Aesop's fables , [1848]
- Title(s):
- Aesop's fables : a new version, chiefly from original sources / by Rev. Thomas James, M.A., Vicar of Sibbertoft and Theddingworth, and chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells ; with more than 50 illustrations designed by John Tenniel.
- Additional Title(s):
- Aesop's fables. English.
- Published/Created:
- Philadelphia : Porter & Coates, [1848]
- Physical Description:
- [2], xviii, 224 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsPA3855.E5 J36 1848Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith RossView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/6158643
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Wood engravings by John D. Felter, W. Howland, John William Orr, and J.W. Orr & Andrew (Firm).
Preface dated 1848.
Some fables accompanied by engraved vignettes.
Includes index.
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in gilt- and black-stamped green publisher's cloth. Ms inscription "No. 141." on both front and rear pastedowns. "Ross' also inscribed on recto of second free end-paper. - Subject Terms:
- Aesop's fables -- Illustrations.Animals -- Folklore.Fables, English -- Translations from Greek.Fables, Greek -- Translations into English.Ross, David and Judith -- Provenance.
- Form/Genre:
- Wood engravings -- [1848].
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