Sale 2488 - Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, October 16, 2018

1 c   AESOP. The Fables . . . With a Life of the Author. English translation by Samuel Croxall. 110 etched plates, all proofs before letters. [2], lxv, [1], 891 [i. e., 189], [1]; [2], xi, [1], 248 pages, including etched titles. 2 volumes.8vo,265x162 mm,late 19th-century green morocco elegantly gilt by Riviere with filigree border and concave center lozenge containing oval red morocco onlay on covers, Volume 1 joints just starting at top,Volume 2 spine worn at top; titles foxed, moderate to heavy offsetting from plates onto facing pages throughout. Property of the descendants of Mary S. Collins. tall set . London: John Stockdale, [1793] [400/600] 2 c   ALBERTUS MAGNUS, Saint, Bishop of Regensburg. Mariale Alberti Magni in evangelium super: Missus est Gabriel angelus. Woodcut of master and pupils on title. [8], 127, [1] leaves. 8vo, 149x102 mm, 20th-century green levant, spine faded to brown; contents washed with light residual dampstaining in lower margins. Sander 188. (Venice: Lazzaro Soardi, 24 April 1504) [400/600] 2 1