Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others in three parts
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1878. Hardcover. xl, 312p. Contemporary polished calf with a richly gilt spine, marbled end papers and foredge. Nicely illustrated. A school prize binding from Midhurst Grammar School dated 1884 in gilt text on the front board. Includes a handwritten dedication on the inside front blank to a Horace J. Wells signed by the headmaster Horace Byatt. Front marbled end paper a little loose and some light foxing throughout, otherwise in a crisp clean binding in excellent condition. Very Good. Item #6692
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Price: $150.00
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