Fables / by the late Mr. Gay.
| Author/creator | Gay, John |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | The fifth ed. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. and R. Tonson and J. Watts, 1737. |
| Description | 14 unnumbered pages, 194 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm (8vo) |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Wootton, John, approximately 1682-1764. |
| Other author/creator | Kent, William, 1685-1748. |
| Other author/creator | Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776. |
| Other author/creator | Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736. |
| Other author/creator | Watts, John, -1763. |
| Other author/creator | Tonson, Richard, 1653-approximately 1700 |
| Variant title | Binder's spine title: Gay's fables |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy imperfect: lacking title and dedication pages. Autographed on front paste-down: "Harriet [Casamajor?] bought of [Appleby ...?] Nov. 28, 1820." |
| General note | A second volume of Fables was published 1738. |
| General note | Engraved vignettes illustrating the fables after designs by Van der Gucht, P. Foudrinier, and B. Baron, engraved by John Wootton and William Kent. |
| General note | Signatures: A⁴, B-N⁸, O⁴. |
| General note | Title within double line border; title vignette; head and tail pieces. Final tail piece on p. 194 features a figure standing in front of a sunset, holding a lyre. |
| References | ESTC T013822 |
| References | Foxon p. 295 |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Gift of Erwin Hester, 9/26/2014 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Gay, John, 1685-1732. Fables. The fifth ed. London : Printed for J. and R. Tonson and J. Watts, 1737 |
| Genre/form | Early works. |
| Genre/form | Woodcuts England 18th century. |