copyright 1954; The Heritage Press; includes the original Sandglass flier Number II:19 (pic); Translated by Thomas James Arnold from the original German poem Reineke Fuchs by J. W. von Goethe; hardbound in slipcase; very good condition with unmarked pages; slipcase quite good with minor ageing and wear.
 
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The tale of the fox was told, over the centuries, in many ways and in many languages, Goethe took a version printed in 1498 in the Low-German and it was this text which he shaped into a poem of twelve canons, Goethe's great and famous poem became the subject of several adaptations into English. Of these, the translation made by James Arnold in London is considered "the simplest, the most forceful, the most faithful".
 
The stories are largely concerned with the main character Reynard, an anthropomorphic red fox, trickster figure. His adventures usually involve his deceiving other anthropomorphic animals for his own advantage or trying to avoid their retaliatory efforts. His main enemy and victim across the cycle is his uncle, the wolf, Isengrim (or Ysengrim).