Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop

Thomas Bewick

Published by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co, 1879

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BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BOUND IN FULL VELLUM WITH TITLE AND ILLUSTRATION TO FRONT COVER, BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE TO SPINE. SOME LIGHT SOILING TO LEATHER, SLIGHT BOUGH TO BOARDS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED BY BEWICK, 384 PAGES, LARGE BINDING MEASURES 11.5"x9.25" (4to). LIMITED EDITION DELUXE PRINTED ON WHATMAN PAPER FROM THE ORIGINAL WOOD ENGRAVINGS #3 OF 100 COPIES. A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE BOOK. Seller Inventory # 202571879367

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Title: Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop

Publisher: Ballantyne, Hanson & Co

Publication Date: 1879

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Edition De Luxe.