[Rarebooks] Aesop's fables (Bellegarde's French version) w/146 engravings. 1709

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Aesop. LES FABLES D’ESOPE PHRIGIEN, AVEC CELLES DE PHILEPHE. Traduction 
Nouvelle... Par Mr. De Bellegarde. Amsterdam: Estienne Roger. 1709. 12mo. 2 vols. 
in 1. 226;(227)-448,(8)pp. Index. Copper engraved frontispiece and text with 
146 engravings (1-1/2” x 2”). Cont. calf, worn; spine extremities a bit 
chipped. Outer hinges cracked but holding. Occasional text soiling.     $600.00 
(trade discount allowed)
This is the second edition of Bellegarde’s French version of the Fables (the 
first is 1708), but the first to contain the new engravings in the “Life of 
Aesop” section.

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