Sold2022Fables by John Gay, 1767 EditionHeading: Author: Gay, John Title: Fables by the late Mr. Gay Place Published: London Publisher:J. and R. Tonson et al. Date Published: 1767 Description: (8vo) leather-backeSee Sold Price
Sold2017Limited Edition Artist Signed BooksArtist signed limited editions: The Iceman Cometh, Eugene O'Neill, illustrated by Leonard Baskin w/lithograph, #603/2000, NF- w/bookplate; Fables by Mr. John Gay, illustrated by Gillian Lewis Tyler, ISee Sold Price
SoldAntiquarian. Mr. Gay - Fables. In two volumes. Volume I - London: Printed for J. Tonson and J.Antiquarian. Mr. Gay - Fables. In two volumes. Volume I - London: Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1733. 4th edition. Volume II - London: Printed for J. And P. Knapton, 1755. 5th edition. Both IlluSee Sold Price
Sold20211767 Poems on Several Occasions John Gay J and R Tonson1767 Poems on Several Occasions by Mr John Gay volume the first J and R Tonson London. Numerous illustrations. Approximately 6 7/8" by 4 1/8"See Sold Price
Sold2022Book: The Flowers of English Fable, or Gay's Fables, by John Gay. Published by Edward Lacey, London,Book: The Flowers of English Fable, or Gay's Fables, by John Gay. Published by Edward Lacey, London, c. 1835See Sold Price
Sold2021(2vol) FABLES by JOHN GAY, PLATES by WILLIAM BLAKEVolumes I and II of "Fables by John Gay, With a Life of the Author and embellished with Seventy Plates" pub. London, Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1793, 8vo with gilt ornaments; 12 plates bySee Sold Price
Sold2015Fables by John Gay including illustrations by WilliamHeading: Author: Gay, John Title: Fables Place Published: London Publisher:Darton & Harvey Date Published: 1793 Description: xvi, 256 pp. Frontispiece, engraved title page,See Sold Price
Sold2023Gay's Fables with Wm. Blake platesHeading: (Blake, William, illustrator) Author: Gay, John Title: Fables by John Gay with a Life of the Author Place Published: London Publisher:Printed for John Stockdale Date Published: 1793<See Sold Price
Sold2022Two Sets of Books Including "Fables" (Two Volumes) and "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling"Two Sets of Books Including "Fables" (Two Volumes) and "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling" (Three Volumes)Gay, John. "Fables." Published by J. and R. Tonson and J. WaSee Sold Price
Sold20231793 FABLES John Gay Illustrated William Blake ART English Literature Poems1793 FABLES John Gay Illustrated William Blake ART English Literature Poems John Gay was an 18th-century English poet and opera composer best known for his masterpiece The Beggars Opera. While he is mSee Sold Price
Sold20171729 Jonathan Swift Intelligencer John Gay Fables1729 Jonathan Swift Intelligencer John Gay Fables Alexander Pope Rare Book Lot A pairing of two Jonathan Swift works including ‘The Intelligencer’. This 18th-century periodical includes a varietySee Sold Price
Sold2023LITERATURE & LEATHER BINDINGSLITERATURE & LEATHER BINDINGS. - John GAY. The Beggar's Opera. London: Printed for Jon Watts, at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court, near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. 1728. Small octavo (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches;See Sold Price
Sold20201783 Fables of John Gay English Literature Poetry1783 Fables of John Gay English Literature Poetry Illustrated Thomas Bewick John Gay was an 18th-century English poet and opera composer best known for his masterpiece ‘The Beggar’s Opera’. WhilSee Sold Price
