A First Book of Aesop's Fables by Marie Stuart

A selection of Aesop's traditional fables retold for young readers by Marie Stuart and illustrated by Robert Ayton. Short tales use memorable characters and everyday dilemmas to introduce moral lessons in this first volume of Ladybird's fables series.

Condition: Used hardcover with substantial rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners, cover scuffing, and brown spotting and discolouration around the spine and cover edges.

  • Author: Marie Stuart
  • Contributors: Aesop's fables retold by Marie Stuart
  • Illustrator: Robert Ayton
  • Publisher: Ladybird Books
  • Edition publication year: 1974
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • Series: Ladybird Series 740
  • ISBN-10: 0721403581
  • ISBN-13: 9780721403588

Book details

Title
A First Book of Aesop's Fables
Authors
Marie Stuart
Publisher
Ladybird Books
Published
1974
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Subjects
Children's fiction; Fables; Traditional tales
ISBN-13
9780721403588

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