Rare Book Auction
Friday, 22 July - Thursday, 11 August 2022
Aesop - The Fables of Aesop (2 Volumes)
Estimate $100 - $200
Realised: $90 plus premium
Lot Details
as first printed by WILLIAM CAXTON in 1484 with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio, now again edited and induced by Joseph Jacobs. I. History Of The Aesopic Fable. II. Text And Glossary. Published By David Nutt In The Strand, 1889, illustrated, half morocco, raised bands, marbled endpapers, Vol II fly leaf and FEP torn out, else G+, ex libris with usual stamps etc
