1869 Aesop's Fables

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Signed Binding, Very Scarce, With Slipcase

The very scarce first Rundell edition, in a signed Riviere full calf binding.

Illustrated with ninety-three full page and vignette illustrations from Griset, the vast majority of which have been neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. 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.

With eight pages of advertisements to the rear.

With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. With a custom chemise and clamshell box.

With the bookplates of Edward Dean Richmond and the Brother Julian Collection to the front pastedown.

Griset specialized in animal illustrations, making him a fitting choice to illustrate Aesop's works.