Aesop's Fables : A New Translation (Facsimile of 1912 Edition published by William Heinemann, London)

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From Introduction Page by G K Chesterton: AESOP embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it. The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommmon sense, that characterise all the Fables, belong not to him but to humanity. This facsimile edition of the 1912 edition contains Two Hundred and Twenty-Four of his Fables and is beautifully illustrated with 12 Colour and 51 Black & White Plates by the reknown illustrator Arthur Rackham.