1936 First Edition (Thus)
AESOP'S FABLES
By Sir Roger L'Estrange
KEY DETAILS
Condition: Very Good
Format: 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.
Published By: George G Harrap & Co, London, 1936
Language: English
Limited Edition: 446/525 Copies
Signed By: Signed by Illustrator
Illustrated By: Stephen Gooden
Collation: 312, (2) pp.
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0001699
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
Printed on handmade paper and signed by illustrator, Stephen Gooden. Full vellum binding, no bowing, with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decorations on front and rear covers, all clean and bright. Internally, no marks or annotations, some foxing on endpapers and versos of plates. 12 Copper engravings, comprising engraved title and 11 plates. Slipcase in very good condition except cup ring. Lovely copy.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
AUTHOR BIO
Sir Roger L'Estrange (17 December 1616 – 11 December 1704) was an English pamphleteer, author, courtier, and press censor, his greatest translation work, that of Aesop's Fables, saw publication in 1692.
ILLUSTRATOR
Stephen Gooden
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.
1936 First Edition (Thus)
AESOP'S FABLES
By Sir Roger L'Estrange
KEY DETAILS
Condition: Very Good
Format: 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.
Published By: George G Harrap & Co, London, 1936
Language: English
Limited Edition: 446/525 Copies
Signed By: Signed by Illustrator
Illustrated By: Stephen Gooden
Collation: 312, (2) pp.
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0001699
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
Printed on handmade paper and signed by illustrator, Stephen Gooden. Full vellum binding, no bowing, with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decorations on front and rear covers, all clean and bright. Internally, no marks or annotations, some foxing on endpapers and versos of plates. 12 Copper engravings, comprising engraved title and 11 plates. Slipcase in very good condition except cup ring. Lovely copy.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
AUTHOR BIO
Sir Roger L'Estrange (17 December 1616 – 11 December 1704) was an English pamphleteer, author, courtier, and press censor, his greatest translation work, that of Aesop's Fables, saw publication in 1692.
ILLUSTRATOR
Stephen Gooden
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.
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