Fables Ancient and Modern;; Translated into Verse, from Homer, Ovid,, Boccace, & Chaucer: with Original Poems
by Dryden, [John]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Light staining to final leaves; scattered soil; front free endpaper loose; covers rubbed, particularly to edges, tips, and hinge
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About This Item
London: Jacob Tonson, 1700. First Edition. Light staining to final leaves; scattered soil; front free endpaper loose; covers rubbed, particularly to edges, tips, and hinges; three neat bookplates, including Edward Whittaker Hennell and Edgar F. Leo.. Folio, [xlii], 646pp; later three-quarter calf and marbled boards. A nice copy of Dryden's Fables, with a distinguished provenance. Macdonald 37a.
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- Locus Solus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205908
- Title
- Fables Ancient and Modern;; Translated into Verse, from Homer, Ovid,, Boccace, & Chaucer: with Original Poems
- Author
- Dryden, [John]
- Book Condition
- Used - Light staining to final leaves; scattered soil; front free endpaper loose; covers rubbed, particularly to edges, tips, and hinge
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jacob Tonson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1700
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