Verlag: Frederick Warne, UK
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: Fossilbooks, Whissonsett, NORFO, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 11,71
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardback, blue cloth with printed spine label, marks on covers, head, tail and corners rubbed and bumped, former owner's name and blind embossed stamp on front end-paper and name on title-page, tear to fore-edge of page 303 repaired, some light marks throughout. Please contact me for photographs or further information if required.
Verlag: Frederick Warne and Co., 1887
Anbieter: Aucott & Thomas, Ibstock, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 14,06
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. Clean hardback tightly bound in red cloth with black titles on gilt labels, blindstamped decoration on front board and spine, spine darkened, boards rubbed at corners, gift label on front pastedown otherwise no inscriptions. xxviii + 364 pages, frontispiece and illustrations in the text.
Verlag: Ernest Benn, London, 1928
Anbieter: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 52 p. 26 cm. 24 b&w drawings after the etchings of Marcus Gheeraerts the elder. Purple cloth with gold impressing. In mylar-covered beige dustjacket. Jacket has tears in top portion and some soiling. Fables such as "A Fox and a Raven," "A Stag Drinking," "A Horse and an Ass," "Death and an Old Man," etc. Many, such as "A Wolf in a Sheep's Skin" are familiar to today's readers while others are less common. Notes at rear on the illustrations and Sir Roger. An attractive book under an unpreposessing jacket. Version follows the revised reprint issued in 1724.
Verlag: Ernest Benn Limited, Londod, 1928
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 42,17
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st thus 26 x 19 cm 52 pp illustrations after the etchings by Marcus Gheeraerts the elder. Browning to end papers re dust jacket flap, the content clean and tight with no inscriptions or marks. Publishers blue cloth with gilt decorative borders to the covers, the binding clean and tight with no chips splits or bumps. DJ has l small loss to rear upper corner and small chip to the top edge and head tail of the spine now in clear removable sleeve.
Verlag: Frederick Warne and Co., London; New York, 1890
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 35,14
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In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Good. Various (illustrator). A richly illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, featuring 159 of these timeless tales with additional moral applications by Rev. G. F. Townsend and L. Valentine. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with blind stamp.This edition is notable for containing 159 of Aesop's fables, accompanied by 110 original illustrations.This edition is undated, this copy has been dated using Jisc, from a copy held at The National Trust Libraries.This copy includes fables such as "The Wolf and the Lamb", "The Frog and the Fox", "The Boy and his Mother", "Snake and the Crab", "Wasps in a Honey-pot", "The Fortune Teller", "The Ox and the Frog", "The Wind and the Sun", "The Viper and the File", "The Ant and the Fly", "The Cat and the Cock", among many others. This copy is also notable for including moral applications by the Reverend George Fyler Townsend and L. Valentine.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. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. One or two handling marks to the boards, with a couple of spots of damp staining to rear boards. Rubbing and bumping to extremities. Joints strained, rear joint separated about four inches at the centre, and slightly at the extremities, but holding firm. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, if a little age toned. One or two handling marks to fore edge. The odd spot. Good. book.
Verlag: London: Ernest Benn, 1928
Anbieter: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, Vereinigtes Königreich
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EUR 33,96
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In den WarenkorbHardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Zustand: Good+. Condition Notes: Spine and boards somewhat faded, external joint between upper board and spine has a couple of small holes. Hinges strained in the centre of the book.; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 10¼" x 7¼" (0.6 kg); pp 52; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #106201 ||.
Verlag: Frederick Warne and co, 1887
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: Tilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd), Haydock, MER, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 87,85
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition for age of the book. Hard cover in very good condition, evidence of rubbing, bumping, tanning and spotting across external board. Minor rips on the top and bottom of spine. Internally, front and backboard spine crease is exposed. Slight rubbing bumping on internal front and back boards. Brown and gold spine. Internal pages in very good condition for age of book. Tanning and spotting on pages internally and externally. Handwritten inscription on front page. Black and white illustrations. Includes frontispiece. 364pp. Overall very good condition. Please note that books posted in the UK that are over 2KG may incur an additional postage charge. Therefore, we may need to increase this after your order has been placed and the book(s) weight being reassessed. If posting outside of the UK, we have taken a look at the UK posting rates, and anything over 750g will incur an additional cost after your purchase has been made. We will keep to the cost of the paid postage amount where possible. You have the opportunity to cancel the order, should you not wish to purchase the item(s).
