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From the English Version of Sir Roger L'Estrange. Introduction by Kenneth Grahame. [6] xv, 201 pp. With Pictures by Percy J. Billinghurst. 8vo, publisher's pictorial cloth. Old gift inscription in heavy pencil on half-title; a little shaken; light soiling to cloth.

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From the English Version of Sir Roger L'Estrange. Introduction by Kenneth Grahame. xv, 201 pp. With Pictures by Percy J. Billinghurst. 8vo, publisher's pictorial cloth. Large bookplate on pastedown; small abrasion to the front free endpaper; a bright unworn copy, clean, tight and sound.

Leather. Condition: Fine. Percy J. Billinghurst (illustrator). A lovely illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, presented here in a distinctive half morocco binding with clamshell. A handsome later impression of this illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, including 'The Lion and the Mouse', 'The Stag and the Horse' and 'The Boasting Mule'.Bound in half morocco, with illustrated paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Held in a lovely cloth-backed clamshell, with spine title label.From the translation of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange and with an introduction by British author of 'The Wind of the Willows', Kenneth Grahame.Strikingly illustrated throughout with full-page drawings by Percy J. Billinghurst, which have been later hand-coloured.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. Rebound in half morocco, with illustrated paper covered boards. With a red cloth-backed clamshell, with spine title label. Externally, book and clamshell are lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with slight transfer to the hand-coloured pages opposing pages. Fine. book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Percy J. Billinghurst (illustrator). First edition. Two scarce editions of Aesop's fables, including the very scarce first edition of the Percy J. Billinghurst illustrated edition, and a late twentieth century edition also featuring his illustrations. Two volumes of the fables of Aesop, both featuring the illustrations of Percy J. Billinghurst.The first of these two volumes is the very scarce first edition of this charming late nineteenth century edition of Aesop's fables, with this edition from the English version of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange, featuring an introduction from Kenneth Grahame - author of 'The Wind of the Willows' - and illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and with full page illustrations throughout - included in the pagination - from illustrator and bookplate designer Percy J. Billinghurst.The second volume is the scarce 1977 first edition of George Beal's retelling of the fables, which also features Billinghurst's illustrations throughout.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours, teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance, honesty, and hard work.Housed in a cloth slip case In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings, housed in cloth slip case. Externally, excellent, with bump to head of 1899 volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages of 1977 volume exceptionally clean and bright, with the odd spot to the 1899 volume. Slip case in excellent condition. Near Fine. book.

Leather. Condition: Fine. Percy J. Billinghurst (illustrator). A beautifully bound volume of Aesop's Fables, decorated throughout with illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst. A handsome later impression of this illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, including 'The Lion and the Mouse', 'The Stag and the Horse' and 'The Boasting Mule'.In a handsome modern rebind of quarter morocco, decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Held in the binder's uniform clamshell, with a spine title label.From the translation of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange and with an introduction by British author of 'The Wind of the Willows', Kenneth Grahame.Strikingly illustrated throughout with full-page drawings by Percy J. Billinghurst.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. Rebound in quarter morocco, with decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. In the binder's uniform clamshell, with spine title label. Externally, lovely. Clamshell has a hint of shelf wear, otherwise excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. book.