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Phaedri Fabulae. P. Syri Sententiae. Faerni Fabularum Libri quinque. Nova edition, cui accesserunt notae Gallicae ad usum scholarum accomodatae.Paris, J. Barbou, 1765. 12mo. With small woodcut vignette on title-page. Mottled calf over boards, ribbed spine.

PHAEDRUS - SYRUS (Gabriel FAERNO transl.). · 1563

€375.00 ($413.32 | £312.85 | ¥66,002)

[2], 1-120, 123-127, [128], 62, [4] pp.Edition of the 94 Phaedrus fables with commentaries in French to be used at schools, together with the 5 additional fables by Gudius and the Sententiae of Syrus. After a half-title follow the famous "100 (Aesop) fables", translated in ele...

Phaedri Augusto Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri V. Recte tandem captui puerorum accomodati. Oder: deutliche und nach dem Begriff der Jugend endlich recht eingerichtete Erklärung der Aesopischen Fablen welche Phaedrus … in fünf Büchern hinterlassen: … durch Emanuelem Sincerum.Frankfurt and Leipzig, [Heinrich Ludwig Brönner?], 1762. 8vo. Title-page in red and black, with 2 typographical head- and tailpieces. 19th-century light blue paper over boards.

PHAEDRUS. · 1684

€350.00 ($385.76 | £291.99 | ¥61,601)

[10], 247, [248], [34] pp.Third edition of this school book with the text of the Phaedrus Fables edited by a certain Emanuel Sincerus, a pseudonym of Esaias Schneider (1684-1731) or one of his followers who used the same pseudonym which had become a synonym of an "Excellent ed...

Phaedri, Aug. Liberti, Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri V. Cum integris commentaribus Marq. Gudii, Conr. Ritterhusii, Nic. Rigaltii, Is. Neveleti, Nic. Heinsii, Joan. Schefferi, Jo. Lud. Praschii & excerptis aliorum. Curante Petro Burmanno. Ed. tertia emendatior, & majoris in quarto Ed. Indice aucta.Leiden, Samuel Luchtmans & and son, 1745. 8vo. With the well-known engraved frontispiece after the original by Joseph Mulder and Tiedeman; Title-page printed in red and black, with woodcut printer’s device; some woodcut headpieces and initials. Mottled calf over boards, ribbed spine gilt in compartments with red and green title labels lettered in gold, edges painted red.

PHAEDRUS. · 1698

€275.00 ($303.10 | £229.42 | ¥48,401)

[64], 398, 258, [72] pp.Third edition of the Burman recension of the 94 Fables of Phaedrus in Latin verses with Burman’s commentary in two columns underneath The first edition appeared in Amsterdam, Wetstein, 1698 (see nr. 15), the second in 1727, Leiden by Luchtmans (see nr. ...

Phaedri Augusti Liberti, et Avieni Fabulae Cum adnotationibs Davidis Hoogstratani. Accedunt Fabulae Graecae Latinis respondents, et Homeri Batrachomyomachia cum expositione singulorum verborum accratissima.Naples, Angeli Carfora, 1742. 8vo. With frontispiece by Filippo da Grado, Title printed in red and black with woodcut ornament, some woodcut initials and tailpieces. Vellum over boards.

PHAEDRUS - AVIANUS. · 1658

€250.00 ($275.55 | £208.57 | ¥44,001)

[6], 256, [4] pp.One of the many early 18th-century Naples editions of the 94 Aesop fables in Latin verses with notes underneath, and the 5 additional fables found by the German philologist and classical scholar Marquart Gudius, together with the extended and scholarly notes a...

Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri quinque, Ad optimas quasque editions emendati.Paris, G. Franciscus Quillau for Coustelier, 1742. 12mo. With frontispiece by Etienne Fessard after C.A. Coypel, the woodcut Elzevier "non-solus" printer’s device on both title-pages, some woodcut initials and border, 1 engraved headpiece of Aesop and the animals. Mottled calf over boards with triple gilt ruling along the edges of both covers, spine gilt in compartments with red title label lettered in gold, marbled endpapers, gilt edges.

PHAEDRUS.

€400.00 ($440.87 | £333.71 | ¥70,402)

[24], 68-106, [2], 111-132 pp.On the request of De Lenglet de Fresnoy, the Paris publisher Coustelier began to publish editions of classical authors not yet published by the Elzeviers in the series of ‘pocket editions’ of classical texts. Gabr. Franciscus Quillau printed for h...

