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Auction archive: Lot number 9

The Fables of Aesop, and Others: For the Improvement of Youth, with Instructive Applications

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$180
Auction archive: Lot number 9

The Fables of Aesop, and Others: For the Improvement of Youth, with Instructive Applications

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$180
Beschreibung:

Title: The Fables of Aesop, and Others: For the Improvement of Youth, with Instructive Applications Author: Aesop Place: London Publisher: J. M'Gowan Date: [1830s] Description: 2 volumes in 1. xxii, 263, [1]; viii, 311 pp. 91 (of 100 plates). 17 text leaves and the 9 lacking plates supplied in facsimile. 13x10.5 cm (5x4¼") modern half calf and marbled boards, morocco label on spine. The facsimile leaves supplied from a copy in the UCLA library. OCLC WorldCat does not locate the UCLA copy but locates only an incomplete copy at the University of Florida. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to page edges, foxing, repair to title page, final text leaf and last plate mounted; very good. Item number: 253632

Auction archive: Lot number 9
Auction:
Datum:
19 Feb 2015
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: The Fables of Aesop, and Others: For the Improvement of Youth, with Instructive Applications Author: Aesop Place: London Publisher: J. M'Gowan Date: [1830s] Description: 2 volumes in 1. xxii, 263, [1]; viii, 311 pp. 91 (of 100 plates). 17 text leaves and the 9 lacking plates supplied in facsimile. 13x10.5 cm (5x4¼") modern half calf and marbled boards, morocco label on spine. The facsimile leaves supplied from a copy in the UCLA library. OCLC WorldCat does not locate the UCLA copy but locates only an incomplete copy at the University of Florida. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to page edges, foxing, repair to title page, final text leaf and last plate mounted; very good. Item number: 253632

Auction archive: Lot number 9
Auction:
Datum:
19 Feb 2015
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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