
ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY
Lot 113•
AESOP Fables with His Life: in English, French and Latin, H. Hills Jun., for Francis Barlow, 1687
19 August 2020, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,211.25 inc. premium
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AESOP
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, light dampstain to lower fore-edge of final few leaves, nineteenth century calf gilt, red and green gilt morocco spine labels, rubbed [ESTC R22991], folio (304 x 190mm.), H. Hills Jun., for Francis Barlow, 1687
Footnotes
Aesop's Fables with Aphra Behn's English verses, replacing those of Thomas Philipott which had been used in the 1666 edition, but retaining Francis Barlow's celebrated illustrations.
Provenance: Lawrence W. Adamson, bookplate.