RARE old beautifully illustrated edition of Aesop`s Fables with numerous woodcuts and a lengthy biography of Aesop. 140x80mm. [LXXIX]+[267]+[9] pages. Brown leather Hardcover with gilt spine. Marbled page edges. Cover and spine worn. Cover corners and edges peeling. Rear cover slightly peeled. Spine edges partly missing (peeled), spine hinges cracked and peeling. 2 stickers on front inner cover, small sticker on rear inner cover. Title-page edge slightly (10mm) torn, lightly stained and wrinkled. Binding visible on rear inner cover. small hole and sticker residue on rear whitepage. Several pages dog-eared. Pages yellowing and age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This rare 18th-century edition of all-time favorite children`s classic, exquisitely illustrated, has suffered some damage to its cover, but is still in good condition for its age.