Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables Hardcover (Bonded Leather) - August 30, 2017 by Aesop, Arthur Rackham (Illustrator), Walter Crane (Illustrator), Ernest Griset (Illustrator).

Aesop's Fables features more than 200 fables, specially selected for young readers and beautifully illustrated with engravings and color plates by Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, and Ernest Griset. It includes all of the classic fables whose titles and morals have become part of our common cultural vocabulary, among them "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The City Mouse and the Country Mouse," "The Dog in the Manger," and "The Fox and the Grapes." Part fairy tale, part fantasy story, part parable with a lesson to impart, each of these fables is a polished gem of storytelling craft whose luster never dulls. Aesop's Fables is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive gilt edging and an attractive ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 240 pages
• Dimensions 152 x 203 x 22mm | 561g
• Publication date 01 Aug 2017
• Publisher Barnes & Noble Inc
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Illustrations note Includes full-colour illustrations
• ISBN10 1435163826
• ISBN13 9781435163829