Aesop - The Fables of Aesop

London, The Folio Society, 1998. Cloth. A very smart copy of this beautifully illustrated collection of fables from Aesop, published by The Folio Society. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, twenty-two colour plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of fables from Greek fabulist and storyteller, Aesop, who is now credited with a number of writings. Many of the tales are characterised by anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection includes: the hare and the tortoise, the monkeys and their mother, the vain jackdaw, the geese and the cranes, the eagle and his captor, and many others. Illustrated by Edward Julius Detmold, a prolific Victorian and early twentieth-century book illustrator known for his work with his twin brother Charles Maurice Detmold. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original paper covered slip case is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Edward J. Detmold. Fine .

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