The Fables of Mr. John Gay (Complete in Two Parts).
by Gay, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: T.Hughes / J. Cranwell, 1821. . 16mo. 154 pp. Hardcover. Marbled paper boards with gilt title on spine and leather binding. No dust jacket. Fair with edgewear on pages and binding and foxing throughout. Includes black and white engraved frontispiece.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19-8541
- Title
- The Fables of Mr. John Gay (Complete in Two Parts).
- Author
- Gay, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: T.Hughes / J. Cranwell, 1821.
Terms of Sale
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
Payment by credit cards or other means. 20% charge for returns,unless item is misdescribed.
About the Seller
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
Biblio member since 2006
San Francisco, California
About Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...