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AESOP Fables with His Life: in English, French and Latin, H. Hills Jun., for Francis Barlow, 1687
14 June 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £437.50 inc. premium
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Fables with His Life: in English, French and Latin, engraved additional pictorial title, full-page engraved armorial coat-of-arms, 30 engraved plates (of 31, without "indecent" plate 17) by Thomas Dudley and Francis Barlow, one full-page engraved illustration ("See here how natures books..."), 110 half-page engraved illustrations, long tear to pp.73/74 repaired with 4 small old paper tabs, short tear to margin of 8 leaves, browning to a few gatherings, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, red gilt morocco spine label, joints refurbished at extremities [ESTC R22991], folio (304 x 184mm.), H. Hills Jun., for Francis Barlow, 1687
Footnotes
Handsomely illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, with Aphra Behn's English verses replacing those of Thomas Philipott, which were used in the 1666 edition.
Provenance: John Strange, ownership signature dated 1854.