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British Library
W017524
In this impression, there is a preliminary gathering of two leaves, bearing Dilworth's portrait an illustrated alphabet. The verso of the titlepage is blank. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of Dilworth, bearing the statement at head: "Bradford's edition". Includes 12 select fables, each with a woodcut illustration. At head of portrait: "Bradford's edition". One of several impressions probably printed between 1795 and 1810. Evans 11634 is dated 1770? and Evans 25399 is dated 1793. Both dates seem too early.
Philadelphia: Printed & sold by Thomas & William Bradford, wholesale and retail booksellers and stationers, no. 8, South-Front Street, [1795?]. [4], 156 p.: ill. (woodcuts), 1 port.; 12°
