Aesop's Fables by Phaedrus 1784
Aesop's Fables by Phaedrus 1784
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Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabula Aesopiae. Novissime Recognitae Et Emendatae. Accedunt Publii Syri Sententiae Aviani Et Anonymi Veteris Fabulae Denuo Castigate. Editio Accurata. Biponti; Ex Typographia Societatis; MDCCLXXXIV.
Aesop's Fables by Phaedrus, a Freedman of Augustus. Newly Revised and Corrected. Added to This Are the Sentences of Publius Syrus, Avianus, and Anonymous Ancient Fables, Revisited. Accurate Edition. Biponti Typography Society; MDCCLXXXIV (1784).
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Provenance:
Bookplate of "Barne" with the motto "Nec Timide Nec Temere" (Neither Timidly Nor Rashly).
Size: 21.5 x 13 x 2 cm (approx.)
Condition:
Spines with very minor cracking to the backstrip, and very minor rubbing. Tooled label lacking. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards scuffed, rubbed, and with marks. Fragment of front marbled board peeling. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Text block very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing.