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Author: Thomas Roscoe. A T Elwes and John Jellicoe, illustrator.
Title: The Pleasant History of Reynard the Fox: Translated by the late Thomas Roscoe. Illustrated with nearly one Hundred Designs by A T Elwes and John Jellicoe.
Language: Text in English.
Publisher: London, Frederick Warne, no date (1872). First Illustrated Edition by A T Elwes and John Jellicoe.
Size: 8" X 6".
Pages:xv-134 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original gilt decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges are gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first blank page - as shown).
Illustration: Complete with the one hundred illustrations by A T Elwes and John Jellicoe.

Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies of this edition available for sale worldwide).

The Book:  "The Pleasant History of Reynard the Fox" is a rare edition of this medieval story, translated by Thomas Roscoe and enhanced with one hundred designs by A T Elwes and John Jellicoe. First published in the late medieval period as a collection of allegorical tales, "Reynard the Fox" uses the antics of its titular character—a cunning fox—to explore themes of morality, justice, and social satire. This 1872 edition brings these stories to life through detailed and vibrant illustrations that complement Roscoe's accessible translation

The translator:  Thomas Roscoe (1791–1871) was an English translator and writer known for making continental literature available to English-speaking audiences. His works often included historical and picturesque accounts of European countries.