Three Hundred Aesop's Fables

Aesop; Townsend, Rev. Geo. Fyler, [Tr.]

Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, 1871

About this Item

8vo. [3], iv-xxxii, [1], 2-224 pp. Red publisher's cloth with blue, gilt, and black decorations on the front board: a raven dropping a pebble in a hydria, spine with gilt lettering and gilt and black decorations. With 114 beautiful in-text illustrations, designed by Harrison Weir and engraved by J. Greenaway. Translated from the Greek by Reverend Townsend. First published in 1867 and 1868 in London and New York respectively, this is an early reprint of Townsend's English translation. His translation would come to be regarded as the standard one for decades after, and would be reprinted several times more. A tiny split to the rear hinge, a few spots of rubbing to the cloth. A contemporary name (a woman's) on the free front endpaper. Seller Inventory # 000013093

Bibliographic Details

Title: Three Hundred Aesop's Fables

Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, London

Publication Date: 1871

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Later printing.