Aesop; Paul Galdone — Three Aesop Fox Fables

Surrey, World's Work Ltd. 1972. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this very scarce illustrated collection of fox fables from Aesop. First UK edition. Very scarce. Illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of three charming fables attributed to Aesop, focusing on the character of the fox. Being a unique picture book anthology of these three favourite fables: The Fox and the Grapes, The Fox and the Stork, and The Fox and the Crow. Illustrated by Paul Galdone, a Hungarian-born American illustrator and writer known best for children's picture books. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark to the panels with a 2" closed tear to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Paul Galdone. Near Fine/Very Good.