The Eagle & The Fox, the Fox & The Eagle. [Two semantically symmetrical versions and a revised application (devised by Stefan Themerson).]

(Gaberbocchus Press) Aesop.

Published by 4to, pp.34 + colophon, 26cm, Stefan & Franciszka Themerson, Gaberbocchus Press, 31 King's Road, London, 1949.

About this Item

Number 289 of 400 copies printed in red and black on F.J. Head's "Medieval" hand-made paper, and "bearing the original signature of the artist and the counterfeit signature of Aesop". 7 full-page and one smaller drawings by Franciszka Themerson. Semi-stiff hand-made paper covers, titled and with a drawing of a fox in red, and with an embossed portrait of an eagle. Edges uncut. A near fine copy. One of the earliest and one of the finest books from this extraordinary private press. ("These two fables are a warning to us not to deal with hardly or injuriously by somebody who can defend himself by dealing hardly or injuriously by us. There are many less subtle and imperious creatures which we can eat in peace, and to the glory of God.").

Seller Inventory # 16313

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Eagle & The Fox, the Fox & The Eagle. [Two semantically symmetrical versions and a revised application (devised by Stefan Themerson).]
• Publisher: 4to, pp.34 + colophon, 26cm, Stefan & Franciszka Themerson, Gaberbocchus Press, 31 King's Road, London, 1949.
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine Press