Ic4.2.31 (Copy 1)
Ic4.2.32 (Copy 2)
[Aesop's fables. Latin and Greek]
Mythoi Aisōpou. = Æsopi fabulæ græco-latinæ. Cum novis notis, necnon versione emendatâ. Editio, prioribus antehac editis correctior; et ad usum juventutis regiæ scholæ Etonensis accommodata.
Etonæ, : excudit J. Pote, bibliopola & typographus., MDCCLXIX. [1769]
[4], 122, 92, [2] p. ; 16 cm. (12mo)
The first two words are transliterated from the Greek.
The Latin text follows the Greek, with separate pagination and register.
The Latin translation is by A. P. Manutius.
With a final leaf of advertisements.
ESTC, T230313
Copy 1: Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "Walter Hutchenson".
Copy 2: Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "hic liber datum est[__] per John Bevant Junior Anno 1775"; ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "John Bevant Jn 1774"; Eton College Library book label.
Copy 1: 18th century brown ?sheep binding; blind tooled perimeter frame; four raised bands; two cord sewing supports; blue stained front edge; letters HM carved on rear board.
Copy 2: Dark brown sprinkled calf binding; four raised bands; cord sewing supports; endbands; red sprinkled edges.
Copy 1: Doodle on rear free endpaper; ms. inscriptions (some crossed out) on rear free endpaper.
Copy 2: Imperfect: Latin text wanting.
Fables Early works to 1800.
Pote, Joseph, 1704 - 1787 printer.
England Eton.
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B38822