Fables from the Old French: Aesop's Beasts and Bumpkins

Aesop; Norman Shapiro; Howard Needler

Edité par Wesleyan University Press, Connecticut, 1982

A vibrant first edition, rebound by Eric Sweet, a bilingual edition Aesop's fables from Old French into English accompanied by striking woodcut illustrations. Rebound by eric sweet in quarter red morocco with pictorial paper boards, illustrated by Eric Sweet.With the binder's cloth covered clamshell boxThis volume is a first edition.This volume is a bilingual edition with 37 Old French fables alongside their English translations by Norman R. Shapiro, and an introduction by Howard Needler, exploring the history and cultural significance of these fables as a genre.This edition features 39 woodcut illustrations in a medieval-style that have been hand-coloured, including an illustrated frontispiece, by Les Subtiles Fables D'Esope, with adaptations by Joyce Kachergis. Collated complete.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. Rebound by eric sweet in quarter morocco with paper boards. Externally, excellent. One or two very minor handling marks to rear paper board. Clamshell, very smart. Eric Sweet's bookplate to inside front panel. Fading and slight discolouration to clamshell slipcase opening and perimeters of boards at opening. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with one or two very minor handling marks. Fine. N° de réf. du vendeur 962H25

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Fables from the Old French: Aesop's Beasts ...
Éditeur : Wesleyan University Press, Connecticut
Date d'édition : 1982
Reliure : Cloth
Illustrateur : Les Subtiles Fables D'Esope; Joyce Kachergis
Etat : Fine
Edition : First edition.
Type de livre : book