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John Gay. Trivia: or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London. London: Bernard Lintott, [1716]....
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John Gay. Trivia: or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London. London: Bernard Lintott, [1716].8vo (218 x 138 mm). Engraved title device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Contemporary gilt-ruled English calf; quarter morocco folding case.
FIRST EDITION, LARGE AND FINE PAPER COPY of Gay's town Georgic. "Copies on large paper have an engraved street scene at the head of Book I (p. 1), and elaborate engraved ornaments at the beginnings of Books II (p. 21) and III (p. 53), where small paper copies have printer's ornaments" (Rothschild). Lintott printed 2000 of these ordinary copies and a further 250 copies on fine paper (as here). A second London edition and two Dublin editions appeared in the same year.
Condition: Rebacked to style; corners repaired. Occasional pale spotting or soiling.
References: Ashley II, p. 135; Foxon G81; Hayward 142; Rothschild 914.
Provenance: Purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, Inc., 12 May 1972. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2024 December 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part II, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6300 (go to Auction Home page)
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