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Title: Fables
Author:
John Gay (British, Barnstaple, Devon 1685–1732)
Engraver:
Frontispiece engraved by G. Neagle (British, active late 18th century)
Printer:
Darton & Harvey, London
Author:
Life of Gay by Samuel Johnson (British, Lichfield, Staffordshire 1709–1784 London)
Publisher:
F. & C. Rivington, London , and 17 others
Dedicatee:
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (British, London 1721–1765 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1793
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: 8 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (22 x 13 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 21.36.74
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