Phaedri Augusti liberti Fabulae. de Phaedrus; Étienne André Philippe de Prétot, ed - 1754

Paris: Barbou, 1754. Leather. Very Good/Appealing edition of the verse fables, in Latin. Appended to the text of Phaedrus are the fables of the 6th-century fabulist Avianus, as well as sententiae by Seneca and Syrus Pubilius (1st cnetury BC). Appended are notes by the Dutch classicist Jan Gruter.. 12mo (16 cm); xlviii, 305 pages, and engraved frontispiece by Jean-François Durand (1731-1778). Woodcut Barbou device on title page. Thirteen additional vignettes and ornaments engraved after Durand. Rebacked in early 20th century, with original mottled calf boards, ruled in gilt, worn at edges. All edges gilt. Discrete library stamp on verso of title page canceled. Reference: Cohen-De Ricci 798 ("Jolies illustrations").