Twenty Four Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists
by Aesop; et al.' Sir Roger L'Estrange
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Ernest Benn Limited , 1928. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7" . Marcus Gheeraerts . First edition of this collection of fables and myths adorned with lovely illustrations after Marcus Gheeraerts. Twenty-four fables of Aesop and others collected into one volume, the first trade edition. Including classic tales of 'A Fox and a Raven', 'The Hares and the Frogs,' 'A Fox and Grapes,' and 'A Man and a Satyr' among many others. Rendered into English by Sir Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704), best known for his polemical pamphlet An Account of the Growth of Knavery, an attack on the parliamentary opposition to Charles II. His translations of Aesop's fables are considered to be his greatest work, and saw their first publication in 1692. The first trade edition illustrated with lovely etchings after designs of Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, Flemish painter in the sixteenth-century known for a print depicting a map of Bruges, as well as his illustrations for a Dutch translation to Aesop's fables. A fine copy internally.Featuring Bertram E. Shuttleworth's bookplate to front pastedown, English actor, he donated 378 volumes to the Bodleian Libraries from his vast collection of volumes which included a first edition of The School of Scandal, rare and valuable play. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorative gilt to boards. Externally sound with shelf wear, some bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, few chipping and minor loss to joints, damp marks to front and rear boards. Bertram E. Shuttleworth's pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. Minor bookworm mark to rear endpapers, not affecting any of the text. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Illustrated with etchings in text. Good
Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818A45
- Title
- Twenty Four Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists
- Author
- Aesop; et al.' Sir Roger L'Estrange
- Illustrator
- Marcus Gheeraerts
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- fables myths aesop illustrated myths
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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