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London, England
Great Britain
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Reference IDs
ESTC number: R22991
Wing number: A703
Folger call number: Film Acc. 627
Folger holdings ID: 192418
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folio
General notes
110 fables in English verse (by Mrs. Behn) and French and Latin prose, each followed by a moral Added engraved title page (plate) The 1st ed. (largely destroyed in the London fire) published as: Aesop's fables with his life: in English, French, & Latin. The English by Tho. Philipott, Esq., the French and Latin by Rob. Codrington .. ; illustrated with one hundred and twelve sculptures by Francis Barlow. London : Printed by William Godbid for Francis Barlow, 1666 The French text of the 1687 ed. varies greatly from the 1666 ed., and the engraved English verses beneath the plates have been entirely rewritten Parallel texts in English, French and Latin of the "Life"; the fablesin French only Nearly all the plates to the life are signed by Thomas Dudley Text is not continuous Signatures: [A]¹, a², B-L², [2d]B-L², [3d]B-3P² Portions also available as a digital reproduction
Also known as
Alternate titles: Ais⁻opou mythoi, Aesop's fables. English, Aesop's fables with his life
Related names
subject: Aesop
associated with: Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689
associated with: Barlow, Francis, 1626?-1702
associated with: Philipot, Thomas, -1682
associated with: Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665
associated with: Dudley, Thomas, active 1670-1687