Fables Ancient and Modern; Translated into Verse, From Homer, Ovid, Boccace, & Chaucer: With Original Poems WITH Poems On Various Occasions; And Translations From Several Authors

London: Jacob Tonson, 1701. First Collected edition. leather_bound. Modern Cambridge style binding in full brown morocco. Very good. 646, 232 pages. 33 x 20 cm. ESTC R31983 bound with T124515, the two works are generally found bound together. Of the second work, as ESTC notes, "Absalom and Achitopher,``The Medal,`Religio laici` and `The hind and the panther` each have separate title pages of the tenth, fourth, fourth and third editions respectively, but the register and pagination are continuous." Second title page printed in red and black. Generally a clean copy with minor toning, a few small tears, one or two cryptic, if not amusing margin notes in the second title. Raised bands, gilt leather spine label.