Fables of Aesop, and Others: Translated into English with Instructive Applications

Published by Henry Mozley and Sons [1820], Derby, 1820

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An excellent copy Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, illustrated with wood engravings and bound by Eric Sweet in crushed quarter morocco with a clamshell casing. A nineteenth century edition of Samuel Croxall's edition.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 a monochrome wood engraved frontispiece and monochrome wood engraved vignettes.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall, and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable, which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards, housed in a cloth clamshell box.Undated, dated by the binder's date. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards, housed in a cloth clamshell box. Endpapers renewed. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and the odd minor spot. The clamshell is lovely. Near Fine.…

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Title
Fables of Aesop, and Others: Translated into English with Instructive Applications
Author
Aesop; Samuel Croxall [trans.]
Publisher
Henry Mozley and Sons [1820], Derby
Publication year
1820
Condition
Near Fine
Book Type
book
Binding
Leather
Illustrator
None stated
Item weight
0.75 kilograms
Dimensions
6.5" by 4"

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