Fables

著者

• Gay, John

書誌事項

Fables

by John Gay ; with a life of the author, and embellished with a plate to each fable

Printed by Darton & Harvey, for F. & C. Rivington [and 17 others], 1793

注記

One of two octavo editions with the same t.p. and virtually the same type-setting, page for page, except for the spacing between lines and the setting of leaf A2. In this, the smaller edition, the last line of text on A2 recto (p. [iii]), excluding footnote, ends "as he pro-" and the catchword is "bably"; in the larger octavo edition, the last line ends "is not known." and the catchword is "The". In this edition pages 138, 142 and 143 are misnumbered 140, 144 and 145 respectively and leaf Q3 and R4 is unsigned

Engraved t.p. with vignette (mask with long hair, within oval)

Signatures: π[1] A-R[8]

References: ESTC N48595

Bookplate on front pastedown

Inscription on front flyleaf: John Bayly

詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA84754030
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: [2], xvi, 256 p., [35] leaves of plates
• 大きさ: 22 cm. (8vo)
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Fables