One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected, James Northcote, 1829 [280 Woodcuts]

Description:

A substantial early nineteenth-century collection of moral and allegorical fables by the artist James Northcote. Illustrated with approximately 280 woodcut vignettes, the volume is notable for the density and variety of its illustrations, which closely accompany the text.

Condition:

Good Condition. Blue Cloth with gilt titles to spine. Binding is firm. Pages moderately tanned and foxed. Boards have more notable wear with notable tanning to spine and edges. Heavy bumping to corners causing some fraying. Slightly cocked forward.