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Illustrated by: Thomas Bewick (English, 1753–1828)
Illustrated by: John Bewick (English, 1760–1795)
Author: Aesop
Printer and Publisher: Thomas Saint (English, died in 1788)
Illustrated by: John Bewick (English, 1760–1795)
Author: Aesop
Printer and Publisher: Thomas Saint (English, died in 1788)
1784
Place of Publication: Newcastle, England
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 142 wood engravings and various vignettes
Dimensions
Overall: 17.7 x 11 x 2 cm (6 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number59.822
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Newcastle: T. Saint, 1784
Catalogue Raisonné
Roscoe, pp. 149-50, no. 4; Hugo 25
Description(Newcastle: T. Saint, 1784) Octavo in sixes; 161 leaves; modern gilt-stamped blue morocco (Leighton).
Illustrations of various fables
Illustrations of various fables
ProvenanceFrancis Bullard (d. 1913); anonymous gift to MFA, November 12, 1959.