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Title

  • The fables of Aesop : with a life of the author and embellished with one hundred twelve plates

Names

  • Aesop, author
  • Croxall, Samuel, 1688 or 1689-1752, translator
  • Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814, bookseller
  • Carlebach, Herbert L., former owner
  • Foyle, William A. (William Alfred), 1885-1963, former owner
  • Paynter, Samuel, 1768-1845, attributed name, former owner
  • Wick, Peter A., former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 4th June 1793.

Headings

  • -  Fables, Greek--Translations into English
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Contains 110 fables, translated by Samuel Croxall.
  • -  Subtitle varies slightly in volume 2.
  • -  The title pages are engraved, with vignettes.
  • -  Pagination: volume 1: lxv, [1], 891 [i.e. 189], [1] pages, [48] leaves of plates; volume 2: xi, [1], 248, [2] pages, [64] leaves of plates.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1772
  • -  English Short Title Catalogue, T84992
  • -  Ars Libri Ltd. Library of Peter A. Wick, part two: fables, page 3, entry 13
  • -  Ars Libri Ltd. Library of Peter A. Wick, part two: fables, page 3, entry 14
  • -  Ars Libri Ltd. Library of Peter A. Wick, part two: fables, page 3, entry 15
  • -  Includes "The life of Aesop" in volume 1, pages ix-lxv.
  • -  Bookseller's advertisement: volume 2, page 1, fourth group of paging.
  • -  LC copy: Bound in original lavender boards. Ex libris Herbert L. Carlebach.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-09-26 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-06 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 2 v. : ill. (engravings) ; 29 cm (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PA3855.E5 C7 1793
  • PA3855.E5 C7 1793 Copy 3 Bookplates of PAW [Peter A. Wick]. Bookplates of Samuel Paynter. Volume 1 inscribed: Bought of H. Grossman, Boston, Nov. 1982.
  • PA3855.E5 C7 1793 Copy 4 Imperfect: without the bookseller's advertisement in volume 2. Bookplates of PAW [Peter A. Wick].
  • PA3855.E5 C7 1793 Copy 5 Volumes 1 and 2 title pages mounted on blank (?) leaves. Bookseller's advertisement bound in volume 1, after page [1], second group of paging. Bookplates of W.A. Foyle.
  • PA3866.E6 C7 1793 Copy 6 In 1 vol. Wanting 4 plates, for fables no. 5, 23, 49, 78. Bookplate of Frederick Hodgson. In calf, blind-stamped with grapevine motif.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49036305

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Chicago citation style:

Aesop, Author, John Stockdale, Herbert L Carlebach, William A Foyle, Samuel Paynter, Peter A Wick, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The fables of Aesop: with a life of the author and embellished with one hundred twelve plates. translateds by Croxall, Samuel, 1688 Or London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 4th June, 1793. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49036305/.

APA citation style:

Aesop, A., Stockdale, J., Carlebach, H. L., Foyle, W. A., Paynter, S., Wick, P. A. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1793) The fables of Aesop: with a life of the author and embellished with one hundred twelve plates. Croxall, S., trans London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 4th June. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49036305/.

MLA citation style:

Aesop, Author, et al. The fables of Aesop: with a life of the author and embellished with one hundred twelve plates. trans by Croxall, Samuel, 1688 Or London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 4th June, 1793. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/49036305/>.