1878 Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others

Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding, With Slipcase

In a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase, both in a fine condition.

The collected fables of Aesop and others.

Illustrated with two frontispieces, vignette title page, and in-text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.

Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables, generally attributed to the ancient Greek Aesop. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life.

This edition was reprinted from the rare Newcastle edition published by T. Saint in 1784, and includes an essay on fable by Oliver Goldsmith. 

Thomas Bewick spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated 'Aesop's Fables', the first of which was published in 1776.

Bewick was an illustrator known for his fine illustrations for books, illustrating many natural history works, such as 'A History of British Birds', and 'A History of Quadrupeds'. He is known for popularising the practice of printing illustrations using wood, producing high-quality illustrations at a lower price.