1912 1ed Aesop Fables Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Esoteric Occult Fairy Tales

1912 1^ed Aesop Fables Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Esoteric Occult Fairy Tales

“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.”

― Aesop, Aesop’s Fables

“Aesop’s Fables” is a collection of timeless tales that has been passed down through generations for over two millennia. The 1912 edition, published by Heinemann, includes over 300 fables with 13 color tipped-in plates and several in-text black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. The book is divided into 12 sections, each having fables that convey a moral lesson through the actions and dialogue of animals, plants, and inanimate objects. The illustrations by Arthur Rackham are notable for their whimsical and enchanting style, adding a sense of magic and wonder to the timeless stories.

Rackham art is highly desirable and has been used in numerous literary works. However, the illustrations in this printing are particularly notable. According to Hudson,

“Arthur Rackham’s primary intention was to amuse…he was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop’s Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy.” (Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 94)

In addition to the fables themselves, this 1912 first edition includes an introduction by G. K. Chesterton and was translated and edited by V.S. Vernon Jones.

Item number: #30282

Price: $550

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Aesop’s fables. A new translation by V.S. Vernon Jones; with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton ; and illustrations by Arthur Rackham

London : William Heinemann ; New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1912. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xxix, [1], 223, [1]
  • 65 illustrations throughout including:
    • 13 color tipped-in plates by Arthur Rackham, including frontis
    • 52 black and white in-text illustrations
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; secure
    • Green cloth
  • Size: ~8.25in X 6.25in (21cm x 15.5cm)

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