A Hundred Fables Of Aesop With Pictures By Percy J Billinghurst

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An unusual and beautifully designed and illustrated selection of ancient Greek fables by Aesop, published in 1899. Each story has its own double-page spread with a full-page woodcut illustration depicting the fable. Includes The Hare and the Tortoise, The Lion and the Mouse and The Wolf in Sheeps Clothing. Introduction by Kenneth Graham. Frontispiece and full-page black and white ink drawings with fable opposite. Handwritten inscription by previous owner in black ink on preliminary page dated 1898. Slightly worn curled corners and dust dulling on covers and page edges. Pages unmarked. Light foxing on preliminary pages.

79.99 GBP