16 Apr 2012
10:00 EDT
New York
Fine Books and Manuscripts featuring the Michael Lerner Collection
Back to auction 19972
Fine Books and Manuscripts featuring the Michael Lerner Collection
Back to auction 19972
BARLOW, FRANCIS, illustrator.
Æsop's Fables with his Life: In English, French & Latin. London: Printed by William Godbid for Francis Barlow; sold by Anne Seile and Edward Powell, 1666.
Folio (313 x 195 mm). [4], 40, 31, [1], 17, [2] pp. Engraved frontispiece, additional title and 108 engraved vignettes (one to each fable). Period blindstamped calf. Repaired marginal tear to engraved title, margin torn from R2, some crude color to p 101, scattered minor browning/small stains, rebacked, covers scuffed and corners showing.
Provenance: Joseph Tabem (ex dono Thomas Huxley in 1718, inscription).
BARLOW'S FINEST WORK. The engraved frontispiece depicts the author among his animal characters. Hodnett Francis Barlow pp 167ff; Wing A-696.
Folio (313 x 195 mm). [4], 40, 31, [1], 17, [2] pp. Engraved frontispiece, additional title and 108 engraved vignettes (one to each fable). Period blindstamped calf. Repaired marginal tear to engraved title, margin torn from R2, some crude color to p 101, scattered minor browning/small stains, rebacked, covers scuffed and corners showing.
Provenance: Joseph Tabem (ex dono Thomas Huxley in 1718, inscription).
BARLOW'S FINEST WORK. The engraved frontispiece depicts the author among his animal characters. Hodnett Francis Barlow pp 167ff; Wing A-696.
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts
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