Title: Fables of Aesop and Others: Translated into English. With Morals and Instructive Application; and a Print before each Fable. To which is prefixed, The Life of Aesop, More enlarged than in any former edition of this size Author: Aesop Place: Aberdeen Publisher: James Chalmers and Co. Date: 1781 Description: 142, [2] pp. Woodcut illustrations throughout. (12mo) 15.7x9.2 cm. original wrappers, woodcut illustration on front. A very scarce and charming edition of Aesop, especially scarce in the original wrappers. OCLC locates only 2 copies within the United States (University of Southern Mississippi & Princeton); ESTC locates a further 5 copies in the United Kingdom. ESTC N32421. Lot Amendments Condition: Front wrapper chipped at corners, a few leaves with dog-eared corners; very good. Item number: 224613
Title: Fables of Aesop and Others: Translated into English. With Morals and Instructive Application; and a Print before each Fable. To which is prefixed, The Life of Aesop, More enlarged than in any former edition of this size Author: Aesop Place: Aberdeen Publisher: James Chalmers and Co. Date: 1781 Description: 142, [2] pp. Woodcut illustrations throughout. (12mo) 15.7x9.2 cm. original wrappers, woodcut illustration on front. A very scarce and charming edition of Aesop, especially scarce in the original wrappers. OCLC locates only 2 copies within the United States (University of Southern Mississippi & Princeton); ESTC locates a further 5 copies in the United Kingdom. ESTC N32421. Lot Amendments Condition: Front wrapper chipped at corners, a few leaves with dog-eared corners; very good. Item number: 224613
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