Aesop; Werner Thuswaldner; Anthea Bell [Translator] — Aesop&Apos;S Fables

New York; London, North-South Books, 1994 . First edition. Cloth. An artfully illustrated first edition of 17 of Aesop's best-known fables, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume comes with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume is a first edition.This edition contains 17 of Aesop's best-known fables, including titles such as: "The Cat's Party", "The Tortoise and the Hare", "The Empty Head", "A Dress for the Moon", "The Fox and the Stork", "The Goose who Laid Golden Eggs", "The Lioness and the Vixen" and many more.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty, wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics, continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper, very smart, with just one or two minor handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Gisela Dürr. Fine/Near Fine.