Aesop's Fables
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Type of record: Book
Title: Aesop's Fables
Other titles: Fables
Classmark: BC 20c Dobree/AES
Creator(s): Aesop
Additional creator(s): Rundell, Joseph Benjamin (Other); Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907) (Other); Croxall, Samuel (1752) (Other); La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695) (Other); L'Estrange, Sir Roger (1616-1704) (Other)
Related people: Rundell, Joseph Benjamin; Griset, Ernest Henry; Croxall, Samuel; La Fontaine, Jean de; L'Estrange, Roger
Publisher: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Publication city: London; Paris ; New York
Date(s): [1874-1875]
Language: English
Size and medium: 422 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/407731
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991009291889705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Multi-part item originally issued in 13 parts. Pagination as follows: Part 1 (April 1874) [2], 32 p., [1] leaf of plates, Part 2 (May 1874) p. 33-64, Part 3 (June 1874) p. 65-96, Part 4 (July 1874) p. 97-128, Part 5 (Aug 1874) p. 129-160, Part 6 (Sep 1874) p. 161-192, Part 7 (Oct 1874) p. 193-224, Part 8 (Nov 1874) p. 225-256, Part 9 (Dec 1874) p. 257-288, Part 10 (Jan 1875) p. 289-320, Part 11 (Feb 1875) p. 321-352, Part 12 (Mar 1875) p. 353-384, Part 13 (Apr 1875) viii, p. 385-422.
Illustrated with wood-engraved frontispiece in Part 1. Numerous wood-engraved plates included in pagination and text illustrations. Wood-engravers include; J. Greenaway, Richard Taylor, Pannemaker & Fils, W. Thomas, J. Quartley and R.S. Marriott.
Part 13 includes editor's preface signed "J.B.R." (confirmed in Osborne as Joseph Benjamin Rundell). With list of illustrations and index in Part 13. Note at end of preface suggests this is third edition.
Additional description
Inscribed M.R. Brooke-Pechell rebound 1887 on front free endpaper. Presentation inscription from [Sir] Paul Pechell to his niece Georgina Dobree (1937) on front pastedown.
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