Author: J.v.V. [=Joost vander Vondel]
Title: VORSTELIJCKE WARANDE DER DIEREN waer in de Zeden-rijcke Philosophie, Poëtisch, Morael, en Historiael, vermakelijck en treffelijck wort voorgestelt.verciert met hondert vijf-en-twintigh aerdige afbeeldingen, in koper gesneden door Marcus Gerards.
Description: Amsterdam Holland, Gysbert de Groot (Widow of) n.d half-page copperplates (125) by Marcus Gheeraerts + 68x51mm copperplate of animals to titlepage . 4to Laced through Vellum [12pp] + 125pp + [1p =blank] last three leaves with marginal repairs incl.last leaf mounted on newer paper (this verso was blank) 3 corners with loss but not touching any print, page 125 with fore-margin repaired but not affecting print and page 63 with repair with no loss.The endpapers are reinforced at gutters by paper strip otherwise entirely UNCUT and one of the most charmingly illustrated Fable books.

Keywords: fables


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