Aesop's Fables

Two very scarce illustrated volumes of fables attributed to Aesop. Complete in two volumes. Very scarce editions. Illustrated with numerous in-text images. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Each volume contains two of these classic tales. Volume one contains twenty-seven tales, including: The Dog and His Shadow, The Lion and The Mouse, and The Hare and The Tortoise, amongst others. Volume two contains twenty-nine tales, including: The Fox and The Grapes, The Farmer and His Sons, and The Kid and The Wolf, amongst others. With illustrations from Ernest Gristet, a French-born painter and illustrator noted for the humorous interpretations of his subjects, and Joe Burton, a British artist and illustrator. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Externally, smart with light wear and minor sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good.…