Select Fables of Esop And Other Fabulists in Three Books

A beautifully bound copy of Robert Dodsley's edition of Aesop's fables, accompanied with charming wood engravings and bound in a quarter morocco with patterned cloth boards and a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. A new edition.Illustrated with a monochrome wood engraved frontispiece, and numerous wood engraved vignettes.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.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection is separated into three 'books' and edited with an account of the life of Aesop by Robert Dodsley.Dodley's edition was notable as the animals spoke in character, such as the lion speaking in a royal manner, adding personality to the creatures. His addition also included fables from ancient sources and new stories written by himself and other notable writers.Bound in a lovely modern quarter morocco with patterned cloth to the boards, and with a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. Blanks and endpapers renewed. Bound in modern quarter morroco, and patterned cloth to the boards, with endpapers and blanks renewed, with a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely. The chemise is lovely, and the slipcase is very smart with slight spotting to the head. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright washed pages. Fine.…