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Gay (John) - Fables,

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1793 FABLES John Gay Illustrated William Blake ART English Literature Poems: 1793 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 m

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1729 Jonathan Swift Intelligencer John Gay Fables: 1729 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 variety

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(2vol) FABLES by JOHN GAY, PLATES by WILLIAM BLAKE: Volumes 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 by

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1783 Fables of John Gay English Literature Poetry: 1783 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’. Whil

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Fables by John Gay including illustrations by William: Heading: Author: Gay, John Title: Fables Place Published: London Publisher:Darton & Harvey Date Published: 1793 Description: xvi, 256 pp. Frontispiece, engraved title page,

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Fables by John Gay, 1767 Edition: Heading: 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-backe

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Book: 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. 1835

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Gay's Fables with Wm. Blake plates: Heading: (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<

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Limited Edition Artist Signed Books: Artist 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, I

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Antiquarian. 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 Illu

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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle, Gay's fable, Pigs is Pigs, The Travels of Babar, Babar the King,: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle, Gay's fable, Pigs is Pigs, The Travels of Babar, Babar the King, Epaminondas and His Auntie, Epaminondas and his Auntie, Mother Goose and Fairyland Overall good to fair

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Pope 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. Disbo

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Rare 1716 First Edition John Gay Trivia: Or, The Art of: Rare 1716 First Edition John Gay Trivia: Or, The Art of Walking. Printed for Bernard Lintott. Bound by Riviere and Son. Bearing the bookplate of Laurentii Currie and of a later collector. Size: Octavo

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John Gay. Beggar's Opera Libretto Dated 1729: John Gay. Beggar's Opera Libretto Dated 1729. From the title page: The beggar's Opera As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-inn Fields. Provenance: Private estate collection.

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3 DINKY 410 JOHN GAY PROMO VANS: Aral, Tate & Lyle, Calberson, orig boxes minor wear, C8-9.

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engraved title, light foxing, occasional light foxing, rebacked, gilt, [ESTC T13872], Darton & Harvey, 1793; The Fables of John Gay, 2 parts in 1 vol., joints starting, 1823, numerous engraved plates, bookplates, contemporary calf, rubbed ; and 6 others, John Gay's fables , v.s. (8)