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Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York

Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York

Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York    Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York
Measures about 10 x 7 3/4 x 5/8 inches. Illustrated throughout in black and white. The cover has the only color illustration. Collectible antiquarian hardcover with 160 pages. Just for clarity: The reverse of each full-page illustrated plate, though not numbered, is also counted as a page. So page 1 is actually shown in the 4th photo as the page with "Gladys" (a relative from days gone by).

That page 1 is not numbered. It is the back of the plate showing the wolf in shepherd's clothing. That wolf illustrated plate is page 2. Numbering begins on page 6. There is no attribution of names of the illustrators.

That seems to be consistent with a few other Worthington books I've looked at. It appears at least some if not all of the plates were taken from original signed illustrations. Based on my amateur research, it seems at least some of the. Illustrators are Gustave Doré, Harrison Weir, Ernst Griset, John Tenniel, and A.

Let me repeat most of what I say there. This large-format book may be the best example in my collection of eclecticism and "borrowing" of established illustrations in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century book publishing. At least three great Aesopic artists are represented here, and the only clue to them lies in the occasional signature within a plate. (Note that many of the Tenniels here are signed by the engraver, Howland). The full-page illustrations are not printed on the back, though both front and back count as pages.

Delierre is the originator at least of 127's view of MSA; Tenniel and Griset's work on the same fable is mixed together on 129. The text appears in two columns. New to me is "The Ant and the Chrysalis" (141). The cover features FG and BF vividly colored... This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible".

The seller is "thedoncarlopage" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

  • Year Printed: 1894
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Topic: Ancient Literature, Morality, Teaching Morals
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Region: North America
  • Illustrator: Doré, Weir, Griset, Tenniel, Delierre
  • Author: Aesop
  • Subject: Philosophy, Ethics, Fables
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Language: English
  • Character Family: Aesop's Fables
  • Publisher: R.
  • Place of Publication: New York
  • Special Attributes: Famous Illustrators

Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York    Aesop's Fables rare antique 10x7 illustrated book R Worthington Co 1884 New York