Les Fables d'Esope Phrygien. Illustréea de Discours Moraux, Philosophiques, et Politiques. Nouvelle Edition. Augmentée de beaucoup en divers endroits. Avec des Reflexions Morales, Par J. Baudoin.

A Bruxelles: Chez François Foppens 1669 A scarce seventeenth century illustrated edition. Jean Baudoin (1590 – 1650) first published his edition of Aesop in Paris in 1631. The Brussels editions contain a different series of illustrations than the earlier Paris editions. Pieter Van der Borcht (1545 – 1608) had a long career working for the Plantin Press in Antwerp. He also provided illustrations for Dodoens' famous herbal. . Rebound in modern tan calf. Gilt spine with black leather morocco label. Marbled edges. Twelvemo. With engraved allegorical title-page and 147 copper engravings in text by Pieter Van der Borcht. Includes a life of Aesop by Jean Baudoin. Ink ownership signature, dated 1899, and an earlier note to preliminary blanks. Bright and fresh throughout aside from some minor toning. A very good, clean copy. Landwehr 90 (erroneously calling for a frontispiece and 148 illustrations). OCLC lists only seven copies in North America.