FABLES OF AESOP as first printed by WILLIAM CAXTON in 1484 with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio. I HISTORY OF THE AESOPIC FABLE.
PlacePub
London
Publisher
David Nutt 1st edition thus (Bibliothèque de Carabas).
Date
1889
Illustrations
Frontis from the Bayeux tapestry.
Description
LIMITED EDITION (550 of which 500 for sale) pictorial printed parchment covers (spine darkened, strengthened on inner face, not visible without removing casing). Limitation leaf + publisher's list leaf +xix +[1]p pedigree of Caxton's Aesop +283pp inc. Appendix, synopsis of parallels and index. Partly uncut unopened. Titlepage has a small erasure to blank area, slight edge browning not extending into the margin. *Jacobs' History of the Aesopic Fable which includes the influences from India and Oriental fables and a long section on Aesop in England is a thorough study of the influences of earlier fables on Caxton's compilation. An in depth study.
Booknumber
E64259
Price
Price: GBP 28.00 or USD 34.00
Picture
Send us an enquiry about this Book:
Order this Book: click here to make your purchase through our secure server now.
![[Abbey Logo]](abbey.jpg)
![[No Picture Available]](javascript:newwindow('http://www.abbeybook.com/images/E64259.jpg'))
