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1731 Fables D'EsopeFULL TITLE: Nouveau Receuil Des Fables D'Esope, Mises En Franois Free Worldwide Shipping Written by Esope (Aesop), augmented by Sieur Benserade Printed by Pierre Prault DESCRIPTION: A lovely 18th century French edition of Aesop's Fables, heavily illustrated, with oval woodcuts accompanying each of the 221 fables and two woodcut portraits of Aesop. Esope. Nouveau Recueil Des Fables D'Esope, Mises En Franois. [Paris]: Pierre Prault, 1731. 8vo, [i viii]

box missing bottom flap and the top flap of the upper portion

Written by William Shakespeare

and small tears at folds

Cards show little evidence of use

though deck is slightly curved and some cards are darkened

"Inscription content: Lettered with title of book "La Gerusalemme / di Torquato / Tasso / Figurata / da Bernardo Castello / a / Carlo Emanuello / Duca di Savoia" and lettered around portrait of Carlo Emanuele at upper centre "Spectandus Certamine Martio"

original inner sleeve of box with split seam

Upper spine edge worn with binding seam visible

Bound in brown contemporary half-calf over marbled boards

rubbed edges and bumped corners

and not to the serious divinatory class

and the 1st edition in this three volume form

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