Magazin de Fables Originales, ornées de tailles douces & des vers Latins

Magazyn van Nieuwe ge-inventeerde Originele Fabelen, verciert met kopere platen, en Latynsche verzen. Uit het Engesch vertaelt. [Kidgell, J.]. Utrecht. J. van Schoonhoven, G. v.d. Brink Jansz. 1767.

Small 8vo, 2 parts in one volume, 19th-century cloth binding. (6),XVI,127,XVI,(8),128-277 pp., 2 engravings with family coat of arms and 2 emblematic engravings, all full-page; complete with 94 finely engraved illustrations with the fables, specifically designed for colouring by children. First Dutch edition of this very interesting fairy tale book. The first of its kind (pictures for colouring by children). Text in French and in Dutch as was common in early Dutch children's books. Rare and in very good condition.