1588 Aesop Fables CLASSIC Folklore Mythology Latin Fabulae WOODCUTS Illustrated

1588 Aesop Fables CLASSIC Folklore Mythology Latin Fabulae WOODCUTS Illustrated

“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.”

― Aesop, Aesop’s Fables

Aesop’s fables have been printed for centuries and include some of the most famous fables and tales of all time. Originating sometime in the 6^th– to 7^th-century BC, these tales have appeared in popular culture for well over 2000 years in the form of books, plays, songs, and visual media. This small 1588 edition of Aesop was published by Fancisco Ziletti in Venice and includes numerous in-text woodcut engravings – an impressive and highly desired edition!

Item number: #21959

Price: $1250

AESOP

Aesopi Phrygis et aliorum fabulae : elegantissimis iconibus illustratae, et diligentius, quàm antehac emendatae

Venetiis : Apud Francisci Ziletti, 1588.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 295, [13]
  • Signatures: A-N¹²
• References: Edit16:
  • “Printer Ziletti’s device on title page and on recto of last leaf identified as Zappella 367”
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
• Size: ~5.25in X 3in (13cm x 7.5cm)
• Very rare and desirable

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