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THOMAS BEWICK & THE FABLES OF AESOP. Biographical Sketch by John W. Borden. History of the Fables by Janet S. Krueger. With an Original Leaf from the First Edition (1818) of "The Fables of Aesop" and a New Impression from One of Bewick's Original Wood Engravings.
by Bewick, Thomas. Aesop
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
4to. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1983. 4to. 58,(4)pp. Frontispiece, 8 illustrations, an original leaf, and a proof from an original block. Original brown boards, white paper spine label. As issued, in perfect condition. § Edition limited to 518 numbered copies. The inserted leaf is “ Jupiter and the Ass” and the proof is "The Boys and the Frogs". Not a rare book but an important addition to Bewick scholarship.
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- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
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- Title
- THOMAS BEWICK & THE FABLES OF AESOP. Biographical Sketch by John W. Borden. History of the Fables by Janet S. Krueger. With an Original Leaf from the First Edition (1818) of "The Fables of Aesop" and a New Impression from One of Bewick's Original Wood Engravings.
- Author
- Bewick, Thomas. Aesop
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 4to
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