New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition 1964, first printing, no previous printings listed. Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art Hardcover in full cloth with DJ. Condition square tight and crisp book, no edgewear, no markings of any kind, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. Dust jacket near fine, slightly sunned at the top. 8vo, 96 printed in black and red pages, illustrated throughout.

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Bookseller: Turn and Temper Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 155
Title: Aesop: Five Centuries of Illustrated Fables
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1964

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About Turn and Temper Books

Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...