John Gay — Fables, by the Late Mr. Gay

Coventry, Luckman & Fuffield, 1798. Leather. A charming pocket-sized collection of fables from English writer John Gay. Pocket-sized. Complete in one volume. With a frontispiece. A collection of fables including: The Lion, The Tyger, and The Traveller; The Wild Boar and The Ram; The Lady and The Wasp; The Two Owls and The Sparrow; The Hare and Many Friends, and more. Written and collected by John Gay, an English poet and dramatist who was a member of the Scriblerus Club. Bound in full calf. Externally, sound with rubbing and light wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Minor loss to the head of the spine and tips of the front board. With a small crack to the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .