Fables
by Wilkie, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- First blank leaf pulled loose; offsetting from illustrations to facing pages; corners of s few pages show old folds, long since
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Edward and Charles Dilly, A. Kincaid and J. Bell, 1768. First Edition. First blank leaf pulled loose; offsetting from illustrations to facing pages; corners of s few pages show old folds, long since flattened out again; spine neatly reinforced with paper.. 8vo, [12], 140pp; engraved frontispiece, 17 additional full-page engravings; original (?) marbled boards; untrimmed, with half-title. An appealing copy of the Scottish cleric's book of fables, with its charming series of 18 illustrations drawn by S. Wale and engraved by T. Simpson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205832
- Title
- Fables
- Author
- Wilkie, William
- Book Condition
- Used - First blank leaf pulled loose; offsetting from illustrations to facing pages; corners of s few pages show old folds, long since
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward and Charles Dilly, A. Kincaid and J. Bell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1768
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Locus Solus Rare Books
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