Fabeln von Äsop

Abstract

This book, like the English, is derived from the Italian original. The illustrations seem identical with those in the English version. Do not confuse this book with Testa's more recent book of Aesop's fables, done in a German version from Boje Verlag in 2011 and a year earlier in English by Andersen Press. The brightly colored end papers of the English 1989 version are not here, but the corresponding picture borders are. As I mentioned a propos of that English version, the hare plays solitaire before falling asleep (27). Lions and cats here have big eyes. This remains a good example of a book well put together. The information on the verso of the title-page confuses me here, since it seems to claim 1990 for the first printing (erste Auflage) for Patmos and also to list 1989 as the time of the first printing. I will go with the 1990 year but leave blank whether this copy is from the first printing.