s a phillippe ed (1 Ergebnisse)

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Durand (illustrator). A scarce mid eighteenth-century edition of the fables of Phaedrus, strikingly illustrated with vignettes and a frontispiece from Durand. Scarce work.Beautifully bound in contemporary calf, housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Pages have been washed during the restoration process. A collection of fables originating from Roman fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus, known for being the first versifier of Aesop's fables into Latin, shown in this collection. With explanatory notes.Born in the 1st century AD, not much was known about Phaedrus until the discovery of a few of his manuscripts during the Renaissance, when his popularity soared.Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirteen vignettes from Durand.Written in Latin.Register runs a8, b4, c8, d4, A8, B4, C8, D4, E8, F4, G8, H4, I8, K4, L8, M4, N1, N3-8, O4, P8, Q4, R8, S4, T8, V4, X8, Y4, Z4, Aa8, Bb4, Cc5.The missing leaf containing pages 147-8 [N2] is commonly lacking with this work, and occurs between an appendix and a note from the editor, possibly containing a blank or title.Slipcase was made by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. Bound in full calf, housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to joints and extremities. The odd mark to leather. Front hinge is a touch strained, but holding firm. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have been washed, and are largely bright and clean. Faint tide mark to the head of the frontispiece. Lacking N2. Chemise and slipcase are in excellent condition. Very Good. book.