A Hundred Fables of Aesop from the English Version of Sir Roger L'Estrange

Aesop; Sir Roger L'Estrange; Kenneth Grahame

Edité par John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, London, 1924

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A beautifully bound volume of Aesop's Fables, decorated throughout with illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst. A handsome later impression of this illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, including 'The Lion and the Mouse', 'The Stag and the Horse' and 'The Boasting Mule'.In a handsome modern rebind of quarter morocco, decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Held in the binder's uniform clamshell, with a spine title label.From the translation of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange and with an introduction by British author of 'The Wind of the Willows', Kenneth Grahame.Strikingly illustrated throughout with full-page drawings by Percy J. Billinghurst.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 letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle. Rebound in quarter morocco, with decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. In the binder's uniform clamshell, with spine title label. Externally, lovely. Clamshell has a hint of shelf wear, otherwise excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine.

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• Titre: A Hundred Fables of Aesop from the English Version of Sir Roger L'Estrange
• Éditeur: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, London
• Date de parution: 1924
• Reliure: Leather
• Illustrateur: Percy J. Billinghurst
• État de l'article: Fine
• Type de livre: book
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Literature