Aesop's fables with his life: . in English, French and Latin. Newly translated. Illustrated with one hundred and twelve sculptures. To this edition are likewise added, thirty one new figures representing his life. By Francis Barlow.
Aesop (c.620 - 564 BCE)
Category
Books
Date
1687
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049971
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],40,[3],40,17,2-221,[3]p., 33 leaves of plates . ill.., table . fol... Imperfect: wanting all after p. 2 (of 221 p. sequence) of "Le commencement des fables d'Esope", except for final contents leaf; also wanting 9 leaves of plates. Initial pagination does not match that given by ESTC (see 509 note).. Binding: 18th century diced calf binding, with double gilt fillet border; gilt chain roll on board edges; gilt pentaglyph and metope roll on turn-ins; gold-tooled spine; edges stained yellow; marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Aesop (c.620 - 564 BCE) Francis Barlow (Lincolnshire c.1626 - London 1704) Aphra Behn (1640-1689). Robert Codrington (1601-1665). Thomas Dudley (1670-1687) Thomas Philipot (d.1682)