Walter Crane's beautifully illustrated version of Aesop's fables, shortened and put into limericks for the younger reader and first published in 1887. Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. In this new edition: Discover 49 Full-Colour Illustrations, plus 9 monochrome Illustrations. Color corrected from the original edition - Learn fables condensed in rhyme with morals, presented in a hand-made Vintage style - Premium color ink and white paper ♥ Re-discover this classic ♥