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Samuel Luchtmans & Sons, Leiden 1745. 8vo. Engraved titlepage. Printed titlepage in red and black and with woodcut device. (60)+398+258+(72) pages. Contemporary full vellum binding with gilt ornaments to the spine and boards, including the gilt coat-of-arms of the City of Amsterdam on front and back board. * Phaedrus [c. 15 B.C. -50 A.D.], a Greek slave in Rome, made fables in the style of Aesop. Lovely copy of the edition by Pieter Burman (1668-1741).