John Gay; Marcus Walsh — Wine
London, The Hayloft Press, 1988. Paperback. A fine limited edition copy of John Gay's entertaining burlesque poem celebrating wine, illustrated with engravings by John Lawrence. A limited edition work, limited to two-hundred and twenty-five copies, of which this is numbered thirty-seven.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.John Gay's 1708 poem 'Wine', a burlesque Miltonic ode to the grape and wine.Illustrated throughout with engravings.Written by John Gay, a noted Stuart English poet.Illustrated by John Lawrence.With an introduction by Marcus Walsh. In the original publisher's paper wraps, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: John Lawrence. Fine/Fine.
