The Fables of Aesop. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold

New York: Hodder & Stoughton Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Date (1909-1912?). Collects 313 of Aesop's classic fables and features 23 mounted full-color plates, all present, by Detmold. Originally published by Hodder and Stoughton in London in 1909 in a limited edition, this American edition is quite uncommon in commerce. Very Good in original embossed green cloth with gilt lettering, illustrated end papers, small prior owner name in ink, scattered moderate toning throughout, spine evenly sunned to pale green, mounting page for illustration at p.134 loose. Still an attractive copy, with all of the marvelous Detmold illustrations..