Aesop. Fables of Aesop and others, [translated by Samuel Croxall], first Croxall edition, engraved frontispiece by G.van der Gucht, title in red & black, engraved coat-of-arms to dedication, woodcut initials, ornaments and 196 illustrations by Elisha Kirkall, browned, some soiling and staining, contemporary panelled calf, gilt, rubbed, small repair to upper cover, rebacked, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, new endpapers, J.Tonson...& J.Watts, 1722; another edition, third edition, woodcut frontispiece & illustrations, modern half green morocco, J.Tonson, 1731; another edition, fourth edition, woodcut frontispiece & illustrations, modern morocco-backed boards, J. & R.Tonson & J.Watts, 1737; another edition, fifth edition, woodcut frontispiece & illustrations, modern half purple morocco, J. & R.Tonson & J.Watts, 1747; another edition, engraved vignette title and illustrations, light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed, printed by C.Whittingham, [1797]; another edition, engraved frontispiece, woodcut title-vignette and illustrations, contemporary ink signature to title, modern vellum-backed boards, 1804; another edition, wood-engraved title-vignette and illustrations, contemporary calf with gilt foliate border, spine gilt, a little worn, printed at the Chiswick Press by C.Whittingham, 1813, some light soiling and staining, most preserved in modern cloth drop-back boxes or folder with slip-case; and 15 other editions of Croxall's translation, some with provincial imprints, 8vo et infra (22)
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