Gay (John). Fables, 2 volumes, mixed editions, volume 1: 5th edition, J. and R. Tonson and J. Watts, 1737, with engraved vignette title and numerous engraved vignettes, woodcut tailpieces, dampstain to lower outer corners, rear free endpaper lacking, volume 2: 2nd edition, J. and P. Knapton and T. Cox, 1742, engraved vignette portrait on title, engraved frontispiece and 16 engraved plates, both volumes with armorial bookplate of Sir Edmund Antrobus, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, rubbed with some wear, joints cracking, 8vo, together with Poems on Several Occasions, 2 volumes, for H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1745, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, two engraved plates, woodcut head and tail pieces and initials, some dampstaining at fore-edges and lower outer corners, both volumes with armorial bookplate of Sir Edmund Antrobus, hinges cracked, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, volume 1 joints cracking, rubbed with slight wear to corners, 8vo, plus Birch (Thomas), The Life of Henry Prince of Wales, Eldest Son of King James I, Dublin: for G. Faulkner, 1760, title with early ink signature at head, armorial bookplate of Wolfe de Forenaughts, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed in places, front joint cracking, 8vo, with 8 others 18th century English and French literature, in contemporary calf bindings (Qty: 23)
Gay (John). Fables, 2 volumes, mixed editions, volume 1: 5th edition, J. and R. Tonson and J. Watts, 1737, with engraved vignette title and numerous engraved vignettes, woodcut tailpieces, dampstain to lower outer corners, rear free endpaper lacking, volume 2: 2nd edition, J. and P. Knapton and T. Cox, 1742, engraved vignette portrait on title, engraved frontispiece and 16 engraved plates, both volumes with armorial bookplate of Sir Edmund Antrobus, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, rubbed with some wear, joints cracking, 8vo, together with Poems on Several Occasions, 2 volumes, for H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1745, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, two engraved plates, woodcut head and tail pieces and initials, some dampstaining at fore-edges and lower outer corners, both volumes with armorial bookplate of Sir Edmund Antrobus, hinges cracked, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, volume 1 joints cracking, rubbed with slight wear to corners, 8vo, plus Birch (Thomas), The Life of Henry Prince of Wales, Eldest Son of King James I, Dublin: for G. Faulkner, 1760, title with early ink signature at head, armorial bookplate of Wolfe de Forenaughts, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed in places, front joint cracking, 8vo, with 8 others 18th century English and French literature, in contemporary calf bindings (Qty: 23)
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