Václav Hollar (1607-1677)

JOHN OGILBY: THE FABLES OF AESOP, ANDROCLEUS AND THE EPHESIAN MATRON

1668
The Fables of Aesop. Paraphras`d in Verse: Adorn`d with Sculpture, and illustrated with Annotations. The Second Edition. By John Ogilby, Esq; Master of His Majesties Revells in the Kingdom of Ireland. London, Printed by Thomas Roycroft, for the Author, MDCLXVIII. The Fables of Aesop, p. 1-211, wrong number of page 201 (291). Aesopisc`s or A Second Collection of Fables, Paraphras`d in Verse: Adorn`d with Sculpture, and illustrated with Annotations. By John Ogilby, Esq; Master of His Majesties Revells in the Kingdom of Ireland. London, Printed by Thomas Roycroft, for the Author, MDCLXVIII. Aesops Fables. The Second Part, p. 1-129, wrong numbers of pages 62 (“54”) and 67 (“59”), p. 126 (“131”). Androcleus: or, The Roman Slave, p. 131 (“129”)-195. The Ephesian Matron: or Widows Tears, p. 197-231. Book format 2°, 231 p., in English, copperplates by V. Hollar, Dirck Stoop (ca 1615-1686) and Francis Barlow (ca 1626-1704). Hard binding covered with leather (newer).