Æsop's fables. With instructive morals and reflections, abstracted from all party considerations, adapted to all capacities; and design'd to promote religion, morality, and universal benevolence. Containing two hundred and forty fables, with a cut engrav'd on copper to each fable. And the life of Æsop prefixed

All titles

• Æsop's fables. With instructive morals and reflections, abstracted from all party considerations, adapted to all capacities; and design'd to promote religion, morality, and universal benevolence. Containing two hundred and forty fables, with a cut engrav'd on copper to each fable. And the life of Æsop prefixed
• Aesop's fables. English
• Ais]-opou mythoi

People / Organizations

• Aesop. (Author)
• Samuel Richardson ("printed by")

Imprint

London : printed by S. Richardson. For T. & T. Longman, C. Hitch & L. Hawes, I. Hodges I. & I. Rivinton [sic], G. Keith & R. Dodsley, [1753]

Added name

Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761, ed.

Publication year

1753

ESTC No.

T164577

Grub Street ID

202852

Description

[2], xxxiv, [2], 192 p., 24 leaves of plates ; 12°.

Note

The titlepage is engraved, with conjugate unnumbered plate ([pi]]2)

In this third edition, the catchwords on pages xxv, 182 and 191 are "Æsop"; "MORAL." and "let" respectively, p. viii is numbered, p. 55 is not numbered and there is no erratum on p. xiv. Cf. T479320 for an earlier issue

Signatures: [pi]]2] A]6] [b]-[c]]6] B-R]6

Advertised as a "new edition" in the 'Public Advertiser' December 18, 1753

Edited by Samuel Richardson.