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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 |
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London, : printed by H.B. and are to be sold by Edward Brewster at the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1662 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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[160] p. : ill. (woodcuts) |
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Soggetti |
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Fables, English |
French literature |
Tales - France |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Signatures: A-Uâ´. |
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. |
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