Aesop's Fables; A new translation by V.S. Vernon Jones. With an introduction by G.K. Chesterton and illustrations by Arthur Rackham
London / New York: William Heinemann / Doubleday, 1912. Arthur Rackham. First Edition. 8vo, 8 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches (250 x 155 mm); xxix, 224 pp; Thirteen color plates, including frontispiece, with descriptive tissue guards and fifty-three drawings in black & white (nineteen full-page). Handsomely bound in half red calf over red cloth boards by Oxford Binding, stamped in gilt inside lower edge; spine with gilt compartments and lettering, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Corners and joints rubbed, but the binding remains firm, square, and attractive. Interior generally clean with light toning and occasional foxing, most noticeable where tissue guards have rested against the text. Plates bright and well-preserved.
A classic early 20th-century illustrated edition of Aesop’s Fables, featuring some of Rackham’s most charming and expressive work, combining his distinctive line drawings with richly colored plates. A desirable example in a pleasing period-style binding.
Condition: Very Good+.
Item number: 1744
Price: $530.00
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