Verlag: SARE, 1714
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 234,25
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. FABLES OF AESOP AND OTHER EMINENT MYTHOLOGISTS: WITH MORALS AND REFLECTIONS * CONDITION : Used - Fair * OTHER: The boards are heavily worn to the edges and corners, with some scuffing. The spine is scuffed with faded gilt lettering. The binding is firm. The pages are fragile, tanned and worn as would be expected for a book of this age. there is some scuffed writing to the inside board and ffep. This book has 29+550+266 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. "Fables, of Aesop, and other eminent mythologists: with morals and reflections" by Sir Roger l'Estrange John Gray, London - 1890 limited edition of the facsimile edition of the famous 1669 third and corrected edition of L'Estrange's version of Fables of Aesop - 475p, 25cmx20cm - condition: good, some wear to half leather binding, with rare frontispiece present.
Verlag: Everyman's Library Children's Classics 1992-2001, London, 1992
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 146,41
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In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Near Fine. R. de la Neziere; Stephen Gooden (illustrator). A delightful set of Aesop and Fontaine's fables, illustrated and published for the 'Everyman's Library Children's Classics' Two lovely anthologies of classic fables from Aesop and Jean de La Fontaine.Published for the Everyman's Library Children's Classics series.In the publisher's original cloth binding, decorated with gilt and a front board illustration. Presented here with a cloth-backed clamshell, with spine label.Comprising Sir Edward Marsh's translation of Fontaine and Sir Roger L'Estrange's translation of Aesop. Both illustrated with fifteen colour plates and vignettes to Fontaine's fables and numerous full page drawings to Aesop's.Clamshell provided 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 letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with illustrations pasted to the front boards. Held together with a cloth-backed clamshell. Externally, lovely, with only a residue mark left by label to the rear board of 'Aesop'. Clamshell is damp stained to the top edge. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. book.
Verlag: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, London, 1924
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 146,41
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In den WarenkorbLeather. Zustand: Fine. Percy J. Billinghurst (illustrator). A lovely illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, presented here in a distinctive half morocco binding with clamshell. A handsome later impression of this illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, including 'The Lion and the Mouse', 'The Stag and the Horse' and 'The Boasting Mule'.Bound in half morocco, with illustrated paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Held in a lovely cloth-backed clamshell, with spine title label.From the translation of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange and with an introduction by British author of 'The Wind of the Willows', Kenneth Grahame.Strikingly illustrated throughout with full-page drawings by Percy J. Billinghurst, which have been later hand-coloured.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 letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle. Rebound in half morocco, with illustrated paper covered boards. With a red cloth-backed clamshell, with spine title label. Externally, book and clamshell are lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with slight transfer to the hand-coloured pages opposing pages. Fine. book.
Verlag: Ernest Benn, Limited, London, 1928
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
EUR 163,98
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In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Very Good. Marcus Gheeraerts (illustrator). First edition. A smart 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. Illustrated throughout. 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, an English pamphleteer, author, courtier and press censor best known for his polemical pamphlet 'An Account of the Growth of Knavery'. Illustrated after the designs of Marcus Gheeraerts, a Flemish artist working at the Tudor court, described as "the most important artist of quality to work in England in large-scale between Eworth and van Dyck". In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine and board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. book.
Verlag: John Lane The Bodley Head; Angus & Robertson 1899-1977, London, 1899
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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EUR 163,98
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In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Percy J. Billinghurst (illustrator). First edition. Two scarce editions of Aesop's fables, including the very scarce first edition of the Percy J. Billinghurst illustrated edition, and a late twentieth century edition also featuring his illustrations. Two volumes of the fables of Aesop, both featuring the illustrations of Percy J. Billinghurst.The first of these two volumes is the very scarce first edition of this charming late nineteenth century edition of Aesop's fables, with this edition from the English version of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange, featuring an introduction from Kenneth Grahame - author of 'The Wind of the Willows' - and illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and with full page illustrations throughout - included in the pagination - from illustrator and bookplate designer Percy J. Billinghurst.The second volume is the scarce 1977 first edition of George Beal's retelling of the fables, which also features Billinghurst's illustrations throughout.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours, teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance, honesty, and hard work.Housed in a cloth slip case In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings, housed in cloth slip case. Externally, excellent, with bump to head of 1899 volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages of 1977 volume exceptionally clean and bright, with the odd spot to the 1899 volume. Slip case in excellent condition. Near Fine. book.
