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28/09/2004
Rare book by Aesop for sale
An extremely rare copy of Aesop's Vita et Fabulae (Life-story and Fables) will be sold at a Wiltshire auction house.
The copy of this edition was only recently discovered when Anthony Crane, the Bath-based grandson of Victorian illustrator Walter Crane, contacted Dominic Winter Book Auctions to arrange the sale of items from his private library.
Before the discovery, according to BBC Online, only two copies were listed on an official bibliography of 15th Century literature.
Published in Italy and dated to December 1497, the book consists of a bibliography, penned by an unknown author, and a collection of 67 fables illustrated by wood-cut picture stamps. It is believed to be worth more than £3,000.
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