THE FABLES OF JOHN GAY : With Biographical and Critical Introduction and Biographical Appendix. a New Edition with One Hundred and Twenty Six Drawings By William Harvey

Gay, John & Kearley, W. H. ( Editor )

Published by Frederick Warne & Co, London and New York, 1899

About this Item

Illustrations engraved by the Dalziel Brothers. Many pages uncut so book hasn't been read all through. Series 1 has 50 Fables, including:"The Scold and the Parrot", "The Ratcatcher and Cats" and "The Two Monkeys". Series 2 has 17 Fables, including "The Degenerate Bees". Green cloth cover with Gilt lettering withing linear borders to spine. Fore page edges untrimmed. Black endpapers. 313 Pages + publisher's adverts. 7 3/4" Tall, 540g. Slight wear to cover and slight age darkening to pages. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 010299

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE FABLES OF JOHN GAY : With Biographical and Critical Introduction and Biographical Appendix. a New Edition with One Hundred and Twenty Six Drawings By William Harvey
• Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co, London and New York
• Publication Date: 1899
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Harvey, William
• Condition: Near Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Folklore and Legends
  • Illustrated Books
  • Fiction