Three Hundred of Aesop's Fables

Published by George Routledge & Sons, London, 1902

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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA

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A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop, with a clamshell by Eric Sweet. Illustrated with four colour plates and one hundred and fourteen in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of three hundred of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Translated by George Fyler Townsend, a British translator noted for the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables. Illustrated by Harrison William Weir, a British artist. With a clamshell 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 lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Additional cloth covered clamshell by Eric Sweet is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Near Fine.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Three Hundred of Aesop's Fables
Author
Aesop; George Fyler Townsend [translator]
Publisher
George Routledge & Sons, London
Publication year
1902
Condition
Near Fine
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Harrison Weir
Item weight
1 kilogram
Dimensions
8" by 5.5"

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