Roger L’Estrange. FABLES OF AESOP... 1694.
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[Aesop]. Roger L’Estrange. FABLES OF AESOP… The Second Edition Corrected and Amended. Lon: R. Sare, B. Took, M. Gillyflower, et. al., 1694. 2 frontises (portrait facing title page and illustration facing 1st text page). Some editions were issued with an engraved title, which may be lacking, unless the 2nd frontis was engraved as a substitute for the engraved title, or vice versa). The 1st frontis (the portrait) is mounted to inserted leaf after sustaining a loss slightly within its engraved area. Otherwise complete. [10], 28, [8], 475, [1] pp, page 265 mis-paginated "271". Collation: [title leaf], A-A4, a-b4, c-c6, d-d4, B-2Q4, 2R-2R6, Ss-Ooo4, in 4’s except for signature c of the biography, text signature 2R, and the isolated title leaf. 4to. Modern adhesive strip over spine and joints. Old ¼ leather and paper-covered board, possibly with later endpapers. Bdg worn. Loss affecting a few words of 1st text leaf. Tear within text of N2, U3, Iii 3, 3L4. X1 to X3 have chip to inner margin. A couple leaves near beginning of text have chip to lower inside corner. Marginal chipping/ edgewear at top of last signature. Harmless, light dampstain to lower portions of a few portions, overlapping text toward the end of the book. Wing A-707.
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