London: Hodder and Stoughton 1909. This edition limted to seven hundred and fifty copies numbered and signed by the artist of which this is No. 102. Unpaginated. 25 fine tipped-in colour illustrations by Detmold all with captioned paper guards and all in very good condition. Original cream cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Binding very good and clean without soiling light wear only gilt slightly dulled. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Contents clean and tight original end papers with scarab beetle motif to the centre a little surface damage to the edges of the paste-downs previous owner's neat signature to the front free endpaper. A very good copy of the fine limited edition. Limited Edition. Cream Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Detmold E. J. Large 4to 26 x 31cm. Hodder and Stoughton Hardcover
Hardback. As New. First Graphic Readers is an original approach to well known fablesfor very young readers. Here are much loved read again stories in a form proven to entice emergent readers. Beautiful artwork accompanies clear narrative text in art panels and direct speech is in speech bubbles giving children lea hardcover
Hardback. As New. Discover two fabulous fables in accessible comic book form: The Ants and the Grasshopper shows us why it is good to work hard and prepare when Grasshopper is left with no food for winter; Meanwhile Crow learns a valuable lesson in the folly of vanity when she loses her cheese to a cunning fox. First hardcover
Hardback. As New. Discover two fabulous fables in accessible comic book form: Who will have the last laugh in The Hare and the Tortoise Plus find out why trusting too easily can cause problems in The Fox and the Goat. First Graphic Readers is an original approach to well known fablesfor very young readers. Here are hardcover
Les fermiers g�n�raux / Editions du Cap 1955. collection exemplaire num�rot� #5223. in8. Reli�. 209 pages. Bon Etat / Couvertures et Dos l�g�rement d�fraichis petites usures - micro-taches voir photo - Int�rieur : Tr�s bien propre petites rousseurs sur la tranche. Belle �dition. Gravures sur bois du XV�me si�cle Les fermiers g�n�raux / Editions du Cap unknown
London: Coker 1930. 2nd impression thus hardback 136pp. With 8 full page colour plates and numerous b&w illustrations by Nora Fry 1897 - 1985 later Nora Lavrin these being her first published illustrations. VG clean copy in the original orange boards some soiling with art deco design cloth spine black titles. London: Coker 1930. hardcover
New York.: Checkerboard. 1993. Reprint. Decorated hard cover. . Fine copy owner inscription on end paper. . 4to. Illustrated in black white and color by Milo Winter. Photograph of OUR copy available upon request. Checkerboard. hardcover
Hardback. 1883. shewn in designs by Randolph Caldecott. From new translations by Alfred Caldecott. The engravings by J.D. Cooper. 79pp ills. throughout 4to Macmillan London 1883. Pictorial boards. Spine worn covers marked contents slightly marked in places. . hardcover
Paperback. As New. Designed to build reading confidence this series features large clear simple text reinforced by Val Biro's humorous illustrations. Each book contains two stories. For ages 4 and up. Features large type.show more paperback
Paperback. As New. A slave who represented his masters in court and negotiations Aesop relied on allegorical animal stories collected here in The Complete Fables to convey his key points. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Greek by Olivia and Robert Temple with an introduction by Robert Temple. In paperback
Paperback. As New. Aesop's celebrated collection of fables has always been popular with both adults and children. These simple tales embody truths so powerful the titles of the individual fables - the fox and the grapes the dog in the manger the wolf in sheep's clothing and many others - have entered the languages paperback
New Yoerk: Harper & Brothers 1868. First American Edition . Purple Cloth Gilt. Poor. 6 7/8" x 4 7/8. Sixty Illustrations By HArrison Weir. vii 280 pp including index at end. 160 fables with morals at end of each probably reprinted from a similar edition of 300 fables published in London in 1867. Spine mostly perished but part of cloth nincluding full title still present fraying 1/8" at tips waterstained on remaining covers and about 1/2 of all pages page block detached rear free endpaper mostly perished. Christmas 1875 gift inscription to Florence Meyer from her father. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
London:: William Heinemann 1912. First edition. publisher's gilt white cloth in publisher's plain paper wrapper neatly titled in ms. on spine by a former owner. Slight bump to one corner and the slightest of soiling to the white cloth; light foxing to endsheets; some shallow chipping and use to the wrapper; a very attractive copy. . Folio. With frontispiece and twelve color tipped-in plates by Arthur Rackham and text illustrations in black and white. A New Translation by V. S. Vernon Jones. With an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. William Heinemann, hardcover
N.p.: : Van Beuren Corporation 1931. First edition. original wrappers illustrated in color. . Light use to wrappers; very nice. 4to. Van Beuren Corporation, unknown
Edinburgh:: Privately printed for Subscribers by Ballantyne Hanson & Co. 1879. Edition de Luxe; one of 100 copies this copy is unnumbered. old half morocco t.e.g. rebacked with original spine laid down and new endpapers. Clean tight and sound. Large 8vo. To Which are Prefixed The Life of Aesop and an Essay Upon Fable by Oliver Goldsmith. Privately printed for Subscribers by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., unknown
Boston: Printed by Samuel Hall 1787. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday June 29 sale item The First Boston Edition from a Copy of the lastest Edition printed in London; small octavo 4 title and preface 154 pp. double column with Latin and English text side by side; brown contemporary leather worn with early and functional rebacking with a strip of plain tan leather lacks front free endpaper text age toned and now mostly disbound back endpapers have signatures and notes of Mary and Samuel Houghton of Bolton two different Samuels one dated 1796 and the other 1803 also a note on a blank that the book was used at Groton Academy in 1811; complete text but reading copy only. Photos available upon request. Boston: Printed by Samuel Hall hardcover
Rouen:: A. Lelalain 1804. Nouvelle edition revue corigee & augmentee de la Vie d'Esope. contemporary full sheep. A few old notes on endsheets; some minor staining to text; boards quite scuffed but tight and sound. 16mo. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout. A. Lelalain, hardcover
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 1991. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing hardcover
NY: Wm. L. Allison. 1884. good. Hardcover. 253pp including index; dark reddish-brown cover with gilt lettering & rules on spine; top edge gilt; b/w drawing most pages; slight lean to spine; prev. owner's name in pencil on front endpage; pp browning brittle . Wm. L. Allison hardcover
Little Tiger Press 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Little Tiger Press hardcover
North-South Books 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. North-South Books hardcover
Brijbasi Art Press 2008. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Brijbasi Art Press paperback
Magic Wagon 2010. Library Binding. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Magic Wagon unknown
HarperCollins Publishers 2011. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. HarperCollins Publishers paperback
North-South Books 1984. Hardcover. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. North-South Books hardcover
NorthSouth. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. NorthSouth unknown