Fables.. By the late Mr. Gay.
John Gay (1685 – 1732)
Category
Books
Date
1737
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3257069
Summary
Bibliographic description
The fifth edition.. [14],194p. :. ill. ;. 20 cm. Front and back flyleaves torn and missing. Torn title page. Binding: eighteenth-century sprinkled calf; double gold fillets to form a border, gilt-ruled spine; on five raised bands, red spine-label with gilt lettering.
Provenance
From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent to his daughter, Eleanor Clutton-Brock, the current vendor. Ownership by EC-B confirmed by the auction house.
Makers and roles
John Gay (1685 – 1732) , author