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A New Work Of Animals

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A New Work of Animals

by Samuel Howitt

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Used - Good

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None

Edition

1st

Published

1811

Binding

Buckram spine, marble boards

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Florilegius

Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN

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Good copy of this beautifully illustrated book of classic fables with realistic animal studies Complete with 56 etchings, drawn and engraved "from the life" by Samuel Howitt, with title page and list of plates Plate 32, The Dog in the Manger, bound opposite the title page as the frontispiece Samuel Howitt (1756–1822) was an English painter, illustrator and etcher, famous for his… Read more about this item

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A New Work of Animals: Principally Designed from the Fables of Aesop, Gay, and Phaedrus.

by HOWITT, Samuel.

Condition

Used - Three plates have old marginal tears neatly repaired; those plates were expertly rebacked. Two additional plates have more rece

Edition

First edition.

Published

1818.

Binding

Full straight-grain crimson morocco gilt, a.e.g., by Bayntun. Preserved in a custom slipcase.

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Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books

Rochester, New York, USA

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London:: Edward Orme,, 1818.. First edition.. full straight-grain crimson morocco gilt, a.e.g., by Bayntun. Preserved in a custom slipcase.. Three plates have old marginal tears neatly repaired; those plates were expertly rebacked. Two additional plates have more recent neat repairs to margins. All of the plates are bright completely free of foxing etc., and are fine… Read more about this item