Fables. By the late Mr Gay. . Volume the second.
John Gay (1685 – 1732)
Category
Books
Date
1737
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126583
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],155,[1]p.,plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Shelved and uniform with 1st series (1737). Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate: Bern.d Brocas Beaurepaire (Franks 3783, without engraver's signature) [i.e. Bernard Brocas (1730?-1777), of Beaurepaire (Hampshire)]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillets; spine gilt; brown leather spine label with title 'Gay's Fables'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
John Gay (1685 – 1732)