Verlag: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, London, 1924
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 175,69
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbLeather. Zustand: Fine. Percy J. Billinghurst (illustrator). A beautifully bound volume of Aesop's Fables, decorated throughout with illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst. A handsome later impression of this illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, including 'The Lion and the Mouse', 'The Stag and the Horse' and 'The Boasting Mule'.In a handsome modern rebind of quarter morocco, decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Held in the binder's uniform clamshell, with a spine title label.From the translation of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange and with an introduction by British author of 'The Wind of the Willows', Kenneth Grahame.Strikingly illustrated throughout with full-page drawings by Percy J. Billinghurst.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 letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle. Rebound in quarter morocco, with decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. In the binder's uniform clamshell, with spine title label. Externally, lovely. Clamshell has a hint of shelf wear, otherwise excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. book.
Verlag: Frederick Warned & Co Ltd, London and New York, 1900
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 222,55
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbLeather. Zustand: Fine. None stated (illustrator). A beautifully bound copy of the fables of Aesop, adorned with charming illustrations throughout, bound by Eric Sweet in crushed quarter morocco and housed in a lovely cloth chemise and uniform slipcase. An illustrated edition. 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.Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth slipcase and chemise.Illustrated with one hundred and ten monochrome vignettes throughout. Collated, complete.A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition has been translated by Samuel Croxall and Sir Roger L'Estrange. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth slipcase and chemise. Externally lovely. The slip and chemise are also lovely. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages with only the odd spot to the front and rear couple of pages. Fine. book.
Verlag: Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1887
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 228,40
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Fine. None stated (illustrator). A strikingly bound copy of Aesop's fables, with charming illustrations throughout, bound by Eric Sweet with moire cloth panels and a cloth chemise and slipcase. A new edition. Part of the 'Chandos Classics' series.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 letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle.Illustrated with one hundred and ten monochrome illustrations, including a frontispiece, and an illustrated title page.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition has been translated by Samuel Croxall and Sir Roger L'Estrange, and contains George Fyler Townsend's and L. Valentine's 'new applications, morals, etc'.Bound in cloth with moire cloth panels, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Bound in cloth with moire cloth panels, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely. The chemise is lovely, and the slip excellent with light damp staining to the head. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd minor spot only. Light owner's stamp to the title page. Fine. book.
Verlag: A. Bettesworth,, Liskeard, 1738
Anbieter: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 250,18
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. 8th. frontispiece, engraved portrait, title, 548pp. Book.
Verlag: R. Sare, et al. 1704, 1699, London, 1704
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Hardcover. Fourth Edition. Large quarto, two parts in one volume. In Good condition. Newly rebound in quarter brown leather with brown cloth boards. Paneled spine with a green label and gilt lettering. Part 1 textblock has a stain along the tail end of the gutter from the front free end page to page 50, archival repair to the tail edge of the engraved plate of Aesop, mild age toning, and minor soiling scattered throughout. Part 2 textblock has severe age toning, and light plus foxing on some pages throughout. Shelved in Room A Oversized. CONTENTS: Part I ([14], 476 pages, including a frontispiece portrait of L'Estrange and full-page engraving of Aesop surrounded by animals from his fables), published in 1704;-- Part II "Fables and Storyes Moralized [.]" ([16], 238, [2] pages, including a title page), published in 1699. ESTC: N8014, R202378. Both parts commonly bound together. 1397101. Special Collections.
Verlag: R. Sare, et al, London, 1704
Anbieter: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, USA
Full Contemporary Calf. Zustand: General Cover Wear. No Jacket. Fourth Edition, Corrected and Amended. together with: "FABLES AND STORYES MORALIZED. BEING A SECOND PART OF THE FABLES OF AESOP. R.Sare, London, 1699. Twenty-eight page "Life of Aesop" in front of the book.Notes in an old hand rear endpaper and laid-in card. Contemporary panelled covers, The book has been rebacked by professional handbinder, new endpapers from old matching stock.New black leather spine labels. Leather has been renourished. Original panelled covers are well-preserved. See photos. Frontispiece portrait of L'Estrange and full-page engraving of Aesop surrounded by animals from his fables. Wide margins, clean text. Slightly darker toned paper used in rear 1/3 of the tome. A very nicely-preserved copy. Size: Tall Quarto, 12" x 8 1/2".
