Dryden (John) Fables Ancient and Modern, engraved frontispiece by M. van der Gucht after P.L.Vergne, contemporary initials "R.D." to head of title, lightly browned, later ink signature and bookplate of Ethel Mary Portal, contemporary panelled calf, for Jacob Tonson, 1713 § Fenelon (F. de S. de la Mothe) Twenty Seven Moral Tales and Fables, French and English, title, dedication and letters of recommendation printed in red & black, woodcut head- & tail-pieces, contemporary panelled calf, J.Wilcox..., 1729 § Wilkie (William) Fables, first edition, engraved frontispiece and plates, contemporary calf, spine gilt, London & Edinburgh, 1768 § Ouiseau (J.) The Manual of Youth, half-title, wood-engraved illustrations, modern morocco-backed pictorial boards drawn in pen & ink, 1807 § Northcote (James) One Hundred Fables, large paper copy, wood-engraved illustrations, modern morocco-backed decorated boards, 1828 § Harding's Fables for Young Folks, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations, some foxing, ink stamp to title, original watered silk, gilt, g.e., rubbed, rebacked, [?1846], the first three a little rubbed, all preserved in modern cloth drop-back box or cloth/card folder; and 17 others, fables, including a disbound set of Proofs to Northcote's Fables, 8vo et infra (23)
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