Aesop Edited Joseph Jacobs (1 results)

Vellum. Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket. 1st Thus. frontis; FABLES OF AESOP, as First Printed by William Caxton in 1484, with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio, now again edited and induced by Joseph Jacobs. With History of the Aesopic Fable. 2 volumes. Edited by Joseph Jacobs. Frontispiece illustrations. 25.2x15 cm (10x6") , original publisher's binding of vellum-backed boards, deckle edges. No. 48 of an edition limited to 50 of 60 copies on large paper. Rare Large Paper edition of Caxton's Aesop, critically edited and with a long historical essay about the Fables and their origin in Vol. I. Bindings somewhat worn, with some scuffing and cracking, but fundamentally sound. Internally very clean and attractive.…