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1931 Three Sirens Press Edition

The Fables of Aesop

Aesop (illustrated by Charles H. Bennett)
Three Sirens Press, 1931.
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What we checked, and where to see itRCB-faa91a2fd6cb · 9 photographs of this copy
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Copyright, 1931, by Illustrated Editions Co., Inc. on the copyright verso
examined on the copy in hand
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Three Sirens Press imprint, 104 Fifth Avenue, New York, on the title page
examined on the copy in hand
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Printed by J. J. Little & Ives Company, New York
examined on the copy in hand
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Charles H. Bennett wood-engraved plates (originally 1857), reprinted here
examined on the copy in hand
✓
Leatherette boards with gilt top/page edges, green coated endpapers
examined on the copy in hand
✓
No number line or printing statement anywhere on the copyright page
examined on the copy in hand
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Edition not established either way from the copy in hand.
not established either way; recorded because we checked
Flaws, each one named
1
chipping and wear to leatherette along the front joint/spine edge
see it — photograph 1
2
rubbing to spine and board edges
noted on the copy in hand
3
foxing and brown damp/tide stains to green endpapers
see it — photograph 4
4
toning and edge-wear/chipping to text-block leaves
see it — photograph 5
5
"888" in pencil, title page upper right
noted on the copy in hand
This copy
1931 Three Sirens Press Edition

What a true first shows: Bennett illustrations to Aesop first appeared London, 1857; this text-and-plates gift edition: Three Sirens Press (Illustrated Editions Co.), New York, 1931

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.