April 12, 2024
1848 Antique Book - Aesop's Fables - Illustrated by John Tenniel
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The title page reads in part : "Aesop's Fables: a New Version, Chiefly from Original Sources. By Rev. Thomas James, M.A. With more than one hundred illustrations designed by John Tenniel. New York: Published by Robert B. Collins, No. 254 Pearl Street."The verso of the title page reads : "T. B. Smith, stereotypes, 216 William Street, New York : Van Norden and Leslie, Illustrated Book Printers, 120 Fulton Street."No publisher's date given but published dated 1848 by OCLC (WorldCat).The "Introduction to the Life and Fables of Aesop," written by the editor, the Rev. Thomas James, M.A., Vicar of Sibbertoft and Theddingworth, and Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, is dated 1848.The book measures 8 3/4 X 6 inches; (8vo); hardcover; green cloth on boards with gilt stamped titles on spine; blind stamped decorations on boards & spine; spine ends frayed; small losses to cloth on spine ends; edges worn; corners lightly bumped; foxing spots throughout; text block tight; 224 pages.Please see all of the photos included with description for condition and feel free to ask any questions.Illustrated throughout.Sir John Tenniel (28 February 1820 - 25 February 1914) was an English illustrator, graphic humourist, and political cartoonist whose work was prominent during the second half of the 19th century. Tenniel is considered important to
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