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
by Gay, John & Kearley, W. H. ( Editor )
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1899. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Harvey, William. 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
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010299
- 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
- Author
- Gay, John & Kearley, W. H. ( Editor )
- Illustrator
- Harvey, William
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- FOLKLORE & LEGENDS/FICTION/CLASSICS/FABLES/JOHN GAY/WILLIAM HARVEY/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
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