Fables.- Dialoges of Creatures Moralysed (The), collation: [flower]4 A-X4 2A-2T4, first edition in English, this copy lacking all before C1 (but for B2) and Q1, upper half of T2, Aa2-4, Pp1-4 and Tt1-4 (in total most of 23 leaves), printed in black letter, woodcut initials and numerous illustrations, with illustrated title and penultimate leaf with colophon supplied in good facsimile, most missing leaves replaced with blank leaves, soiled and water-stained, C3 defective at lower edge with loss to signature and large initial on verso, D1 with ink stains and torn at foot (repaired without loss), M signature slightly torn and defective at upper outer corner just touching text (old repairs), wormhole to Ss3 & 4 affecting a couple of letters, cropped, with early 20th century manuscript notes loosely inserted, modern black morocco, upper cover slightly marked, [STC 6815], small 4to (170 x 115mm.), [Antwerp, Jan van Doesborch], [c.1530]; sold not subject to return ⁂ Rare collection of Italian 14th century fables, usually found incomplete.
Fables.- Dialoges of Creatures Moralysed (The), collation: [flower]4 A-X4 2A-2T4, first edition in English, this copy lacking all before C1 (but for B2) and Q1, upper half of T2, Aa2-4, Pp1-4 and Tt1-4 (in total most of 23 leaves), printed in black letter, woodcut initials and numerous illustrations, with illustrated title and penultimate leaf with colophon supplied in good facsimile, most missing leaves replaced with blank leaves, soiled and water-stained, C3 defective at lower edge with loss to signature and large initial on verso, D1 with ink stains and torn at foot (repaired without loss), M signature slightly torn and defective at upper outer corner just touching text (old repairs), wormhole to Ss3 & 4 affecting a couple of letters, cropped, with early 20th century manuscript notes loosely inserted, modern black morocco, upper cover slightly marked, [STC 6815], small 4to (170 x 115mm.), [Antwerp, Jan van Doesborch], [c.1530]; sold not subject to return ⁂ Rare collection of Italian 14th century fables, usually found incomplete.
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