115. Aesop. The Fables... printed from the Veronese Edition of MCCCCLXXIX in Latin Verses and the Italian Version by Accio Zucco..., 3 vol. including Caxton's translation, number 26 of 30 sets with an additional volume of the woodcuts only in black and white , from an edition limited to 160, text in Latin, Italian and English, printed in Centaur type, woodcut illustrations by Anna Bramanti after Liberale da Verona, all hand-coloured after a copy of the 1479 edition in the British Museum by the Atelier Daniel Jacomet of Paris, prospectus with sample leaf and hand-coloured plate of the wolf and the crane loosely inserted, also T.L.s. from John Ryder of the Bodley Head to Tony Appleton concerning the book, original green morocco-backed vellum, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, transparent wrappers, board slip-case, [Mardersteig 182], 8vo, Verona, Officina Bodoni, 1973.
est. £2500 – £3500