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The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture (Vol 1) AND Aesopics, or a Second Collection of Fables (Vol 2)
by John Ogilby, Aesop
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Acton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Volume I--(Second Edition) The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture. London: Printed by Thomas Roycroft for the Author, 1668. Second edition with new title page, a re-issue of the 1665 edition sheets. This volume contains the frontispiece, engraved vignettes and initials, (missing Ogilby portrait), and has all eighty-one full-paged plates in fabulous condition. Light yellowing/browning of initial few pages as regular. Volume II--(Second Edition) Aesopics, or a Second Collection of Fables, illustrated with sixty-eight full-paged plates in early issue before captions were added. Pages are remarkably clean without any browning. Large folio volumes, both illustrated throughout; Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) engraved eighty-eight of the illustrations for these works, the others were executed by Dirck Stoop (c. 1610-1686) and Francis Barlow (c. 1626-1704). Both volumes are uniformly re-bound with original leather panels inset in full brick morocco bindings with gilt titles.
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- Bookseller
- Timeless Tales Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A-110
- Title
- The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture (Vol 1) AND Aesopics, or a Second Collection of Fables (Vol 2)
- Author
- John Ogilby, Aesop
- Illustrator
- John Ogilby
- Format/Binding
- Both volumes are uniformly re-bound with original leather panels inset in full brick morocco bindings with gilt titles.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Roycroft for the Author, 1668
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1668
- Size
- 15 1/2 x 10in (39 x 25cm)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Timeless Tales Rare Books
Biblio member since 2023
Acton, Massachusetts
About Timeless Tales Rare Books
Timeless Tales Rare Books is a veteran-owned, independent, private bookseller specializing in antiquarian and rare books. Categories include first editions, historical, religious, literature classics, travels, scientific and children's books.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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