1894 The Fables of Aesop: Selected, Told Anew and their History Traced

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce, With Slipcase

A very scarce large paper first edition, limited to one-hundred unnumbered copies.

Illustrated throughout by Richard Heighway, with a frontispiece, and with vignette illustrations to majority of leaves.

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. 

In this volume, these tales are retold by noted folklorist Joseph Jacobs, who also traces their fascinating history. 

With the armorial bookplate of A S Marsden-Smedley to the front pastedown. Housed in a cloth clamshell case.

The leaves of this volume have been washed.

A very scarce late nineteenth century limited edition.