AESOP (ca 620-560 B.C.). Fables. A new version. London: John Murray, 1848. 8vo (199 x 134 mm). Illustrated title, numerous illustrations by John Tenniel. 20th-century red morocco gilt in an Art Nouveau style, edges gilt, stamp-signed by G. P. Putnam' Sons (some light wear to extremities, a few tiny chips to spine ends). Provenance: Stan Marx (1920-1994), American book collector (bookplate).