Esop; Aesop; Samuel Croxall — Fables of Esop

Gainsborough, H. Mozley, 1814. Leather. A very scarce edition of Aesop's fables, spelt as "Esop" here, a smart edition with reproductions of Bewick's woodcuts. A very scarce edition of Aesop's fables, published by H. Mozley in Gainsborough.Smartly bound in a modern quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards, in a custom cloth slipcase, bound by Eric Sweet in November 2006, with renewed endpapers. Slipcase is in a fine conditionThe fables of Aesop, here translated and edited by Samuel Croxall.Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables, generally attributed to the Ancient Greek storyteller Aesop, who lived around 620 BCE-564 BCE. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life, following adventure of many different creatures.Engraved after Bewick with a head-piece to each fable. Bewick's woodcuts of 'Fables' is one of his best known works, and spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated Aesop, the first of which was published in 1776.Croxall was noted for this edition of 'Fables', for his easy colloquial style and their instructive applications, a popular and oft-reprint translation.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style.Collated, bound without the final leaf of the index. In a modern quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards, with renewed endpapers, in a custom cloth slipcase, bound by Eric Sweet. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spots. Neat archival repairs to the text, including to the title-page and other pages of text with no loss, more significant repair to page 53/54, with loss of text. Bound without the final leaf of the index. Slipcase is fine. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Thomas Bewick. Very Good Indeed .