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Title
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Aesop and Hyssop
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But I've done wiselier than they did:/
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Description
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This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
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First edition
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William Ellery Leonard
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Creator
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Leonard, William Ellery
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Date
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2016-01-25T15:52:52Z
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1992-12
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1912
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Date Available
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2016-01-25T15:52:52Z
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Date Issued
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1912
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Abstract
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How nice to find a first edition of this favorite! I like this little book very much. There is more than a bit of whimsy in it, composed as it is (in verse) by its author in grief over having lost his wife or best friend. Besides some 175 Aesopic fables, there are some twenty-seven originals composed by Leonard. The versifying is part of the fun. Two sections of the Dedication help give perspective on this work. Speaking of Phaedrus, LaFontaine, and Gay, Leonard writes on iv:/
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Identifier
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1323 (Access ID)
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Language
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eng
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Publisher
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Open court publishing co.
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Chicago, IL
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Subject
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PS3523.E62 A7 1912
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Aesop and others
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole