The Fables of Aesop and Others: Translated into Human Nature. Designed and Drawn on the Wood by Charles H. Bennett, Author of 'Shadows', Engraved by Swain.
London: W Kent & Co, [1857].
Price: $400.00
About the item
Swain, Joseph (1820-1909). First edition. 22 hand-colored engravings. [xi] 88 pp. Small 4to. Hand-colored publisher's printed boards with brown half cloth spine. Bumping and rubbing to recto. Ffe separated but present. Bright clean pages and full color plates remain vibrant. A very good copy. The Illustrator and Book in England from 1700 to 1914, 205; Pierpont Morgan Library, Early children's books, 17.
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