Search Results: the poetical works of john gay by john gay

Library binding, solid. Ex-library book with the usual stamps in the usual places. The interior pages have some damage (missing corners on some pages), but no text is lost. Pages are also tanned, but still very readable. In good overall reading condition in spite of the obvious flaws.Acceptable

Houghton, Osgood and Company. Used - Good. Good condition. Slightly dampstained. Writing inside. Owner's name on inside.

Little, Brown and Co, 1854-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1854 Little, Brown and Co. (Boston), Volume 2 only (of 2 volumes), 4 1/2 x 6 5/8 inches tall hardbound, marbled paper-covered boards over leather spine and tips, v, 304 pp. Covers rubbed and edgeworn, especially to tips, with a 1/2-inch chip to the top of the backstrip. Inside, mild age toning to paper. A couple of pages with light stains. 1 1/2-inch closed tear to rear free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good copy. Contains: The Fan, a Poem in Three Books; The Shepherd's Week, in Six Pastorals; Acis and Galatea, a Serenata in Two Parts; 12 Epistles (letters); 5 Eclogues; Songs and Balads; 3 Elegies, 6 Tales and 12 'Miscellanies.' John Gay (1685-1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera.

London:: Lawrence & Bullen,, 1893.. publisher's pale blue gilt cloth, t.e.g.. Tiny old ink ownership annotation in each volume; spine tanned and extremities rubbed. . 12mo,. Edited with a Life and Notes by John Underhill. The Muses' Library.

Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press, 1926. Hardcover. Good. 1926. No edition remarks. 700 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pink cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Notable tanning to spine. Books has a backward lean. Boards are mildly warped.

London.: C. Cooke.. 'Cooke's Edition'. . Hard. Good. 18mo. 5 3/4".. Engraved with plates throughout.. Good. Half calf and marbled boards. Joints cracked. Leather chipped to spine head and tail. Slightly foxed. 0

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893. Very good. Matching two volume set complete featuring VG blue cloth covered boards (6.75" x 4") with elaborate gilt design on covers and gilt lettering along spine; rubbing along edges. Bindings and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Vol. I - 294pp; Vol. II - 399pp. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1893. Hardcover. Backstrips sun-darkened, with ends bumped and chipped; cover corners slightly worn; pages slightly toned, with some margins frayed; otherwise very good condition. The title page of each volume bears the penciled signature of legendary Harvard professor Charles Townsend Copeland, and the date of "Copey's" acquisition. . Two volumes, separately paged. Frontispiece with tissue guard in vol. 1.

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Apollo Press, 1777. Hardcover. Good. . Vol. II and III ONLY, missing vol. I. Full leather. In nice condition for their age. Small, like 3-4inches. Minor shelf/age wear. Pages clean.

Crane-Court, Fleetstreet: S. Hollingsworth, 1807 Three volumes three-and-3/8 inch by five-and-3/8 inches. Marbled paper boards with red leather spines with gilt print. Boards scuffed and soiled. Corners bumped. Volume three has front board detached. Others have cracks at spine hinges. Text blocks solid.

Boston. : Little, Brown. , 1854. . Original brown cloth, gilt spine titles. . Spine ends chipped, outer hinges starting, corners worn and bumped, still a good plus tight set. . 12mo.. Engraved frontis.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-05-10. Paperback. Good.

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893.. 8vo., 294 pp., Very Good, Green Cloth, edge wear, some pages loose, shelf wear.

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893.. 8vo., 399 pp., Very Good, Green Cloth, edge wear, some pages loose, shelf wear.

Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010-05-29. Paperback. Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Poetical Works of John Gay. With A Life of the Author, by Dr. Johnson. Vol. 1.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Poetical Works of John Gay. With A Life of the Author, by Dr. Johnson. Vol. 2.