Fables Ancient and Modern

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1700., 1700. folio. pp. 21 p.l., 271, 360-646, [2]. pp. 272-359 omitted in pagination. complete with half-title. contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked retaining spine label, corners renewed. printed book label of Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, home of the Lords Grey. First Edition. A collection of some twelve thousand verses, which "again show Dryden’s energy of thought… Read more about this item

1721 Dryden Fables Ancient & Modern Homer Ovid Chaucer Boccaccio English Lit John Dryden was a 17th-century English poet who was known as England's very first Poet Laureate and would lead England into a literary period that would become known as the Age of Dryden. He also established standard forms of English poetry though his satires, fables, epigrams, poems, and plays. 'Fables,… Read more about this item

1734 Dryden Fables Ancient & Modern Homer Ovid Chaucer Boccaccio English Lit John Dryden was a 17th-century English poet who was known as England's very first Poet Laureate and would lead England into a literary period that would become known as the Age of Dryden. He also established standard forms of English poetry though his satires, fables, epigrams, poems, and plays.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh. Printed for J. Balfour and W. Creech. 1773. 14.5cm, 217p., , in full contemporary calf, triple crushed morocco spine labels, ink inscription on the rear endpaper, a very good to fine copy. (Lt).

London: Jacob Tonson, 1700. First edition of this collection of fables with nearly 12,000 verses translated or paraphrased from various including Homer, Chaucer and Ovid. Quarto, bound in contemporary calf Cambridge binding, tooled and lettered in gilt on spine, raised bands. In very good condition. One of the most prolific and versatile writers in literary history, John Dryden excelled… Read more about this item

London: Jacob Tonson, 1701. First Collected edition. leather_bound. Modern Cambridge style binding in full brown morocco. 646, 232 pages. 33 x 20 cm. ESTC R31983 bound with T124515, the two works are generally found bound together. Of the second work, as ESTC notes, "Absalom and Achitopher,``The Medal,`Religio laici` and `The hind and the panther` each have separate title… Read more about this item

London: printed for Jacob Tonson, within Gray's Inn Gate next Gray's Inn Lane, 1700. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio, [42], 271, 360-646, p. 565, [1] pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in full early diced calf, rebacked with spine restained, but with earlier boards and label preserved. Some chipping and shelf wear to boards. End papers and text block edges… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1713. [Verse Translations] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, an early printing. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.l; 550 [4]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary full speckled calf, with raised bands and gilt titles and decoration to spine. All edges speckled red. Some minor ink notes to fly-leaf. Top 1.5cm of title page trimmed away, probably due to… Read more about this item

London: Jacob Tonson. Good with no dust jacket. 1700. First Edition. Hardcover. Half leather binding, probably 19th century, with marbled endpages. Half of spine leather missing, board edges rubbed/frayed. Bookplate to fep. Verso of ffep has inked PO info and pencilled poem. This volume starts at the title page. 646pp followed by a single leaf numbered 565… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1700. Hardcover. Fair. First edition. Folio. 646, [2]pp., including the half-title leaf. Lacking both boards, much of the calf spine back is perished, with five original raised bands. The upper back corner at the head of spine is browned and frayed, with partial damage at the corner of the final letterpress leaf (printing… Read more about this item

London: Jacob Tonson , 1734. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4" . Gucht . A scarce new edition of John Dryden's collected fables, in a very smart half morocco binding. The scarce fourth edition. Rebound in handsome half morocco with new endpapers. WIth an engraved frontispiece and some small… Read more about this item

London: T. Davies, B. White, C. Say etc, 1774-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Bound in early 19th century cloth. Top front corner bumped. English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT116742

Glasgow:: Printed by Andrew Foulis,, 1776.. old full calf.. 1827 ink gift inscription in each volume. A very attractive, tight and sound set.. 16mo,.

GB: A. Kincaid Etc, 1773. 148 x 92 mm. Title page and 236 pages. Fairly clean tight text in old half leather and marbled boards. Gold on burgundy title labels the lower with the volume number 1 (?why). Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . Hardback. G++/No DW.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

GB: A. Kincaid Etc, 1773. 148 x 92 mm. Title page and 218 pages. Fairly clean tight text in old half leather and marbled boards. Gold on burgundy title labels the lower with the volume number 2 (?why). Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Lacks front endpaper. . Hardback. G++/No DW.… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.