Krilof And His Fables By W.R.S. Ralston, M.A. of The British Museum; Translated from the original Russian by Ralston

London: Strahan And Co. Publishers, 1869. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown tree calf rebacked. Aeg. Very good. (2) [vii-xlii] 180 pages. 18.5 x 13 cm. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings. Illustrations by A.B. Houghton and J.B. Zwecker. Inspired by La Fontaine and Aesop 77,000 copies of his fables were sold at the time of his death with many of his themes satirizing contemporary political situations. FORREST REID 200. GLEESON WHITE 135. Interior contents clean and fresh. Rubbing to extremities. Raised bands, marbled endpapers, panels decorated in gilt, a few spine nicks.