The fables of Esop in English With all his life and fortune, how he was subtile, wise, and born in Greece, not far from Troy the Great, in a town named Amonio. He was of all other men most deformed, and evil-shapen; for he had a great head, a large visage, long jaws, sharp eyes, a short neck, crook backed, great belly, great legs, large feet; and yet that which was worse, he was dumb, and could not speak: but not withstanding this, he had a singular wit, and was very ingenious and subtill in cavillations, and pleasant in words, after he came to his speech. Whereunto are added the fables of Avian: and also the fable of Alphonse, with the fables of Poge the Florentine, very pleasant to be read (Printed by J. Owsley and P. Lillicrap, for Abell Roper at the Sun in Fleet-street, near S. Dunstons Church, 1658)
Annotation on Thomason copy: "August". - Reproduction of the original in the British Library. - Thomason, E.1889[1]. - Wing (2nd ed., 1994), A692. - With a preliminary woodcut portrait of Aesop. - With a ten page index at end