Aesop's Fables by Aesop - 1978

Winterport, ME:: Borrower's Press,, 1978. Hardcover. Like New. LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this is number 186. Miniature Book. 7/8 x 5/8 inches. (52) pp. Hand-colored illustrations throughout; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped blue cloth boards, decorative end papers; binding square and tight. SIGNED by Jane Bernier on colophon. SCARCE. Fine. Aesop was a Greek fabulist and story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. The numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 40.