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.
Alternate 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 Ross
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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. | Fables, Greek -- Translations into English. | Fables, English -- Translations from Greek. | Animals -- Folklore. | Ross, David and Judith -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- [1848].
Contributors:
James, Thomas, 1809–1863. | Tenniel, John, 1820–1914, illustrator. | Felter, John D., engraver. | Howland, William, engraver. | Orr, John William, 1815–1887, engraver. | J.W. Orr & Andrew (Firm), engraver.