1971 Lions and Lobsters And Foxes And Frogs

Description

Early Edition, First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

In the publisher's original cloth binding.

With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.

This copy features 43 pages with vibrant illustrations by Edward Gorey. Collated, complete.

The book presents 17 of Aesop's fables featuring anthropomorphic animal characters, written in verse. Fables in this edition include: The Donkey That Fell in the River", "The Wolf and the Lioness", "The Dog and the Crocodile", "The Snake's Tail", "The Dog and the Lion", "The Donkey, The Fox, and the Lion", "The Frogs Who Wanted a King", "The Mother Lobster and Her Daughter", and "The Bat and the Cats", to name a few.

Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty, wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics, continuing to be shared with generation after generation.