2011 Aesop's Fables

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

First edition of this pop-up book. Very scarce work. Illustrated with six pop-up scenes with six pull-tabs for moving parts. Collated complete, with all pop-up and moving parts in excellent working condition. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. With titles including: The Hare and the Tortoise, The Fox and the Grapes, and The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi, an Italian author and illustrator of children's books.