1936 1st Edition (Thus)
AESOP FABLES
By Sir Roger L'Estrange
Author Bio: Sir Roger L'Estrange (17 December 1616 – 11 December 1704) was an English pamphleteer, author, courtier, and press censor. Throughout his life L'Estrange was frequently mired in controversy and acted as a staunch ideological defender of King Charles II's regime during the Restoration era. His works played a key role in the emergence of a distinct 'Tory' bloc during the Exclusion Crisis of 1679-81. Perhaps his best known polemical pamphlet was An Account of the Growth of Knavery, which ruthlessly attacked the parliamentary opposition to Charles II and his successor James, Duke of York (later King James II), placing them as fanatics who misused contemporary popular anti-Catholic sentiment to attack the Restoration court and the existing social order in order to pursue their own political ends.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the collapse of the Restoration political order heralded the end of L'Estrange's career in public life, although his greatest translation work, that of Aesop's Fables, saw publication in 1692.
Illustrated By: Stephen Gooden
Illustrator Bio: Stephen Gooden (1892–1955) British copper-engraver and illustrator. Stephen Frederick Gooden was one of the most distinguished British line-engravers of the 20th century, celebrated for exquisitely detailed copper engravings that combined classical restraint with near-microscopic precision.
Synopsis: 1936
1st Edition Thus
Aesop Fables
Sir Roger L'Estrange
Illustrated by S. Gooden - copper engraved plates
Signed by Illustrator
Limited Edition 446/525
Printed on hand made paper and signed by illustrator, Stephen Gooden. Bound in vellum, with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decorations on front and rear covers, Calf skin binding, gilt designs and top edge gilt all clean and bright. Internally, no marks or annotations, some foxing on end papers and rear of engravings, of which there are twelve, all intact. Slip case in very good condition except cup ring.
Lovely copy.
Binding: Vellum, quarto (4to 9 1⁄2 × 12 in 241 × 305 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 313
Language: English
Published By: George G Harrap, London
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - Bound in vellum, with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decorations on front and rear covers, Calf skin binding, gilt designs and top edge gilt all clean and bright. Internally, no marks or annotations, some foxing on end papers and rear of engravings, of which there are twelve, all intact. Slip case in very good condition except cup ring. Lovely copy..
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
SKU: BTETM0001699
1936 1st Edition (Thus)
AESOP FABLES
By Sir Roger L'Estrange
Author Bio: Sir Roger L'Estrange (17 December 1616 – 11 December 1704) was an English pamphleteer, author, courtier, and press censor. Throughout his life L'Estrange was frequently mired in controversy and acted as a staunch ideological defender of King Charles II's regime during the Restoration era. His works played a key role in the emergence of a distinct 'Tory' bloc during the Exclusion Crisis of 1679-81. Perhaps his best known polemical pamphlet was An Account of the Growth of Knavery, which ruthlessly attacked the parliamentary opposition to Charles II and his successor James, Duke of York (later King James II), placing them as fanatics who misused contemporary popular anti-Catholic sentiment to attack the Restoration court and the existing social order in order to pursue their own political ends.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the collapse of the Restoration political order heralded the end of L'Estrange's career in public life, although his greatest translation work, that of Aesop's Fables, saw publication in 1692.
Illustrated By: Stephen Gooden
Illustrator Bio: Stephen Gooden (1892–1955) British copper-engraver and illustrator. Stephen Frederick Gooden was one of the most distinguished British line-engravers of the 20th century, celebrated for exquisitely detailed copper engravings that combined classical restraint with near-microscopic precision.
Synopsis: 1936
1st Edition Thus
Aesop Fables
Sir Roger L'Estrange
Illustrated by S. Gooden - copper engraved plates
Signed by Illustrator
Limited Edition 446/525
Printed on hand made paper and signed by illustrator, Stephen Gooden. Bound in vellum, with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decorations on front and rear covers, Calf skin binding, gilt designs and top edge gilt all clean and bright. Internally, no marks or annotations, some foxing on end papers and rear of engravings, of which there are twelve, all intact. Slip case in very good condition except cup ring.
Lovely copy.
Binding: Vellum, quarto (4to 9 1⁄2 × 12 in 241 × 305 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 313
Language: English
Published By: George G Harrap, London
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - Bound in vellum, with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decorations on front and rear covers, Calf skin binding, gilt designs and top edge gilt all clean and bright. Internally, no marks or annotations, some foxing on end papers and rear of engravings, of which there are twelve, all intact. Slip case in very good condition except cup ring. Lovely copy..
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
SKU: BTETM0001699
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