La Fontaine; Edward Shirley [trans.] — La Fontaine&Apos;S Fables: A Selection

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons , 1905. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon children's English edition of these popular fables, colourfully illustrated throughout by Carton Moore Park and Rene Bull. First edition of this illustrated translation of La Fontaine's Fables, translated by Edward Shirley and "pictured for children" by Carton Moore Park and Rene Bull.In the publisher's pictorial cloth binding. Uncommon.A classic anthology of children's fables, including 'The Fox and the Crow', 'The Wolf and the Lamb', 'The Lion and the Rat' and 'The Hare and the Tortoise&apos. Decorated throughout with in-text and full-page illustrations in colour and monochrome. Park studied at the Glasgow School of Art (1893-1897) and was best known for animal illustrations such as these, which appeared in Glasgow Weekly Citizen and Saint Mungo. Bull was born in Dublin, went to Paris to study engineering, but embarked on an artistic career after meeting and learning from the French satirist Caran d'Ache. He thus returned to Ireland to contribute sketches and political cartoons to various publications, including the Weekly Freeman. In the publisher's pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rear hinge held by cord only. Fading to the spine and rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with toning to the endpapers and the odd spot to the first and last couple leaves. Good . Ill.: Carton Moore Park; Rene Bull. Good .