Arthur Rackham - ''Aesop's Fables''

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"Aesop's Fables" (1912)

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The collection of Aesop's classic tales interpreted by Rackham were selected and introduced by G K Chesterton. As may be expected, Rackham's

illustrations are masterful and a fitting complement to the text, which presents the morality tales with a touch of softness that is accessible to young

readers.

The tales are drawn from those from Antiquity - created sometime between 620 and 560 BC by Aesop, a freedman, who had come to the court of

Croesus, King of Lydia in Asia Minor. Aesop had been a slave on the island of Iadmon and had gained some fame as a narrator of tales about

animals. Aesop gained favour with Croesus and was eventually retained as a representative for the Lydian Court in various Greek capitals. At

Corinth he warned against mob rule in a fable later used by Socrates - in Athens, Socrates used the fable "The Frogs Desiring a King" to exemplify

leaving well enough alone.

More than 2 millennia later, the essence and body of Aesop's fables are still alive and enjoyed and pondered over in many languages around

the world.

Rackham's suite of illustrations for the First Edition of "Aesop's Fables" (1912) included 13 tipped-in colour plates and more than 50 monotone

illustrations. Presented for the 1912 Christmas season, "Aesop's Fables" carrying the Rackham's images saw a return to the commercial sales

records similar to those that he had enjoyed with "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens".

Cover for ''Aesop's Fables'' (1912), as illustrated by Arthur Rackham

On the left, we show a rare First Edition example of "Aesop's Fables" (1912) that

retains the original gold-stamped green cloth cover - the binding used by both

William Heinemann (London) and Doubleday, Page & Co. (New York).

To the right, we show the Title Page

prepared by Arthur Rackham.

Title Page for ''Aesop's Fables'' (1912), as illustrated by Arthur Rackham

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Our Greeting Cards and Fine Art Posters showing Arthur Rackham's
artwork for the First Edition of "Aesop's Fables" (1912)

Greeting Card sample showing an Arthur Rackham illustrations from ''Aesop's Fables'' (1912)

For connoisseurs of Rackham's work, we have prepared sets of 13 Greeting Cards (approximately 7x5" on premium acid-free card stock)

displaying each of his colour images for "Aesop's Fables" and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

Code: AR AF CS(13)
Price: US$65.00

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in 'hommage' to the hand-crafted approach

typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is hand-finished and the

images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear of each card carries information about

Arthur Rackham, this wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the interior of the cards blank so that you may write

your own personal message.

Should you wish to order a reproduction print of one or more of these images, we have provided some options below. Each of our

Fine Art Posters is prepared with archival quality papers and inks - and also accompanied by information about Arthur Rackham,

this suite and the profiled illustration.

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In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Arthur Rackham.

Fine Art Poster sample showing an Arthur Rackham illustrations from ''Aesop's Fables'' (1912)

An example of one of our Fine Art Posters

in a superb 12x18" format

The colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham for
the First Edition of "Aesop's Fables" (1912)


The Hare and the Tortoise	The Moon and her Mother	The Fir Tree and the Bramble	The Crab and his Mother
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The Quack Frog	The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea	The Blackamoor	The Two Pots
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Venus and the Cat	The Travellers and the Plane-Tree	The Trees and the Axe	The Lion, Jupiter and the Elephant
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The Gnat and the Lion
Fine Art Poster (12x18'') Code: AR AF 13 (12x18) Price: US$60.00

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"Aesop's Fables" (1912)

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Our Greeting Cards and Fine Art Posters showing Arthur Rackham's artwork for the First Edition of "Aesop's Fables" (1912)

The colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham for the First Edition of "Aesop's Fables" (1912)

Our Greeting Cards and Fine Art Posters showing Arthur Rackham's
artwork for the First Edition of "Aesop's Fables" (1912)

The colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham for
the First Edition of "Aesop's Fables" (1912)