Aesop; Samuel Croxall — Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, Joseph Booker; et al. 1828. Cloth. A pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, adorned with over one hundred wood engravings. An early nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's edition.Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and fifty vignette engravings on wood.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall, and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable, which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.In the original cloth, housed in a modern cardboard clamshell casing. In the original cloth, housed in a modern cardboard clamshell casing. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, the odd minor mark to the boards and minimal bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. The clamshell is lovely. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .