Fables in verse, for the improvement of the young and the old : by Abraham Æsop, Esq. To which are added, Fables in verse and prose; with The conversation of birds and beasts, At their several Meetings, Routs, and Assemblies; by Woglog the great giant. Illustrated with a variety of curious cuts, By the best Masters. And with an account of the lives of the authors, by their old friend, Mr. Newbery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aesop, Abraham, Esq.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fables, Classical--18th century.

Fables, Classical.

Narrative poetry, English--18th century.

Narrative poetry, English.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

The fifth edition.

Other Title:

Fables in verse, for the improvement of the young and the old

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the booksellers of all nations, and sold at the Bible and Sun in St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1765]

Notes:

Abraham Æsop is a pseudonym.

Probably compiled by John Newbery and Christopher Smart; sometimes erroneously attributed to John Oakman.

Price from imprint: price 6d. bound.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Roscoe, J7A (5)

English Short Title Catalog, T91276.

OCLC:

642731509