Aesop Kolb, Johann Christoph 50 Esopic Fables. With engraved title page and 50 engraved plates. Augsburg, Johann Christoph Kolb, 1717. 4°. Softcover. (Rear joint cracked, spine broken, heavily rubbed and bumped). With handwritten provenance note: Graf, January 1811 - The Aesopian fables consist of tales and stories attributed to the ancient writer Aesop. Aesop lived on the Greek island of Samos in the middle of the 1st century BC. The fables process and deal with human weaknesses and have always been realised artistically. - Johann Christoph Kolb (1680-1743) was an engraver and publisher from Augsburg. - Each with title and Latin and German inscription in the plate. - Margins browned and with losses. Foxing and water stains. Some with handwritten annotations in pencil. Illustrations largely unimpaired. Splendid and high-contrast engravings. With engraved title page and 50 engraved plates. Paper cover. (Rear joint cracked. Back broken. Heavily rubbed and chipped.) - The Aesopian fables consist of stories and tales that are attributed to the ancient scribe Aesop. Aesop lived in the middle of the 1st ct. BC on the Greek island of Samos. The fables process and deal with human weaknesses and have been artistically realised for centuries. - Johann Christoph Kolb (1680-1743) was an engraver and publisher from Augsburg. - Each with title and Latin and German inscription in the plate. - Page edges browned and with damage. Foxed and water stained. Partly with handwritten markings in pencil. Images mostly undisturbed. Magnificent and contrasting copperplate engravings. This lot is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 24.95% buyer's premium and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.