. Volume 1 with 50 illustrations and title vignette (but no frontis as published). A very clean, complete and bright set. 8vo Provenance - armorial bookplate of George Wm Gent.
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- Bookseller
- finecopy ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 108406
- Title
- Fables - 2 Volumes
- Author
- Gay, John (The Late Mr Gay)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- later edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J and R Tonson and J Watts, London 1737 & J and P Knapton and T Cox, London 1738
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
finecopy ltd
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About the Seller
finecopy ltd
Biblio member since 2024
Westbury, Wiltshire
About finecopy ltd
Finecopy Ltd is a member of the ABA ILAB and the PBFA based in the South West of England. We specialise in all English literature including modern authors and Modern Art. We also carry a collection of important and interseting works across the antiquarian spectrum from Science to Economics
Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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