Fables, of Aesop and other eminent mythologists: . with morals and reflections. By Sir Roger L'Estrange, Kt.
Avianus
Category
Books
Date
1714
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3039070
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],29[i.e.33],[11],550,[2]p., [2] leaves of plates . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: C.7.1 - Shelved and uniform with the 2nd ed. of vol. 2 (1708). manuscript bookseller's code on front fly-leaf: "2 vols. S:Y". Identified in 1796 catalogue: O277 "L'Estrange's Aesop", price 1s. 6d. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 525.. Provenance: Bookplate: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914. manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf: "Chirk Castle".. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spine (rubbed), with gilt title label.
Makers and roles
Avianus Lorenzo Astemio Adriaan van Baarland (1486 - 1538) Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459) Sir Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704)