James Reeves — Fables from Aesop

London, Blackie and Son, 1961. First edition. Cloth. An excellent collection of Aesop's fables, retold here by poet James Reeves and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this retelling of Aesop's fables. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with charming figures in colour and black-and-white by Maurice Wilson. Offering a lovely selection of these classic moral tales originating from Aesop, including 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing', 'Lion and Fox', 'Hare and Tortoise', 'Birds, Beasts, and Bat', and more. Retold here by James Reeves, a poet, educationalist and folklorist. In the original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the spine and scuffing to the rear. With mild edge wear to the spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. With light spotting to the endpapers, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Maurice Wilson. Near Fine/Very Good.