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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.

Title
Fables in verse, for the improvement of the young and the old [electronic resource] : 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.
Author
Aesop, Abraham, Esq.
Publication
London : printed for the booksellers of all nations, and sold at the Bible and Sun in St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1765]

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Additional Authors
Gale (Firm)
Description
144p. : ill.; 12⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Fables, Classical > 18th century
  • Narrative poetry, English > 18th century
Genre/Form
Poems.
Note
  • 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.
Indexed In (note)
  • Roscoe
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642731509
  • T91276
Author
Aesop, Abraham, Esq.
Title
Fables in verse, for the improvement of the young and the old [electronic resource] : 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.
Imprint
London : printed for the booksellers of all nations, and sold at the Bible and Sun in St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1765]
Edition
The fifth edition.
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed In:
Roscoe, J7A (5)
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T91276.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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