Aesop; Binder, Lafontaine, Rundell; Jean de la Fontaine, and L'Estrange [trans.]
Aesopiska Fabler; Aesop&Apos;S Fables
London; Stockholm, Cassell, Petter and Galpin; Familj-Journalens Boktryckeri-Aktiebolag, 1875 . Cloth. A charming collection of two editions of Aesop's fables, both featuring the striking illustrations of painter and illustrator Ernest Griset. Present here are two 1875 editions of Aesop's works, both of which are illustrated by Ernest Griset.The first of these volumes is the scarce 1875 edition 'Aesopiska Fabler', the first Swedish language edition to feature Griset's illustrations, with the text drawn from the editions of Binder, Lafontaine, Rundell, etc.Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty plates, and further vignette illustrations, all the work of Griset. Collated, complete.Also present is the 1875 second edition of J. B. Rundell's 'revised and re-written' edition of the fables, illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and numerous further vignette illustrations from Griset. Collated, complete.Contemporary inscription to front free endpaper of Swedish edition, and to title page head of English edition.Both volumes are rebacked, with original boards restored and back strip laid down, retaining the original endpapers. Both volumes are housed in a clamshell box. 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. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with back strip laid down, retaining the original boards and endpapers. Externally, bright, with instances of rubbing to board perimeters. In a fine clamshell case. Inscription to front free endpaper of Swedish volume, and to title page head of English volume. Internally, firmly bound. Leaves of English language volume bright, with only the odd spot, and with pages of Swedish volume lightly age toned, but clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Enerst Griset. Very Good Indeed .

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Keywords: swedish aesop short stories Aesopiska Fabler aesop Enerst Griset