1885 Fables

Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, title vignette, and over twenty in-text images. A collection of parody versions of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of these tales contain the typical animal characters. With titles including: The Merchant of Venice, The Good Samaritan, and The Wolf and the Kid, amongst others. Written by George Thomas Lanigan, under the pen name G. Washington Aesop, a Canadian journalist and poet. Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church, an American artist and illustrator especially known for his depictions of animals.