Fables in English and French Verse. Translated from the original Latin of Gabriele Faerno. With hundred Copper-plates.London, for Claude du Bosci, and sold by C. Davis, 1741. 8vo. With engraved frontispiece by Claude Du Bosc (Aesop communicating with the animals), 100 engraved illustrating the 100 Fables (ca. 96 x 110), inspired by the fable illustrations by Marcus Gheeraerts, numerous head- and tailpieces by Henry Woodfall. Full calf over boards.

AESOP/FAERNO. · 1563

€600.00 ($661.31 | £500.56 | ¥105,603)

[2], XVI, 190, [2], VI, 3-191 pp.First edition of this lovely printed collection of the famous ‘100 (Aesop) fables’, originally translated in elegant Latin verses by Gabriel Faerno (1563), and now translated into English and French verses by Claude Du Bosc and Charles Perrault...

Aesopi Phrygis, et aliorum fabulae, quorum nomina sequens pagella indicabit, elegantissimis iconibus in gratiam juventutis illustratae, Pluribusque auctae, & diligentius, quam antehac emandatae. Cum indice locupletisimo.Bassano, Jo. Antonius Remondinus, 1734. 12mo. With woodcut printer’s vignette on title-page and some woodcut initials and 76 woodcuts (ca. 42 x 55 mm.), partly after Bernard Salomon, partly after Nicolaus and Gerardus Jansen van Kampen. Sheepskin over boards.

AESOP. · 1623

€450.00 ($495.98 | £375.42 | ¥79,202)

279, [280], [8] pp.Elegant edition of de Dorpius redaction of the Aesop fables. All Latin 349 fables in prose are printed in one column, each with a ‘Adfabulation’. The edition is an almost page-for-page reprint of an earlier Bassano edition (see nr. 35) which is a reprint of ...

Aesopi Phrygis, et aliorum Fabulae, quorum nomina seqens pagella indicabit. Elegantissimis iconibus … illustratae. Pluribusque auctae, & diligentius quam antehac emendatae. Cum Indice locupletissimo.Venice & Bassano, Jo. Antonius Remondinus, [ca.1730; before 1734]. 12mo. Title-page framed in double lines with woodcut printer’s device; some woodcut initials, typographical head- and tail pieces, and typographical borders, also the 76 woodcuts (ca. 42 x 55 mm.) are all framed in a typographical border and are partly after Bernard Salomon, partly after Nicolaus and Gerardus Jansen van Kampen. Full calf.

AESOP. · 1623

€400.00 ($440.87 | £333.71 | ¥70,402)

279, [280], [8] pp.Elegant edition of de Dorpius redaction of the Aesop fables. All Latin 349 fables in prose are printed in one column, each with a ‘Adfabulation’. Our edition is a reprint of the Brescia edition of 1623 (Bodemann, 64.1) with woodcuts after those in the 1623 e...

Flavii Aviani fabulae, cum commentariis selecties Albini scholiastae veteris, notisque integris Isaaci Nicolai Neveleti et Casparis Barthii: quibus animaversiones suas adjecit Henricus Cannegieter. Accedit ejusdem dissertatio de Aetate et stilo Flavii Aviani.Amsterdam, Martinus Schagen, 1731. 8vo. With an engraved printer’s device (‘Dum spargit sperat’) on title-page (which is printed in red and black), and some woodcut initials and tailpieces. Contemporary paper over boards, manuscript title on spine.

AVIANUS. · 1731

€750.00 ($826.64 | £625.70 | ¥132,003)

[24], 324, [72] pp.Most important first scholarly edition of the famous 42 fables by the Latin poet Avianus (ca. 400 AD) in its original edition. A parallel edition appeared at the same time in Leiden by Johannes van der Linden in 1731.The editor, Hendrik Cannegieter (1691-177...

Phaedri Augusti Liberti, et Avieni Fabulae cum adnotationibs Davidis Hoogstratani. Accedunt Fabulae Graecae Latinis respondentes, et Homeri Batrachomyomachia cum Latina versione recens addita ad exemplar Patavinae editionis.Naples, Felix Musca for Josephi Ponzelli, 1729. 8vo. With an engraved frontispiece, a woodcut title-vignette and some woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. Later vellum over boards, red morocco spine label with title in gold, new paste-downs and endpapers.

PHAEDRUS - AVIANUS. · 1701

€400.00 ($440.87 | £333.71 | ¥70,402)

[14], 242, [2] pp.Early 18th-century Naples edition of the 93 Aesop fables in Latin verses with notes underneath, and the 5 additional fables found by the German philologist and classical scholar Marquart Gudius, together with the extended and scholarly annotations, printed be...

