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1867962F11London: Strahan & Co; Alexander Strahan 1867-1872. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5.5". J. Wolf; J. B. Zwecker; T. Dalziel . A charming collection of three illustrated editions of the moral fables of Aesop all of which feature the illustrations of J. Wolf J. B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel. A delightful collection of three very scarce illustrated editions of the fables of Aesop housed in a custom cloth covered clamshell case.The earliest of these three volumes is Edward Garrett's 1867 'New Edition' of these fables with one-hundred illustrations from J. Wolf J.B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel including a frontispiece. Collated complete.In the publisher's original cloth binding and with an advertisement leaf to the rear.The final two volumes are duplicates of the later 1872 edition of the fables with the same illustrations from J. Wolf J.B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel including a frontispiece. Collated complete.One of these volumes is in the publisher's cloth and another in a contemporary half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards.With the bookplate of Eric Sweet to the inside of the clamshell. Half morocco binding signed by Mudie. Prize inscription to front free endpaper and title page head of publisher's cloth 1872 volume.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. Three volumes - two in the publisher's cloth and one in contemporary half morocco with marbled paper covered boards - housed in a cloth covered clamshell case. Half morocco binding signed by Mudie. Cloth volumes beautifully bound and exceptionally bright with a touch of rubbing to back strip tail of half morocco volume. Rear hinge of 1872 cloth front hinge of 1867 volume and both hinges of half morocco binding strained but firmly held. Prize inscription to front free endpaper and title page head of publisher's cloth 1872 volume. Pages a touch age toned but generally clean and bright. Clamshell in fine condition. Very Good Strahan & Co; Alexander Strahan hardcover
1915976H21London; Edinburgh; Dublin; New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1915. Cloth. Very Good. 6.5" by 7". Various. A lovely retelling of Aesop"s Fables by Elizabeth Hardie designed to introduce children to these classic moral tales with charming colour plate illustrations and frontispiece. In the publisher's original cloth binding with charming pictorial paper illustration affixed to the front board.This copy is undated dated here using Jisc from a copy held at The British Library.This edition is notable for it's numerous in-text illustrations and colour plate illustrations of which there are four including a colour frontispiece of "The Dog in the Manger" from the picture by Walter Hunt in the Tate Gallery London. Collated complete. This early 20th-century edition presents a selection of Aesop"s fables retold in simplified engaging language for young readers by Elizabeth Hardie. Fables include: "The Ass in the Lion's Skin" "The Fox and the Grapes" "The Kid and the Wolf" "The Fatal Marriage" "The Angler and the Little Fish" "The Man and his Goose" "The Wolf and the Lamb" "The Sheep-Biter" and many more.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding with paper illustration affixation. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in very slight loss to cloth at head and tail of spine. Small spot of damp staining to illustration affixed o front board. Slight fading to extremities and spine. The odd very slight handling mark to boards. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Frontispiece hinge cracked with binding materials exposed but holding firm. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned with the odd spot heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
1920962H32London; New York: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited; E. P. Dutton & Company c1920. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5.5". Frederick Colin Tilney. A charming edition of Aesop's Fables in the publisher"s original pictorial paper illustration featuring eight vibrant colour illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding with charming pictorial paper illustration affixed to the front board. This copy is notable for featuring over 200 fables and is distinguished by its eight vibrant colour illustrations including a colour frontispiece. Collated complete.The book includes well-known fables such as "The Frog and the Ox" "The Peacock and the Crane" and "The Lion in Love" among others. Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to boards spine and extremities. Scattered spotting handling marks and slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to verso of frontispiece. Internally generally firmly bound. Scattered handling marks to the perimeters of the pages along with the odd spot. Otherwise bright and clean. Very Good J. M. Dent & Sons Limited; E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover
1920962H33London; New York: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited; E. P. Dutton & Company c1920. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5.5". Frederick Colin Tilney. A charming edition of Aesop's Fables in the publisher"s original pictorial paper illustration featuring eight vibrant colour illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding with charming pictorial paper illustration affixed to the front board. This copy is notable for featuring over 200 fables and is distinguished by its eight vibrant colour illustrations including a colour frontispiece. Collated complete.The book includes well-known fables such as "The Frog and the Ox" "The Peacock and the Crane" and "The Lion in Love" among others. Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Fading to spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two slight handling marks to boards. Previous owner's small ink inscription to front paste down. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Small ink mark to rear pastedown. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned. One or two spots to fore edge. Slight cockling to colour illustrations facing page 97. Very Good Indeed J. M. Dent & Sons Limited; E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover
