1804 Fables of Aesop and Others

Description

Illustrated, Rebound, With Slipcase

A beautifully bound early nineteenth century edition of the fables of Aesop.

Illustrated with a frontispiece, and with vignette woodcuts throughout.

Samuel Croxall was an Anglican churchman, writer and translator, particularly noted for his translation of Aesop's Fables, first published in 1722.

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. 

Endpapers renewed. 

Former owner's inscription to title page head.

The leaves of this volume have been washed.

Bound by Eric Sweet in quarter vellum, with marbled paper covered boards, and with ink title to back strip. With a corresponding felt lined chemise, and cloth covered slip case. 

Eric Sweet was 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.