Phaedri fabulae, et publii Syri Sententiae.Paris, ex Typographia Regia, 1729. 24mo. With an engraved frontispiece by Ph. Simonneau. Late 18th-century calf, gold-tooled spine, black morocco spine label with title in gold, gilt-stamped ornamental border on both sides, gilt edges, marbled paste-downs and endpapers.

PHAEDRUS. · 1657

€450.00 ($495.98 | £375.42 | ¥79,202)

[6], 86 pp.Very rare and sought-after miniature edition of the fables of Phaedrus in Latin verses without any commentaries or notes, bases on the Tanaquillus Faber redaction (first published in Saumur in 1657), together with an edition of the Sententiae by Publius (Publilius) ...

Phaedri, Augusti Liberti, Fablarum Aesopiarum Libri Quinque. Cum novo commentario Petri Burmanni.Leiden, for Samuel Luchtmans, 1727. 4to. With the well-known engraved frontispiece by Jacob Folkema (1692-1767) after the original by Joseph Mulder and Tiedeman, folding engraved portrait of Petrus Burmannus by J. Houbraken after H. van de My (painted 1727) and I. Luchtmans. Title-page printed in red and black, with woodcut printer’s device; some woodcut headpieces and initials. Full calf over boards, spine in compartments and lettered in gold, gilt binding edges, edges painted red, marbled endpapers; on the front cover: ‘P. E. D. L. D. C.’ and date: ‘1731’ in gold.

PHAEDRUS. · 1727

€350.00 ($385.76 | £291.99 | ¥61,601)

[54], 94, 264, [48] pp.Complete and perhaps the most prestigious large paper edition of the Burman recension of the 91 Fables of Phaedrus in Latin verses with Burman’s commentary in two columns underneath each fable, including for the first time the rare ‘Epistola Critica’, to...

P. Terentii Afri Comoediae. Recensuit, notasque suas et Gabrielis Faerni addidit Richardus Bentleius. Editio Altera.Amsterdam, R. & J. Wetstein, G. Smith, 1727. 4to. With a frontispiece of Aesop, including the portrait of William August (1721-1765) Duke of Cumberland. Vellum over thick boards, ruled in gold with gold corner pieces and a gilt stamp of Minerva with the coat-of-arms of The Hague in the center, ribbed spine gilt in compartments (‘price-binding of the Latin School in The Hague (Spoelder, The Hague, 3).

PHAEDRUS. · 1726

€750.00 ($826.64 | £625.70 | ¥132,003)

[10], 88, [96] pp.Second edition of the edition of the Phaedrus Fables, originally published in Cambridge and London, in 1726 by the world-famous philologist and classical scholar Richard Bentley (1662-1742), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, considered the ‘founder of his...

Phaedri Fabulae, et P. Syri Mimi Sentantiae. Hac sexta editione auctiores, cum notis & emendationibus Tanaquilli Fabri. ...The Hague, Petrus Gosse, 1725 8vo. With a frontispiece in two compartments, title-page printed in red and black with printer’s device, some small woodcut initials and tailpieces. Calf over boards, ribbed spine gilt in compartments with red morocco title label lettered in gold, marbled endpapers.

PHAEDRUS. · 1689

€450.00 ($495.98 | £375.42 | ¥79,202)

XXIV, 274, [6] pp.Sixth edition of this redaction of the Phaedrus Fables in verse together with the French translation on facing pages [except for Fable Lib.IV, XIV (p. 153): “L’Hon?teté ne permet pas non plus qu’on traduise cette Fable”], after the fourth edition (Amsterdam, ...

Phaedri Aug. liberti fabularum Aesopiarum libri V. et novarum fabularum appendix. Cura et studio Petri Burmanni.The Hague, Henricus Scheurleer, 1719. 12mo. With an engraved frontispiece by D. Coster and a woodcut printer's device n the title-page. Contemporary vellum, red sprinkled edges.

PHAEDRUS. · 1709

€350.00 ($385.76 | £291.99 | ¥61,601)

[14], 98, [82].Edition containg 91 fables translated by Phaedrus, including the 34 of the appendix in the edition by J.F. Nilant (1709), here in the redaction of Petrus Burmannus. The fables are presented without the commentaries by Gudius, Rittershausius etc.With the bookplat...