168730747London: H. Hills jun. for Francis Barlow 1687. Second Barlow Edition. Hardcover. Good . Folio 30.8 by 19.4 cm. 10 40 40 17 2-221 3: table pp; engraved title letterpress title engraved arms of the dedicatee William Cavendish Earl of Devonshire; engraved portrait of Aesop; 30 of 31 numbered full page copperplate engraved plates in the Life; 110 half page engraved plates accompany the fables. 18th-century paneled calf expertly rebacked retaining original backstrip borders and spine tooled in gilt. Light staining and scuffs to covers. Occasional light stains and smudges throughout mostly marginal; a few careful repairs at torn margins; professional repair at margin plate 2 just encroaching on printed surface; 3 cm perforation in plate Fable XII; moderate staining at plate Fable XLVIII; Text block good with otherwise clean plates complete but for the so-called 'indecent' or 'scandalous' plate 17 often defaced or lacking. A good or better copy handsomely bound.<br /> <br /> Second Barlow edition of these superbly illustrated Fables of Aesop first published in 1666. Each of the 110 fables include a half-page engraving text fable and moral in both French and Latin along with new captions in English by Aphra Behn. The English Life of Aesop is likely a reissue of the original sheets from the small-paper copies of the 1666 edition; the French Life is a new version. They are interspersed with thirty full-page plates mostly signed by Thomas Dudley the unsigned plates were engraved by Barlow. <br /> <br /> According to his contemporary the engraver and antiquary George Vertue Francis Barlow d. 1704 came from Lincolnshire and apprenticed in London to the portrait painter William Shepherd. Early and late in his career Barlow designed sets of natural history plates which were etched by Wenceslaus Hollar Richard Gaywood Jan Griffier and Francis Place. These prints proved to be an important source for artists and craftsmen of succeeding generations. Along with his engravings for Edward Benlowes's Theophilia 1652 the present suite of illustrations for Aesop's Fables are considered to be Barlow's finest. The preliminary drawings reside in the British Museum. While Barlow's house at "the Golden Eagle in New-Street near Shoo-lane" was burnt in the great fire the copper plates for the volume survived. ODNB.<br /> <br /> Provenance and annotations: "The Gift of Rich. Wesley Esq to his Son Garret Wesley Year of Christ 1741" entered in black ink at the front endleaf; Garret's entry appears beside the imprint at the title and his "cypher" substitution chart for Greek and English letters appears beneath the gift dediction. A later owner "E.R." has noted in pencil at the pastedown that this book belonged to R. and G. Wesley "ancestors of the Wellesley Family see the autographs for the letter afterwards to the Marquis Wellesley Revnd Dr Wellesley at whose sale I bought it." At the front pastedown is the bookplate of George Aiken Batchelder 1860-1936 who was Vice President E. H. Rollins & Sons Bonds San Francisco California. The bookplate partially obscures another note in pencil which appears to mention the absence of the 'indecent' plate. References: ESTC R22991; S. O'Connell "Barlow Francis" in: ODNB online; Press Reference Library Western Edition Notables of the West vol. I p. 163 International News Service 1913.<br /> <br /> Full title and imprint: AEsop's fables with his life: in English French and Latin. Newly translated. Illustrated with one hundred and twelve sculptures. To this edition are likewise added thirty one New figures representing his life. By Francis Barlow. London: Printed by H. Hills jun. for Francis Barlow and are to be sold by Chr. Wilkinson at the Black-boy against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street Tho. Fox in Westminster-hall and Henry Faitborne at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-yard. M.DC.LXXXVII. 1687. H. Hills jun. for Francis Barlow hardcover
1912962Z13London: Wordsworth Classics; Books for Children; William Heinemann 1912-1994 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 6"; 72 by 4.5"; 8" by 6". Arthur Rackham. Arthur Rackham's fantastic and desirable first Rackham edition in the original decorative cloth binding housed in a cloth clamshell box. The first Arthur Rackham illustrated edition with two later editions housed in . Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with a colour frontispiece many monochrome plates and vignettes and twelve colour plates to the first edition. Monochrome vignettes and seventeen monochrome plates to the '1994' edition. A colour frontispiece monochrome plates and vignettes and eleven monochrome plates to the '1979' edition. Collated complete.This set features three editions of Arthur Rackham's illustrated version of Aesop's fables translated by V. S. Vernon with an introduction from G. K. Chesterton. The works feature a collection of charming and popular fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. During the "Golden Age" of British book illustration Rackham was one of its leading artists. He used expressive line paired with a subtle use of watercolour to create his beautiful images. The first edition is in the original publisher's decorative cloth. The later editions are in the original paperback and the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper and the original paper covers. Externally the two later editions are lovely. The first edition is excellent with only minimal edge wear and a slight lean. Minor offsetting to the endpapers to the first edition. The dust wrapper is excellent with minimal edge wear and slight sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound with minimal age toning to the paperback. The other two are clean and bright. The clamshell is excellent with Eric Sweet's bookplate inside Near Fine Wordsworth Classics; Books for Children; William Heinemann hardcover
