Three Hundred Aesop's Fables. Literally Translated from the Greek.

Aesop; George Fyler Townsend [trans.]

Edité par George Routledge and Son, London, 1871

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A beautifully bound and charmingly illustrated edition of the classic moral fables of Aesop, in a unique binding. First published in this edition in 1867, this is an undated 1871 edition of this work, dated via the pagination.Translated from the original Greek by Rev. George Fyler Townsend.With one-hundred and fourteen vignette illustrations by Harrison Weir, engraved by J. Greenaway. 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.The leaves of this volume have been washed.Bound by Eric Sweet a vibrant cloth binding - with rectangular sections of marbled paper laid down - and housed in a cloth covered clamshell and chemise.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. In a cloth binding by Eric Sweet, with small rectangular panels of marbled paper laid down to boards, housed in a custom cloth covered slip case and chemise. Endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages bright, with light spotting and the odd handling mark throughout. Near Fine.

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• Titre: Three Hundred Aesop's Fables. Literally Translated from the Greek.
• Éditeur: George Routledge and Son, London
• Date de parution: 1871
• Reliure: Cloth
• Illustrateur: Harrison Weir; J. Greenaway
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• Type de livre: book
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