Three Hundred Æsop’s Fables. Literally Translated from the Greek

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: George Routledge and Sons, London & New York, 1870

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Three Hundred Æsop’s Fables. Literally Translated from the Greek by Rev. Geo. Fyler Townsend, M.A. With One Hundred and Fourteen Illustrations Designed by Harrison Weir and Engraved by J. Greenaway. London: George Routledge and Sons, [c.1870s–1880s]. Hardcover. Decorative Victorian cloth binding in red with elaborate black stamped borders and gilt title ribbon across the front board; gilt spine lettering with gilt and black pictorial devices. Thick paper stock. pp. [xii], 228. Illustrated throughout with 114 engravings. Condition: Very Good. Boards show light rubbing and some edge wear consistent with age; corners gently bumped. Spine ends softened with slight fray. Prior owner’s name in ornate calligraphy on front endpaper. Binding tight and sound; pages clean with only light scattered toning. A handsome late 19th-century Routledge edition of Aesop’s timeless fables, finely illustrated by Harrison Weir and engraved by J. Greenaway. Townsend’s translation was first issued in the 1860s, and this decorative Victorian cloth binding with gilt embellishment reflects Routledge’s high-quality presswork of the 1870s–1880s.…

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Titel
Three Hundred Æsop’s Fables. Literally Translated from the Greek
Autor
Townsend, Rev. Geo. Fyler
Verlag
George Routledge and Sons, London & New York
Erscheinungsjahr
1870
Zustand
Befriedigend
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Hardcover
Sprache
Englisch
Illustrator
Harrison Weir and J. Greenaway
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