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Record Nr.

UNISA996391890803316

Titolo

The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox [[electronic resource] ] : newly corrected and purged from all grossenesse in phrase and matter as also augmented and inlarged with sundry excellent moralls and expositions upon every several chapter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed by H.B. and are to be sold by Edward Brewster at the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1662

Descrizione fisica

[160] p. : ill. (woodcuts)

Soggetti

Fables, English

French literature

Tales - France

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Signatures: A-U⁴.

A free adaptation and translation of: "Le roman de Renart", in prose; attributed by Wing to John Shirley (fl. 1680-1702), who published a version in heroic verse in 1681 with a slightly different title.

With title page woodcut and many illustrations.

Last five pages include table of contents, two pages of illustration (U2v, U4r), and final advertisment page.

Caption title: The pleasant history of Reynard the Fox.

Copy closely trimmed with slight loss of print; title page stained; MS. annotation on front flyleaf: "An edition of this book said to be the 'original' one, was valued in Lackinton, Allen, and Cos. General catalogue for the years 1808-9--page 644 at £1.4.0. But it could not be an original edition as this was printed 19 years before.--That mentioned in their catalogue being printed in 1681.--and what shall we say of Caxton's and Pynson's editions?".

Reproduction of the original in the Trinity College Library, Cambridge University.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0120