A mid-18th century vellum and ink manuscript commonplace boo...

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£700

A mid-18th century vellum and ink manuscript commonplace book, probably Scottish, ff: 185 pages of ink MS on parchment with choice passages from L'Estrange's Aesop's Fables, [1-21]; Barlandus's Fables, [22-23]; The Fables of Auianus, [24-29]; The Fables of Abstemius, [29-48]; The Fables of Poggius, [49-60]; Miscellany Fables, [61-93]; [94, blank]; Fables and Stories Moraliz'd by Sr Roger L'Estrange Kt, [95-140]; Sr George Etheredge's She Would if She Could Catch, [141-142]; Sr George Etherege's Man of Mode, or Sr Gopling Flutter, [143-148]; Le Theatre Italien de Ghirardi, [148-166]; On a Lady, to be writt (sic) under her picture [dated Oct. 1744] [&, a French passage on the same page], [167]; Series of airs and miscellaneous verse, notably from The Village Opera, [168-185], the last two pieces are dated January 1747, and some are signed with the initials (of the owner of the book?), partial vellum wrap binding, loosely inserted provenance and bibliographic notes, 8vo (19.5cm x 15.7cm) Provenance: Sent on approval to the National Library of Scotland by M. Frizzell, bookseller of West Linton, Peebelsshire, but was declined by them; bought by the vendor's late husband from Frizzell, No. 136 in his August 1970 catalogue, for £10.