Aesopi Phrygis Fabulae 1585 ~ Aesops Fables ~ 127 Woodcut Illustrations ~ Vellum

Description: Title: Aesopi Phrygis Fabulae. iconibus veras animalium species ad vivum adumbrantibus ornatae. Gabriae Graeci Fabellae XXXXIIII. Batrachomyomachia. Omnia cum Latina versione. Rufi Festi Avieni fabulae carmine conscriptae. His accesserunt. icones in vitam Aesopi, ejusque vitae, 1585 Author: Aesop; Maximus Planudes; Aldo Manuzio; Rufius Festus Avienus Publisher: Parisiis, Apud Hieronymum de Marnef & viduam Gulielmi Cauellati Condition: Good A scarce late 16th century edition of Aesop’s Fables, published as a bilingual Greek and Latin copy, and illustrated with 127 charming woodcuts. Additionally, there is Batrachomyomachia, a fight between frogs and mice, Galeomyomachia, that is, a fight between cats and mice, a Greek Tragedy, and the life of Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius, written in verse. Pages 134, 371 and 423 have been misnumbered 174, 771 and 391. Worldcat records 12 existing copies of this edition in libraries. One vellum bound volume in 32mo, 448+(8) pages This volume is in good shape, with some rubbing and staining to the binding. There is foxing and staining throughout, considerably heavier to the second half of the volume. There is old mold in the gutters of some of the pages.I typically ship within 1-2 business days of receiving payment. If you have any additional inquiries, feel free to message or email me. Visit my store website in the profile description for more listings that I have yet to publish here. Tracking is automatically included within Canada and the United States. Please notify me if you wish to have your purchase fully insured. For any international orders overseas, please contact me for an invoice if you wish to have tracking and insurance added. This charge will vary per destination. I also combine shipping on multiple orders.

Price: 1500 CAD

Location: Toronto

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