Fables of Aesop, and other allegorical writers. Translated into English: with proper applications, and a suitable design to each fable. By Samuel Croxall, D.D. Also, an Essay on the life and writings of Aaesop, &c. The tenth edition, carefully revised, and improved.

AESOP. (CROXALL, Samuel)

Published by Dublin: Printed by John Exshaw, no. 98, Grafton-Street, 1787., 1787

12mo. xl, [6], 379, [7]p. Signed A-S in twelves. Frontispiece (a little ragged at fore-edge); 196 engravings in text. 18th/19th-century calf, re-backed with new title-label and new flyleaves. Early owner's name on title-page and elsewhere. ***** Samuel Croxall's 'Fables of Aesop and others', first published in 1722, was a landmark in Aesop collections and illustrations. One of the most substantial collections of the 18th century, it contains 196 oval illustrations and was written to compete with the l'Estrange collection of 1692. According to Edward Hodnett, 'there is no doubt that [Elisha] Kirkall drew the designs and engraved them in relief on metal and he deserves the credit for introducing to England the white-line technique followed by Bewick'. Edward Hodnett, 'Elisha Kirkall c. 1682-1762, master of white-line engraving in relief and illustrator of Croxall's Aesop', The Book Collector, 25 (1976) pp 195-209; Pack Carnes, Fable scholarship: an annotated bibliography (1985), no. 594; ESTC T203026. Seller Inventory # ABE-1734367798743

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fables of Aesop, and other allegorical ...
Publisher: Dublin: Printed by John Exshaw, no. 98, Grafton-Street, 1787.
Publication Date: 1787
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good