Phaedri, Aug. Liberti, Fablarum Aesopiarum Libri V. Cum integris Commentariis Marq. Gudii, Conr. Rittershusii, Nic. Rigaltii, Is. Neveleti, Nic. Heinsii, Joan. Schefferi, Jo. Lud. Praschii & excerpis aliorum. Curante Petro Burmanno.The Hague, Henricus Scheurleer, 1718. 8vo. With engraved frontispiece by Joseph Mulder after Tiedeman: Phaedrus is writing in the foreground, inspired by his Muse, on the ‘stage’ (background) is Aesop communicating with the animals (100 x 166 mm.); Title-page printed in red and black, with woodcut printer’s device; some woodcut headpieces and in initials. Contemporary overlapping vellum, brown morocco spine label with the title in gold.

PHAEDRUS. · 1698

€275.00 ($303.10 | £229.42 | ¥48,401)

[62], 398, [2], 258, [70] pp.The Hague edition of the important Burman redaction, first published in 1698 in Amsterdam by Wetstein (Bodemann, 90.1; see nr. 15), of the Phaedrus fables in Latin verses, together with the prefaces by Praschius, Jo. Scheffer, Tanaq. Faber, the vit...

Vita di Esopo Frigio, prudente, e faceto favolatore, Tradotta dal Sig. Conte Giulio Landi in grazia della studiosa Gioventu … Al quale di nuovo sono aggiunte Favole del medesimo Esopo, con multe alter d’alcuni elevati Ingegni, ascendenti alla somma di 400 …Florence, Giovanni Gaetano Tartini, 1718. 12mo. With 90 (incl. repeats) woodcuts (ca. 4.5 x 6 cm). Plain vellum.

AESOP. · 1498

€500.00 ($551.09 | £417.13 | ¥88,002)

384, [12] pp.One of the many editions of this extended collection of 400 fables, collected and translated in Italian by Giulio Landi (1498-1580), an Italian author, philosopher and classical scholar, well-known for his description of the Island Madeira. As mentioned on the tit...

Phaedri Fabulae, et P. Syri Mimi Sententiae, Hac quinta editione auctiores, cum notis & emendationibus Tanaquilli Fabri. Accedit & Gallica versio ferè de novo reficta.Amsterdam, widow of Paul Marret, 1712. 8vo. With a frontispiece in two compartments, title-page printed in red and black with printer’s device ("Eadem Ubique"), some small woodcut initials and tailpieces. Contemporary calf, ribbed spine gilt in compartments with title lettered in gold, red painted edges.

PHAEDRUS - SYRUS. · 1615

€450.00 ($495.98 | £375.42 | ¥79,202)

XXXII, 274, [6] pp.Fifth edition of this nice edition of the Phaedrus Fables in verse together with the French translation on facing pages [except for Fable Lib.IV, XIV (p. 153): “L’Hon?teté ne permet pas non plus qu’on traduise cette Fable”], and the annotations by Tanaquillu...

Stirpes novae, aut minus cognitae, quas descriptionibus et iconibus illustravit.Paris, Philip Dionysius Pierres, "1784"-"1785" [= 1785-1788]. Parts 1-4 (of 6) in 1 volume. 1mo (full-sheet leaves, ca. 37 x 54 cm). With 50 engraved plates: 22 after Pierre Joseph Redouté, 17 after L. Freret, 4 after Fossier, 2 after P. Jossigny, 2 after J.G. Bruguiere, and 1 each after James Sowerby, Cl. Aubriet and Prévost. Original publisher's pink paste-paper wrappers over boards. Preserved in a professionaly handmade box, made for this book.

L'HÉRITIER DE BRUTELLE, Charles-Louis. · 1746

€8,000.00 ($8,817.46 | £6,674.13 | ¥1,408,034)

[2], VI, 1-20; [2], VII-VIII, 21-40; [2], IX-X, 41-62; [2] XI-XII, 63-102 pp.First and only edition of a sumptuous botanical work by the French botanist Charles-Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800). In this work L’Héritier describes a great number of new taxa, including ma...

Sertum Anglicum, seu plantae rariores quae in hortis juxta Londinum, imprimis in horto regio Kewensi excoluntur, ab anno 1786 ad annum 1787 observatae.Paris, Pierre-François Didot, 1788 [= after 1800]. 1mo (full-sheet leaves, ca. 34 x 53,5 cm). With 35 engraved botanical plates (8 folding), including 20 drawn by Pierre-Joseph Redouté and 10 by James Sowerby. Contemporary half red roan (sheepskin). Preserved in a professionaly handmade box, made for this book.

L'HÉRITIER DE BRUTELLE, Charles-Louis. · 1746

€18,000.00 ($19,839.28 | £15,016.79 | ¥3,168,076)

[4], 20 pp.Second edition, what is usually called the second issue, of a flower art book by the French botanist Charles Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800). In this book, L’Héritier describes 35 genera and 124 species of rare plants in Kew Gardens and the herbarium of his...