Aesop – The Fables Of Aesop – First Folio Society Edition 1999
£50.00
A first Folio Society edition, first printing of The Fables of Aesop, published by The Folio Society, London in 1998, illustrated in colour by Edward J Detmold. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions, cloth bound boards, gilt titling to the spine, the text blocks are bright and crisp with green top stain. In dark green paper bound slip case.
The Fables of Aesop are a collection of short stories that teach moral lessons through animals and mythical creatures with human traits. Believed to have been created by Aesop, a storyteller in ancient Greece, the fables use simple plots to convey timeless wisdom. Famous tales include The Tortoise and the Hare and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Each story ends with a clear moral, making them enduring tools for teaching ethics and values to children and adults alike.
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A first Folio Society edition, first printing of The Fables of Aesop, published by The Folio Society, London in 1998, illustrated in colour by Edward J Detmold. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions, cloth bound boards, gilt titling to the spine, the text blocks are bright and crisp with green top stain. In dark green paper bound slip case.
The Fables of Aesop are a collection of short stories that teach moral lessons through animals and mythical creatures with human traits. Believed to have been created by Aesop, a storyteller in ancient Greece, the fables use simple plots to convey timeless wisdom. Famous tales include The Tortoise and the Hare and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Each story ends with a clear moral, making them enduring tools for teaching ethics and values to children and adults alike.
