Phaedri Gaius Julius Phaedrus (2 results)

Softcover. Folio, xii, 80 pages. In Good minus condition. Contained in a marbled slipcase. Paper on spine worn away exposing quires. Brown paper covers with black lettering and motif. Mild age toning, light stains and discoloration, and rubbing wear. Textblock is missing a front free end page, and loose dedication page. Light stains along the edges, and light plus foxing throughout. Text in Latin. Shelved in Room A oversized. 1396296. Special Collections.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Full calf, 6.25 inches tall. A superb early nineteenth century binding possibly by White, with gilt raised bands, delightful dense pomegranate gilt tooling to the panels, double gilt fillet framing the boards, dentelles and all edges gilt. From the Sotheby sale of 29th April 1852. Engraved frontispiece. Phaedrus was a 1st century A.D. Roman fabulist, now known to be the first writer to compile entire books of fables, retelling the tales of Aesop. A wonderful copy in the original Latin.…