Fables and other short poems : collected from the most celebrated English authors : the whole curiously engrav'd for the practice & amusement of young gentlemen & ladies in the art of writing

Fables and other short poems : collected from the most celebrated English authors : the whole curiously engrav'd for the practice & amusement of young gentlemen & ladies in the art of writing. ''Engrav'd by G. Bickham'' follows imprint on t.p. ''Tables for reducing the most common gold coins to pounds'': 9 leaves at end. Cf. ESTC N8530. Each volume has individual t.p.; vol. II-III not dated. Title varies: v. II has additional subtitle: to which is added, a curious drawing-book by G. Bickham. V. III has additional, preceding ''the whole curiously'' statement, subtitle: to which are added Tables useful in receiving & paying monies. Illustrations are by William Kent and John Wootton. Imperfect: the final two leaves of the third volume are wanting. Printed on recto only. The fables are taken from John Gay's collection. Title pages included in foliation. Vol. II with: A new introduction to the art of drawing, collected from ye most free & easy designs of the best masters, with short introductions for the use of schools, by Geo. Bickham junr. Printed and sold by Thos. Cobb ... at the Printing Office in Bow Church Yard, London.