Aesop's Fables. Translated by Sir Roger l'Estrange, Kt. With plates & decorations by Stephen Gooden.

(Gooden) [Aesop - Fables.]

Published by Crown 4to, pp.313, colophon [inserted plates], London: George Harrap & Co., 1936.

About this Item

Number 511 of 525 (533) copies printed at Cambridge University Press on hand-made paper, signed by the illustrator. 200 7-line initials and 12 full-page copper engravings by Stephen Gooden. Stiff vellum decorated with gilt rules, gilt grapes and a fox stamped in gold on the front, pink mottled endpapers with matching slipcase, top edge gilt, others uncut. A fine copy. With an alternative circular engraving of the Cat & the Cockerel by Stephen Gooden loosely inserted,

Seller Inventory # 4284

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aesop's Fables. Translated by Sir Roger l'Estrange, Kt. With plates & decorations by Stephen Gooden.
• Publisher: Crown 4to, pp.313, colophon [inserted plates], London: George Harrap & Co., 1936.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine Press