Sold20231922 BEGGAR'S OPERA by M. JOHN GAY antique LIMITED EDITION # 103 ILLUSTRATEDBEGGAR'S OPERA by M. JOHN GAY Limited edition, numbered copy (# 103) Illustrated London: Published for Daniel O'Connor, 1922 very good condition, minor wear of the binding Size 8 by 11 1/4" Reserve: $See Sold Price
Sold201918th C Leather English Plays Beggar's OperaA leather volume of English plays from the 18th century including “The Beggar’s Opera”, written by Mr. gay, with music and engraved frontis, printed for W. Strahan, London, 1777. Four others. FiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pope and Gay, Three Hours After Marriage[Gay, John; Pope, Alexander; Arbuthnot, John.] THREE HOURS AFTER MARRIAGE. London: Bernard Lintot, 1717. 12mo. [8], 80, [4] pp., including half-title at front and epilogue and ad leaves at rear. DisboSee Sold Price
Sold2021FABLES ANCIENT AND MODERN, JOHN DRYDEN, 1721."Fables Ancient and Modern; Translated into Verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccace, and Chaucer: with Original Poems, by Mr. Dryden". Printed on laid paper in London for Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head oSee Sold Price
Sold2019A GEORGE II SILVER TEA KETTLE JOHN JACOB LONDON 1753A GEORGE II SILVER TEA KETTLE JOHN JACOB LONDON 1753 ogee shaped chased to the shoulders and domed lid with Rococo scrolls and foliage surrounding two cartouches engraved with a crest the leather insuSee Sold Price
Sold2021MILITARY THEMED BOOKS, 3 WORKSMilitary themed books, 3 works in 4 volumes sold together, including: Thucydides; Smith, William (trans.) THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR. London: John Watts, 1753. 2 Volumes. Bookplate of Lord JSee Sold Price
Sold2020[Testimony, Election, 18th c.]Lot of 3 items, including: ** Haime, John. A SHORT ACCOUNT OF GOD'S DEALINGS WITH MR. JOHN HAIME. London: J. Paramore, 1786. 6.2" x 3.75", disbound. 46, [2, blank] pp. Soiled, some closed tears, G-. SSee Sold Price
Sold2018Faber, John aft Hudson 1753 Mezzotint William Barrell"William Barrell Esq…" Mezzotint Published 1753, London. Engraved John Faber the younger after Thomas Hudson. Paper Size: 14 x 10 inch (36 x 25cm) Very minor margin toning. Margins trimmed to image.See Sold Price
Sold2020Grp: 9 - Sewell 1720 - Lewis 1941 - Goldsmith 1805 -Group of nine 18th-early 20th century copies of classic works of English Literature. Includes:Sewell, "The Life and Character of Mr. John Philips," 1720 London.C.S. Lewis, "A Preface toSee Sold Price
Sold2022SET OF PRINTS OF ROMAN HISTORYby Mr. Trimmer, London, John Marshall, 1789. hardcover leather bound. 4 x 3 1/4 inches Condition: Front board and title paged detached, crease through textSee Sold Price
Sold20201690 Dryden Play The State of InnocenceEnglish Play, “The State of Innocence, and Fall of Man: An Opera. Written in Heroick Verse; and dedicated to Her Royal Highness The Dutchess”, by Mr. John Dryden, printed at London by J.M. for HenSee Sold Price
May 16Zikorn Arts & History ObjectsThomas S. Blakeney: Sherlock Holmes: Fact or Fiction? 1932 First EditionUS$60(1 bid)
3 days LeftWorthington GalleriesSharpe & Gould Hand-Colored Plate from BIRDS OF PARADISE (Monograph of the Paradiseidae)US$100
3 days LeftWorthington GalleriesSharpe & Gould Hand-Colored Plate from BIRDS OF PARADISE (Monograph of the Paradiseidae)US$100
May 18Rich Penn AuctionsVictorian English Silver Cased Carriage Clock, likely John Baston-London, 1885 w/repousse cherubs &US$175(5 bids)
Bonhams[MATHEMATICS] FIRST BOOK IN ENGLISH ON ALGEBRA. RECORDE, ROBERT. c.1510-1558. Whetstone of Witte...US$8,000
May 15University ArchivesEarly Arctic Exploration: "Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage" by WilliamUS$500