Verlag: Ernest Benn (1928), London, 1928
Anbieter: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, Neuseeland
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. No signatures. Boards protected in loose-fitting non-adhesive plastic jacket. ; Number 45 of an edition of 50 numbered copies printed on hand-made paper and specially bound. [vi], 52 pages. Blue boards with vellum spine. Gilt border decoration on front board. Page dimensions: 255 x 195mm. Top page edges gilt. Selected contents: A Fox and a Raven; A Lion and a Mouse; A Dog and a Shadow; A Sheep and a Crow; A Smith and his Dog; A Man and a Satyr; A Bull and a Ram; A Bat, Birds and Beasts; A Wolf in a Sheep's Skin; Death and an Old Man. ; 4to.
Verlag: R. Sare, T. Sawbridge, B. Took, M. Gillyflower, A. & J. Churchill and J. Hindmarsh, London, 1692
Anbieter: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
EUR 913,61
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbHard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardback, handsome rebind in period style panelled full-calf, in modern cloth slipcase. New end-papers. 32.5cm x 21cm. Pp. [8], 28, [8], 480. Engraved portrait of :'Estrange by R. White after Geoffrey Kneller (slightly trimmed). Engraved plate of Aesop surrounded by animals. 1st L'Estrange edition 1692. Minor fading to spine. Some occasional marginal annotations, some small repaired tears, and small losses to top margins. Some spots and marginal water-staining to page 1/2 of 'The Life of Aesop.' However generally a clean copy. Scarce. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (ar20).
Verlag: G. Harrap, London., 1936
Anbieter: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe Signiert
EUR 878,47
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbFirst edition. Small quarto. Royal octavo. 313 pages. Title-page and eleven full-page copper engravings, numerous decorative initials by Stephen Gooden. Full vellum, gilt cover design of fox at centre with clusters of grapes at the corners, gilt rules, raised bands, lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Printed on handmade paper by Walter Lewis at the Cambridge University Press. The text follows the corrected seventh edition of 1724. This is rightly considered one of Gooden's finest works.One of 525 numbered copies signed by the artist. Covers bowed. Faint off-setting from larger plates onto pages opposite. Near fine.
Verlag: R. Sare; A & J Churchil; D. Brown; T. Goodwin; M. Wotton; J. Nicholson; G. Sawbridge; B. Tooke; and G. Strahan, London, 1714
Unbound. Zustand: Poor. 6th Edition Corrected. First Printing. Contents include: The Preface, Frontispiece of portrait of LEstrange [missing]; Life of Aesop (29 pages); the index; Section of Fables (550 pages) [548] as follows: Aesop, Barlandus, Anlanus, Abstemius, Poggius and Miscellany Fables. [No. 500 missing - supplied with print-out] . Covers lacking. Binding copy. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 548 pp.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1926
Anbieter: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 1.054,16
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbWaltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press. 1926. Large 8vo. Cream-backed brown publisher's boards lettered in gilt to spine; housed in the rather scarce printed dust jacket; with 11 wood engravings by Celia M. Fiennes; pp. [viii], iii-v, [i]; 94, [vi]; almost entirely unopened, spine tips lightly bumped; previous bookseller sticker to lower paste-down, else a near-fine example, the jacket good to very good only, but seldom found at all, lightly spotted, browned along spine and to folds, chipped to extremities with some closed tears along spine. Scarce thus. Provenance: bookplate of Alma Ruth Levenson to the front paste-down. Limited to just 350 copies, this no. 268. Text reprinted from the 1692 edition of the Fables.L'Estrange originally published his version of the fables in 1692, and the translation is now thought to be one of the most popular. His edition of Aesop was commissioned by a group of booksellers and appeared two years after Locke first recommended Aesop as a first reading book for children. Muir writes it was "the best and largest collection of fables in English, and he had children especially in mind when making his compilation" The DNB notes of L'Estrange's Aesop that it was "an assemblage of fables and facetiae from a variety of sources, ancient and modern, the second volume being wholly unAesopian. The trenchant reflections added to the individual fables possess a strong political animus and were to draw severe criticism from the later whig fabulist Samuel Croxall; but all L'Estrange's translations have some degree of political colouring". The simplistic yet highly effective wood engravings are by Celia M. Fiennes, a direct descendant of the 17th-century travel writer Celia Fiennes. She was an accomplished printmaker and illustrator - in the same year as this publication, she produced twelve wood engravings for the Cresset Press edition of Matthew Stevenson's 1661 work The Twelve Moneths.