The Fables of Aesop
author
Aesop
(Sámos, Greece, about 620 BCE - 564 BCE)
translator
Samuel Croxall
(Walton-on-Thames, England, 1688 - 1752)
engraver
Thomas Bewick
(Tyne and Wear, 1753 - 1828, Gateshead)
printer
Edward Walker
(British, 1768 - 1831)
binder
Brightwell
(active Barnstaple, 19th century)
Date1823
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions22 x 14 x 3.5 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.b.3.13
Description1 p. 1., xxiv, 376 pages : illus; 26 cm.Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner was a voracious reader, and books were the first objects that she collected. Of the 2700 books she acquired for her museum, about 120 can be considered children's books.
Thomas Bewick was the first important name in the history of illustrated children’s books and set the standard for quality. Although not composed for children, these fables have always been popular with them. This collection (1818) with text written in 1722 by Samuel Croxall, is dedicated to “the youth of the British Isles.”
Id718151
Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID17861
Source ID6072
