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AESOP. Fables, illus. by Barlow, 1666; and 5 others, Aesop (6)
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AESOP Aesop's Fables, with His Life: in English, French & Latin, the English by Thomas Philipott, the French/Latin by Robert Codrington, additional engraved title-page (dated 1665, laid down), engraved frontispiece (bound before p.1), and 108 large engraved illustrations by Francis Barlow, 2 leaves (L1-2, pp.21-24) with text/image cut out and re-inserted, 4 leaves with small marginal archival repair, one leaf with long tear touching image closed with archival tape, additional ink title in upper margin of 4 pages, red morocco gilt by Riviere of Bath, elaborately tooled border to sides, gilt gauffered edges, spine faded [ESTC R21542], folio (300 x 190mm.), William Godbid for Francis Barlow, 1666; Fables, of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists: With Morals and Reflexions. By Sir Roger L'Estrange, second edition 'Corrected and Amended', engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait of L'Estrange, early tree calf, rebacked preserving original spine and red gilt morocco label [ESTC R11059], folio (300 x 185mm.), R. Sare, B. Took [etc.], 1694--The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with Designs on Wood by Thomas Bewick, second edition, with 'thumbprint' receipt (copy '631'), wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary tree calf gilt, rebacked preserving original spine, 8vo, Newcastle, E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son, 1823; Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the Author, 2 vol., engraved pictorial title-pages, 110 engraved illustrations, some spotting, contemporary green morocco gilt, g.e., extremities rubbed, 8vo, John Stockdale, [1793]; and a facsimile edition of the 1669 edition of Aesop (6) Footnotes: Includes the first edition of Francis Barlow's Aesop, which he self-financed and illustrated. Most copies were destroyed when his shop, the Golden Eagle, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, the year in which it was published. Provenance: First work, 'Bayntun', early ink signature on additional title; Richard Laurence Pemberton, bookplate; Second, Joseph Taker, bookplate; Third, Richard C. Pemberton, bookplate; Fourth, Marianne Serle (1820), and Ralph H. Pemberton (1773), ink inscriptions. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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AESOP Aesop's Fables, with His Life: in English, French & Latin, the English by Thomas Philipott, the French/Latin by Robert Codrington, additional engraved title-page (dated 1665, laid down), engraved frontispiece (bound before p.1), and 108 large engraved illustrations by Francis Barlow, 2 leaves (L1-2, pp.21-24) with text/image cut out and re-inserted, 4 leaves with small marginal archival repair, one leaf with long tear touching image closed with archival tape, additional ink title in upper margin of 4 pages, red morocco gilt by Riviere of Bath, elaborately tooled border to sides, gilt gauffered edges, spine faded [ESTC R21542], folio (300 x 190mm.), William Godbid for Francis Barlow, 1666; Fables, of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists: With Morals and Reflexions. By Sir Roger L'Estrange, second edition 'Corrected and Amended', engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait of L'Estrange, early tree calf, rebacked preserving original spine and red gilt morocco label [ESTC R11059], folio (300 x 185mm.), R. Sare, B. Took [etc.], 1694--The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with Designs on Wood by Thomas Bewick, second edition, with 'thumbprint' receipt (copy '631'), wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary tree calf gilt, rebacked preserving original spine, 8vo, Newcastle, E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son, 1823; Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the Author, 2 vol., engraved pictorial title-pages, 110 engraved illustrations, some spotting, contemporary green morocco gilt, g.e., extremities rubbed, 8vo, John Stockdale, [1793]; and a facsimile edition of the 1669 edition of Aesop (6) Footnotes: Includes the first edition of Francis Barlow's Aesop, which he self-financed and illustrated. Most copies were destroyed when his shop, the Golden Eagle, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, the year in which it was published. Provenance: First work, 'Bayntun', early ink signature on additional title; Richard Laurence Pemberton, bookplate; Second, Joseph Taker, bookplate; Third, Richard C. Pemberton, bookplate; Fourth, Marianne Serle (1820), and Ralph H. Pemberton (1773), ink inscriptions. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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