1968962P30New York: Doubleday & Company Inc 1968. Leather. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5"; 9.5" by 6.5". Murray Tinkelman. Two copies of Murray Tinkelman's charmingly illustrated Aesop one copy being beautifully rebound and vividly hand coloured by Eric Sweet. Two copies of this Tinkelman edition of Aesop presented together in a custom cloth clamshell. One copy is in the original publisher's cloth with two unclipped book club edition dust wrappers the other is strikingly bound in a quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the board. Bound by Eric Sweet in January 2006. Clamshell is in a near fine condition.Both volumes are illustrated with line drawings throughout however the rebound copy has been vibrantly hand-coloured.Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables generally attributed to the Ancient Greek storyteller Aesop who lived around 620 BCE-564 BCE. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life following adventures of many different creatures.Illustrated by the award-winning Murray Tinkelman primarily known for his illustrations for sci-fi and fantasy.Based on the translation of George Fyler Townsend.With an introduction by Isaac Bashevis Singer.Book club editions.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 lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. One copy is in the original publisher's cloth with two unclipped dust wrappers the other is rebound in a quarter morocco binding with decorative paper to the boards presented together in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet. Externally the rebound copy is fine. The original cloth copy is a little rubbed to the spine with a publisher's label to the rear paste down and ink to the verso of the front endpaper. Dust wrappers are a little edge worn with small tears and chips mostly to the spine. One of the dust wrappers has been reinforced to the reverse. Spines are a little sunned and a few light handling marks to the wraps. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A few light marks to the clamshell in a near fine condition. Fine Doubleday & Company Inc hardcover
2008Q-0199540756Oxford University Press 2008-06-15. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press paperback
2003Q-0192840509Oxford University Press 2003-04-10. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press paperback
1991Q-0861126297Brimax Books Ltd 1991-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Brimax Books Ltd hardcover
1985Q-0805002103Henry Holt & Co 1985-03-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Henry Holt & Co hardcover
1999Q-0805063153Square Fish 1999-10-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Square Fish paperback
195420789Doubleday. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial cover is toned with modest soiling and bumped corners but in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Child's name in lower margin of front end sheet. Pages are clean and very good. . Doubleday hardcover
195411063Doubleday. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial cover has a hint of toning otherwise pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Dust jacket has modest. Wear along top edge and a 1/2" tear and light toning but clean bright and in very good condition. Publisher's price of $3.95 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new clear acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. If pictured shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. . . Doubleday hardcover
1993Q-0140548726Puffin 1993-04-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin paperback
1869962F22London: Cassell Petter and Galpin 1869 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 8.5". Ernest Griset. The very scarce first edition of J. B. Rundell's 'revised and re-written' edition of the fables of Aesop featuring the striking illustrations of painter and illustrator Ernest Griset. The very scarce first Rundell edition in a signed Riviere full calf binding.Illustrated with ninety-three full page and vignette illustrations from Griset the vast majority of which have been neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. Collated complete.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.With eight pages of advertisements to the rear.With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. With a custom chemise and clamshell box.With the bookplates of Edward Dean Richmond and the Brother Julian Collection to the front pastedown.Griset specialized in animal illustrations making him a fitting choice to illustrate Aesop's works. In a full calf Riviere signed binding with gilt detailing to back strip and gilt dentelles. Front board detached but present. Rear joint starting to head but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedown. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned with instances of light spotting throughout. Majority of illustrations neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. Good Only Cassell, Petter and Galpin hardcover
18481406119New York: Collins & Brother ca. 1848. Hardcover. Octavo xv 148 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in decorated green cloth paneled spine with gilt tooling. Spine green with bright gilt inlay. Mild shelfwear and soiling minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine with light fraying. Textblock age toned but clean. Front free endpaper loose. Includes over 50 illustrations. Shelved above showcase. 1406119. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Collins & Brother hardcover
1981962Y59London: North-South Books; Neugebauer Press Publishing Ltd 1981-1994. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 14" by 10". Gisela Durr; Marie Angel. A lovely illustrated set comprising the fables of Fontaine and Aesop complete with the original dust wrappers and slipcase. The first UK editions of these works. 'Fontaine' in the original French text.Offering two volumes of classic fables from Aesop and Jean de La Fontaine. Titles include 'The Young Shepherd and the Wolf' 'The Tortoise and the Hare' and 'The Cat and the Mice'. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Volumes are held in the original matching slipcase for 'Fontaine' and accompanied by additional chemise and slipcase from Eric Sweet with spine labels. Loosely inserted with 'Fontaine' is an English translation by Sir Edward Marsh in the original printed wraps.Chemise and additional slipcase provided 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 lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Adorned throughout with lovely illustrations by Marie Angel and Gisela Durr. In the original cloth bindings with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In the original matching cloth-backed slipcase. With additional chemise and slipcase from Eric Sweet with spine labels. Externally lovely. Dust wrappers are excellent with minor shelf wear. Sunning to the spine of 'Fables de La Fontaine'. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few light scattered spots to 'Fontaine'. Fine North-South Books; Neugebauer Press Publishing Ltd hardcover
