aesop croxall fontaine lestrange ernest (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 2. Auflage. 26,5 x 19,5 cm, red full cloth with gold cover illustration and spine decorations, gilt edges, 422 pages, with numerous splendid illustrations by Ernest Griset. Probably the 2nd, 422-page enlarged edition with the same cover as the first edition (in 1869, with only 244 pp.) --- Binding with signs of wear, ex-libris on inside cover, early dated dedication on front endpaper, only a few sporadic stains. Very good, tight copy with the beautiful illustrations by Ernest Griset. --- Ernest Henri Griset (1843, Boulogne-sur-Mer - 1907, London) is known as the illustrator of numerous children's books and Punch magazine for his humorous animal drawings. Many examples of Griset's work can be found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Some of his comic work appeared in Punch, where he was briefly on the staff between 1867-9, as well as in its competitor, Fun. He left Punch at the age of twenty four and worked on illustrating Aesop s Fables (1869). Of this work a reviewer noted that "nothing so quaint as these illustrations has appeared since the days of GrandvilleGriset possesses the faculty of investing his animals with human expression, without ever causing them to lose their own identity, and of making them funny without being ridiculous.".

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Ernest Griset (illustrator). A lovely edition of the fables of Aesop, strikingly bound by Eric Sweet, with the plates of Ernest Griset. Rebound in a quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, with renewed endpapers, bound by Eric Sweet, in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase. Sweet's bookplate to the front paste down. Chemise and slipcase are both in a near fine condition.The fables of Aesop, with text based upon Croxall, la Fontaine, and l'Estrange.Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables, generally attributed to the Ancient Greek storyteller Aesop, who lived around 620 BCE-564 BCE. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life, following adventures of many different creatures.Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifty-three plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.With the striking illustrations of Ernest Griset, a French-born painter who was known for his humorous interpretations, and his contributions to 'Punch'.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In a modern quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase, bound by Eric Sweet. Externally, fine, with a very small patch of rubbing to the head of the front joint. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few light handling marks, mostly to the title page, and scattered spots. Reinforcement to the gutter to the first and last few pages. Small tape repair to the title page. Light marks to the chemise and slipcase, both in a near fine condition. Near Fine. book.