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The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations.

The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations.

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The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations.

by Aesop. John Ogilby

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About This Item

Engraved frontispiece portrait of Ogilby by P. Lombart after P. Lely engraved plate of Aesop among his animals, and eighty-one engraved plates illustrating the fables by Cleyn most of which were cut by Hollar. The work first appeared in folio in 1665, with 82 fables each with its own full-page illustration (save one plate representing two fables) printed on a separate leaf, with accompanying letterpress text. Hollar was responsible for 57 of the illustrations & the print depicting Aesop. Period debossed full calf with handsome recasing in a fine morocco. Engraved frontispiece portrait cut and mounted, with small paper repair in the lower right corner of the image. Some browning and occasional foxing; a few short marginal tears or paper flaws. Title in red and black, Portrait of Aesop, Dedication to Charles II. 211, [1, blank] 82 [engraved plates] pages. Large folio (10.5 x 16.125 inches; 410 x 265 mm.).








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Bookseller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
7514
Title
The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations.
Author
Aesop. John Ogilby
Illustrator
Franz Cleyn engr. by Wenceslaus Hollar
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Second
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Printed by Thomas Roycroft, for the Author
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1668
Size
Folio
Weight
0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
Belles-lettres;

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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

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About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.

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Morocco
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Calf
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