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The Illustrated Fables of John Gay, 1793

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The Illustrated Fables of John Gay, 1793

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Description

Heading: (Blake, William, illustrator)
Author: Gay, John
Title: Fables
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for John Stockdale
Date Published: 1793
Description: 2 volumes. With 70 engraved plates including frontispieces and pictorial title pages. 24x16 cm (9½x6½"), contemporary tree calf ruled in gilt, raised bands, morocco spine labels, spines lettered in gilt; top edges gilt, inner dentelles, feather-patterned endpapers.Twelve of the plates were engraved by William Blake.

Condition

Minor rubbing to edges, joints previously repaired, scuffs to covers; some faint offsetting, occasional smudging, margins of a few plates repaired with tape, images unaffected; very good.

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