The Fables of Aesop

Samuel Croxall [trans]; Sir Roger L'Estrange [Trans]; G. F. Townsend; L. Valentine; Aesop

Published by Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1887

About this Item

A strikingly bound copy of Aesop's fables, with charming illustrations throughout, bound by Eric Sweet with moire cloth panels and a cloth chemise and slipcase. A new edition. Part of the 'Chandos Classics' series.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle.Illustrated with one hundred and ten monochrome illustrations, including a frontispiece, and an illustrated title page.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition has been translated by Samuel Croxall and Sir Roger L'Estrange, and contains George Fyler Townsend's and L. Valentine's 'new applications, morals, etc'.Bound in cloth with moire cloth panels, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Bound in cloth with moire cloth panels, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely. The chemise is lovely, and the slip excellent with light damp staining to the head. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd minor spot only. Light owner's stamp to the title page. Fine.

Seller Inventory # 962Z19

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fables of Aesop
• Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co, London
• Publication Date: 1887
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None stated
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: book
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