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| Title | Fables by John Gay, with a life of the author and embellished with seventy plates |
| Detail Depicted | Illustrations--Intaglio-Engravings--Copper (Vol. 1, plate between p. 58 and p. 59) |
| Uniform Title | Fables. Complete edition |
| Creator/Author | John Gay [Gay, John, 1685-1732] |
| Publisher | Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly [Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814] |
| Place of Publication | London [England--London] |
| Date of Publication | 1793 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Fables, English
Bibliography--Early printed books--18th century
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| Genre Heading | Poetry
Printed books--1701-1800 (18th century)
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| Bibliographic Elements | 2 v. : plates. ; 27 cm. |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade wove paper |
| Image Production Process | Intaglio--Engravings--Copper
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| Illustrator | William Blake [Blake, William, 1757-1827] |
| Binding | Rebound in the 20th century in three-quarters leather, one-quarter bookcloth, sewn on 5 cords.
Stuck-on headbands.
Covers with simple tooled gilt lines. Spine tooled with floral decoration in gilt. Title and author in gilt, tooled with handle letters.
All edges trimmed. Top edge is gilt. |
| General Notes | Signatures: Vol. 1: --26.2 x 16.5 cm.: A[superscript 6] B-P[superscript 8] Q1 [$2 signed]; 119 leaves, pp. [i-ii] iii-xi [xii], 1-225 [226]. Vol. 2: 26.2 x 16.5 cm.: a[superscript 4] B-K[superscript 8] L[superscript 6] M-N[superscript 8] [$2 (-a2) signed]; 98 leaves, pp. [i-ii] iii-vii [viii] 1-174.
First edition.
Engraved title pages for each vol.
Twelve of the plates are by William Blake. They are located in vol. 1 between leaves A6-B1, pp. [28]-29, 58-59, 72-73, 98-99, 108-109, 124-125, 132-133, [180]-181 and in vol. 2 between leaves a4-B1, pp. [104]-105, and 144-145. |
| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Authors 821 G24f v. 1, v.2 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Content | Includes dedication to His Highness William Duke of Cumberland.
List of subscribers and publisher's advertisement of Aesop's Fables, dated Piccadilly, Feb. 2, 1793. pp. 177-[188] of vol. 2.
His Fables seem to have been a favorite work, for, having published one volume, he left another that was printed after his death. |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
