Antique Book-FABLES OF MR. JOHN GAY-WOODENGRAVING-Bewick-Gay-1797

Subject: York: Wilson, Spence and Mawman, 1797. 12mo: 252 pp. Contemporary full brown calf. Gilt ruling to front and rear boards, gilt lettering and raised bands to the spine, the title gilt to a scarlet morocco title ticket. Reference: Hugo 14.

Condition: Very good, given age. Spine restored.

Medium: 67 b/w illustrations and 33 tailpieces in wood engraving, and an engraved frontispiece by Ralph Beilby. Thomas Bewick.

Size (in cm): 12mo: 9.5 x 15.2 cm.

Size (in inch): 12mo: 3.7 x 6 inch.

Part Number: 55362

Location: ZL3b

Antique Book, titled: 'The Fables of mr. John Gay.', by: John Gay. A collection of the fables by John Gay.

Artists and Engravers: Author(s): John Gay. John Gay (1685-1732) was a poet and playwright from London. Illustrated by: Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was born in Prudhoe, near Newcastle upon Tyne. He would remain in this region for the rest of his live. Bewick worked as a woodengraver. His many very finely executed designs and bookillustrations are highly appreciated. Bewick is seen as the man who started the great production of woodengraving in the 19th. century.