16 Apr 2012
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Fine Books and Manuscripts featuring the Michael Lerner Collection
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Fine Books and Manuscripts featuring the Michael Lerner Collection
Back to auction 19972
OGILBY, JOHN, translator.
The Fables of Æsop. Paraphras'd in Verse, and adorn'd with Sculpture. London: Printed by Thomas Roycroft for the Author, 1665.
Folio (383 x 240 mm). [6], 211 pp. Title printed in black and red. Engraved portrait; another frontispiece; and 81 plates by Wenceslaus Hollar (chiefly), Stoop, and
Barlow. Early 19th century half calf over marbled boards. Minor toning and a scattered few stains, repaired tear to H1, joints cracked and binding scuffed.
RARE FIRST FOLIO EDITION OF OGILBY'S TRANSLATION with the splendid illustrations in large-format, second edition overall. Wing A693.
Folio (383 x 240 mm). [6], 211 pp. Title printed in black and red. Engraved portrait; another frontispiece; and 81 plates by Wenceslaus Hollar (chiefly), Stoop, and
Barlow. Early 19th century half calf over marbled boards. Minor toning and a scattered few stains, repaired tear to H1, joints cracked and binding scuffed.
RARE FIRST FOLIO EDITION OF OGILBY'S TRANSLATION with the splendid illustrations in large-format, second edition overall. Wing A693.
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US$ 5,625
inc. premium
Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts
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