1991Q-0847813649Rizzoli 1991-08-15. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Rizzoli hardcover
1971962T91London & New York: Franklin Watts 1971. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 8.5". Karel Teissig. A smart first UK edition of this vibrantly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables from Karel Teissig. First UK Teissig edition. Very scarce. Illustrated throughout with colour images. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Each volume contains two of these classic tales. This collection contains titles such as: The Dog and the Shadow The Boy Who Cried "Wolf" and The Goose with the Golden Eggs amongst others. Retold and illustrated by Karel Teissig a Czech painter illustrator and graphic designer who became one of the most important figures of Czechoslovak poster design. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent with the odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine Franklin Watts hardcover
FORT914388The Easton Press. Used - Good. The Easton Press unknown
FORT230323The Easton Press. Used - Very Good. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written: Collector’s Edition. Fully-bound in richly coloured leather with raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; Elegant gilt decoration on spine and boards. Silk moire endpapers with matching sewn-in bookmark and all edges gilt. B/W and coloured illustrations throughout by Robert Lawson. Aesop's Fables The Easton Press hardcover
1906962P31London: T. C. & E. C. Jack; E. P. Dutton & Co c1906. Cloth. Good. 6" by 5"; 6.5" by 5"; 7" by 5.5". S. R. Praeger; Percy J. Billinghurst. A scarce curated set of Edwardian adaptations of Aesop for children colourfully illustrated in a custom clamshell. A curated set of three scarce Edwardian renditions of Aesop presented together in a custom cloth clamshell made by Eric Sweet in April 2008. Clamshell is in a fine condition.All in this set have been "told to the children" by Lena Dalkeith Jeanne D'Orge an American poet artist and patron of the arts.Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables generally attributed to the Ancient Greek storyteller Aesop who lived around 620 BCE-564 BCE. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life following adventures of many different creatures.This set includes:'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' two copies of variant bindings. Illustrated by S. R. Praeger. Both are illustrated with a colour frontispiece and twenty-three plates. Collated complete.'Beasts Shown to the Children' illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and forty-seven colour plates. Collated complete.All edited by Louey Chisholm. All volumes are undated dated from Jisc from copied held at the British Library.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 lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. Two volumes are in the original publisher's cloth binding the third is in the original publisher's paper covered boards in a custom cloth clamshell by Eric Sweet. Externally generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. The cloth bound 'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' is a little worn and discoloured with marks and rubbing spine is faded. The paper covered bound 'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' is a little rubbed with some marks spine is faded with small tears and loss to the joints with an ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Marks to the rear board of 'Beasts Shown to the Children' with a small amount of cockling to the tail of the front board front hinge is starting but firm. Internally the cloth bound 'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' is firmly bound paper covered bound 'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' and 'Beasts Shown to the Children' are generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Good T. C. & E. C. Jack; E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
1967963H3London: Paul Hamlyn 1967. Cloth. Near Fine. 12" by 10.5". Alice Provensen; Martin Provensen . A scarce edition of Aesop's Fables adapted by Louis Untermeyer featuring the Provensens' distinctive and vibrant illustrations In the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial paper affixed.This copy is the second impression of this work.This edition features a richly illustrated retelling of Aesop's classic fables. Titles inlude:"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" "The Fox and the Grapes" "The Tortoise and the Hare" The Lion and the Mouse" "the Fox and the Stork" and many more each accompanied by the Provensens' distinctive illustrationsAesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. in the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight discolouration to spine. Rubbing to rear pictorial board resulting in slight loss to paper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine Paul Hamlyn hardcover
1888962T46London: Isaac Pitman & Sons 1888. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A smart copy of this collection of Aesop's fables printed in the learners' style of phonography or phonetic shorthand. Uncommon work printed in the learners' style of phonography or phonetic shorthand. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller whose tales are characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection contains: The Nurse and The Snake Stone Broth The Stag in The Lake and many others. Written and translated by Lucy Aikin an English historical writer biographer and correspondent who published under pseudonyms such as Mary Godolphin. In a modern cloth cover with the original paper wraps bound in. Externally excellent. Original wraps are smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark. A contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Very Good Indeed Isaac Pitman & Sons hardcover
