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PHAEDRUS. Phaedri, Aug[usti]. Liberti fabularum Aesopiarum libri V...
Amsterdam, Henricus Wetstein, 1698. 8vo. With an engraved frontispiece, title-page in red and black, woodcut title vignette and woodcut decorated initials. Mottled calf, gold double fillets on sides, gold-tooled spine with title in gold, gold-tooled board edges. [56], 312, [56], 201-462, [58] pp. Full description

AESOP (PHAEDRUS, trans.). Phaedri, aug[usti]. liberti fabulorum Aesopiarum libri V. Notis illustravit in usum serenissimi principis Nassauii David Hoogstratanus, accedunt ejusdem opera duo indices ...
Amsterdam, François Halma, 1701. 4to. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved printer's device on the title-page, a folding portrait of the dedicatee and 18 engraved plates with 6 roundels on each plate illustrating the 99 fables and 5 prologues, 3 portraits of Aesop and tailpieces and historiated initials. Contemporary half calf, brown sprinkled paper sides, brown spine label with title in gold, red sprinkled edges. [32], 160, [84] pp. Full description

PHAEDRUS. Phaedri Aug. liberti fabularum Aesopiarum libri V. Cum notis perpetuis Jo. Fred. Gronovii, P. & emendationibus Jacobi Gronovii, F. Accedunt Nicolai Dispontini in Phaedrum collectaneea.
Amsterdam, Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge, 1703. 8vo. With an engraved frontispiece showing Phaedrus and Aesop on the stage of a theatre filled with men with animal-heads, title in red and black, some woodcut tailpieces and initials. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine. [24], 156, [2], 157-218, 157-298, [2] pp. Full description

PHAEDRUS; HOOGSTRATEN, David van (transl.). Ezopische Fabelen van Fedrus, gevryden slaef des Keizers Augustus. In Nederduitsch dicht vertaelt en met aenmerkingen verrykt door D. van Hoogstraten.
Amsterdam, François Halma, 1704. 4to. With an engraved frontispiece, 106 engraved illustrations in a roundel, a large armorial headpiece for the dedication and 5 large and 4 smaller head- and tailpieces, 9 engraved initials and many woodcut initials. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine. [36], 198, [12] pp. Full description

PHAEDRUS. Phaedri Augusti Caesaris Liberti Fablarum Aesopiarum Libri quinque. Notis doctorum selectioribs, novisque passim & conjecturis & explicationibus illstrati. Opera Tho. Johnson, A.M. In usum Scholae Etonensis. Ed. secunda.
London and Eton, for B. Walford, M. Atkins, and J. Slater, 1708. 8vo. With a separately inserted leaf with the printed coat-of-arms of Eton College in between the title-page and the preface "To the reader", title printed in red and black. Mottled calf over boards, ribbed spine gilt in compartments with red title label lettered in gold. [4], XXXV, 88, [32] pp. Full description

PHAEDRUS. Phaedri, Aug. Liberti, Fablarum Aesopiarum Libri V. Cum integris Commentariis Marq. Gudii, Conr. Rittershusii, Nic. Rigaltii, Is. Neveleti, Nic. Heinsii, Joan. Schefferi, Jo. Lud. Praschii & excerpis aliorum. Curante Petro Burmanno.
The Hague, Henricus Scheurleer, 1718. 8vo. With engraved frontispiece by Joseph Mulder after Tiedeman: Phaedrus is writing in the foreground, inspired by his Muse, on the stage (background) is Aesop communicating with the animals (100 x 166 mm.); Title-page printed in red and black, with woodcut printers device; some woodcut headpieces and in initials. Contemporary overlapping vellum, brown morocco spine label with the title in gold. [62], 398, [2], 258, [70] pp. Full description

PHAEDRUS. Phaedri Aug. liberti fabularum Aesopiarum libri V. et novarum fabularum appendix. Cura et studio Petri Burmanni.
The Hague, Henricus Scheurleer, 1719. 12mo. With an engraved frontispiece by D. Coster and a woodcut printer's device n the title-page. Contemporary vellum, red sprinkled edges. [14], 98, [82]. Full description

PHAEDRUS. Phaedri Fabulae, et P. Syri Mimi Sentantiae. Hac sexta editione auctiores, cum notis & emendationibus Tanaquilli Fabri. ...
The Hague, Petrus Gosse, 1725 8vo. With a frontispiece in two compartments, title-page printed in red and black with printers device, some small woodcut initials and tailpieces. Calf over boards, ribbed spine gilt in compartments with red morocco title label lettered in gold, marbled endpapers. XXIV, 274, [6] pp. Full description

PHAEDRUS. P. Terentii Afri Comoediae. Recensuit, notasque suas et Gabrielis Faerni addidit Richardus Bentleius. Editio Altera.
Amsterdam, R. & J. Wetstein, G. Smith, 1727. 4to. With a frontispiece of Aesop, including the portrait of William August (1721-1765) Duke of Cumberland. Vellum over thick boards, ruled in gold with gold corner pieces and a gilt stamp of Minerva with the coat-of-arms of The Hague in the center, ribbed spine gilt in compartments (price-binding of the Latin School in The Hague (Spoelder, The Hague, 3). [10], 88, [96] pp. Full description

PHAEDRUS. Phaedri, Augusti Liberti, Fablarum Aesopiarum Libri Quinque. Cum novo commentario Petri Burmanni.
Leiden, for Samuel Luchtmans, 1727. 4to. With the well-known engraved frontispiece by Jacob Folkema (1692-1767) after the original by Joseph Mulder and Tiedeman, folding engraved portrait of Petrus Burmannus by J. Houbraken after H. van de My (painted 1727) and I. Luchtmans. Title-page printed in red and black, with woodcut printers device; some woodcut headpieces and initials. Full calf over boards, spine in compartments and lettered in gold, gilt binding edges, edges painted red, marbled endpapers; on the front cover: P. E. D. L. D. C. and date: 1731 in gold. [54], 94, 264, [48] pp. Full description