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Fabulae centum ex antiquis auctoribus delectae, carminibus explicatae Editio nova.Cent fables choisies des anciens auteurs, mises en vers latins par G. F. et traduites par Mr. Perrault. Nouvelle édition
Londres: Guill. Darres and Claude Du Bosc, 1743.
This is a scarce London edition. First Latin-French edition of Faerno''s collection, an English-French edition was published two years before. With engraved frontispiece showing Aesop surrounded by the animals of his fables engraved on copper by Claude Du Bosc, and 100 engraved vignettes in the text by Claude du Bosc. Complete. [19], 45, 238, (2) pp. 4to. 19th Century half calf over marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Some poem / section numbers are printed incorrectly, but all are present, and all engravings are present. Slight rubbing to the edges of the spine, and a touch of bumping to the boards. The text block is spotless, with the engravings beautifully clean and bright. 260 x 210mm
This is a scarce London edition. First Latin-French edition of Faerno''s collection, an English-French edition was published two years before. With engraved frontispiece showing Aesop surrounded by the animals of his fables engraved on copper by Claude Du Bosc, and 100 engraved vignettes in the text by Claude du Bosc. Complete. [19], 45, 238, (2) pp. 4to. 19th Century half calf over marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Some poem / section numbers are printed incorrectly, but all are present, and all engravings are present. Slight rubbing to the edges of the spine, and a touch of bumping to the boards. The text block is spotless, with the engravings beautifully clean and bright. 260 x 210mm