Lot 20
Hooghe (Romeyn de) Esopus in Europa, 40 parts in 1, Amsterdam, Sebastian Petzold, 1701-02 & another, fables (2)
Hammer Price: £500
Description
Hooghe (Romeyn de) Esopus in Europa, 40 parts in 1, each of 8pp., first title in red & black, each title with engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe, some pencil translations to titles, browned, worming to lower margin occasionally just touching text, contemporary vellum, a little rubbed and soiled, Amsterdam, Sebastian Petzold, 1701-02 § Phaedrus (Gaius Julius) Fabularum Aesopiarum libri quinque, edited by J.Laurentius, double column, engraved additional pictorial title and 103 illustrations, with the two final blanks, with 3 duplicate engravings loosely inserted (trimmed), light spotting to engraved title, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed and stained, spine worn and defective, Amsterdam, J.Jansson & Widow of Elizeus Weyerstraet, 1667, small 4to & 8vo (2)
⁂ The first is a series of satirical pieces in the style of Aesop's fables concerning the political affairs of the time in Europe.
Description
Hooghe (Romeyn de) Esopus in Europa, 40 parts in 1, each of 8pp., first title in red & black, each title with engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe, some pencil translations to titles, browned, worming to lower margin occasionally just touching text, contemporary vellum, a little rubbed and soiled, Amsterdam, Sebastian Petzold, 1701-02 § Phaedrus (Gaius Julius) Fabularum Aesopiarum libri quinque, edited by J.Laurentius, double column, engraved additional pictorial title and 103 illustrations, with the two final blanks, with 3 duplicate engravings loosely inserted (trimmed), light spotting to engraved title, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed and stained, spine worn and defective, Amsterdam, J.Jansson & Widow of Elizeus Weyerstraet, 1667, small 4to & 8vo (2)
⁂ The first is a series of satirical pieces in the style of Aesop's fables concerning the political affairs of the time in Europe.
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