The Fables of Aesop (facsimile of Macmillan & Company edition of 1894) by JACOBS, Joseph - 1979

New York: Mayflower Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 083173115X . A delightful facsimile edition of this famed book of fables, first published by Macmillan & Co. 1894. "Selected, told anew, and their history traced" by Joseph Jacobs. With numerous black & white illustrations by Richard Heighway. --- In dark green paper-covered boards spine titling and decorations in gilt; with blue sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. Volume has no dust jacket. --- In very scuffed covers, tear to tail of spine and water glass rings to back cover; interior is bright but with prev. bookseller's black smudge price to front paste-down.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xxv, 222 pages .