Aesop's Fables

Title

en_US Aesop's Fables

Creator

en_US No Author

Contributor

en_US van Sichem, Christoffel

Date

2016-01-25T16:30:18Z

en_US 1999-10

en_US 1880

Date Available

2016-01-25T16:30:18Z

Date Issued

en_US 1880

Abstract

en_US A booklet like this shows one of the main reasons why I work on this collection. Aesop shows up in the strangest places! The preface bills this delightful sixty-four page booklet as a free translation of the Greek and Latin edition of Aesop's Fables, published at Amsterdam, Holland, in the year 1659, together with Homer's Battle of the Frogs and Mice, embodied in the same volume, and translated by Mr. Pope. The edition pointed to is not listed in Bodemann 1998, but seems to be in the family represented there under #65; it includes editions in 1626, 1649, 1653, 1672. Homer's Battle of the Frogs and Mice, in three books including six cuts, is found on 44-64. Pages 5 through 43 are given to a fable each (except for Mercury and the Woodchoppers, which occupies 42-43), with a single cut and an explicit separate moral for each fable. Thus there is a total of thirty-eight fables. The cover image of Aesop with a ring of animals dancing around him is classic. I cannot find the texts in my text-bank. Several infrequent fables show up here, e.g. The Fisherman (5), The Dog and the Meat-Cook (12), and The Sick Raven (22). The lions' faces are unsuccessful, e.g. on 20 and 21. The advertisement on the inside of the back cover proclaims Halford Leicestershire Table Sauce. The Most Perfect Relish of the Day. An absolute Remedy for Dyspepsia. Invaluable to all Good Cooks. A Nutritious Combination for Children. Invaluable for Soups, Hashes, Cold Meats, and Entrées. Wow!

Identifier

en_US 3222 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/78619

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US The Halford Sauce Company

en_US Boston, MA

Subject

en_US PA3855.E5 1880b

en_US Aesop

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole