Aesop; Barbara Sanders - A Selection of Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, The Gawthorn Press Ltd, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A set of two first edition copies of the Sanders' Aesop, including a strikingly rebound copy by Eric Sweet, colourfully illustrated. The first edition to be illustrated by Christopher Sanders.A set of two first edition copies of the Sander's Aesop, here containing the original cloth, and a copy rebound in a quarter cloth binding with patterned paper to the boards, held together in a cloth clamshell, bound by Eric Sweet in 2004.Aesop's 'Fables' re-written for children by Barbara Sanders.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.Both volumes are colourfully illustrated throughout by Christopher Sanders.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.Both volumes have three pages of adverts to the rear. One copy is in the the original publisher's cloth binding, and the other copy is rebound in a quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, by Eric Sweet, together in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally, the original publisher's cloth is generally smart, spine is faded. with light rubbing to the spine and extremities, and marks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The rebound copy is fine externally, with hinges reinforced. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few spots to the original cloth copy. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Christopher Sanders. Very Good Indeed .

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