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1861réf. 962T51London: William Tegg 1861. Cloth. Very Good. 5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop with a preface from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and eighty engravings. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel The Frogs Desiring a King and The Kite and the Pigeons amongst others. With a preface by Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. Bound in full cloth with modern endpapers laid in. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Very Good William Tegg hardcover
1928réf. 962T68London: Ernest Benn Limited 1928. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Marcus Gheeraerts. A smart first edition of this collection of fables and myths adorned with lovely illustrations after Marcus Gheeraerts. Twenty-four fables of Aesop and others collected into one volume the first trade edition. Illustrated throughout. Including classic tales of 'A Fox and a Raven' 'The Hares and the Frogs' 'A Fox and Grapes' and 'A Man and a Satyr' among many others. Rendered into English by Sir Roger L'Estrange an English pamphleteer author courtier and press censor best known for his polemical pamphlet 'An Account of the Growth of Knavery'. Illustrated after the designs of Marcus Gheeraerts a Flemish artist working at the Tudor court described as "the most important artist of quality to work in England in large-scale between Eworth and van Dyck". In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine and board edges. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Ernest Benn, Limited hardcover
1933réf. 963Z19London: Ward Lock & Co. Limited c1933. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". Arthur Cook; Harry Rountree. Blanche Winder's retelling of the fables of Aesop in the very scarce original dust wrapper eautifully illustrated by Harry Rountree. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped very scarce dust wrapper illustrated by Harry Rountree.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece by Arthur Cooke. Blanche Winder's retelling of the fables of Aesop a collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. Undated dated by the prize label to the front. In the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with the slightest wear to the tail of the spine. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown with offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap has the odd spot and handling mark to the rear minor sunning to the spine and tape repairs and spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only the odd spot to the front. Near Fine Ward, Lock & Co., Limited hardcover
réf. 142494aafSchweizerische Graphische Gesellschaft, Jahresgabe, Mai 1954, in-4to, (28.5 x 20.5 cm), 11 Doppelbll. m. 7 Orig.-Radierungen, kleiner Sammler-Stempel „Joerg Weber“, Lose Bll. in kart. Mappe in Schmuckschuber., Schuber min. lichtrandig, sonst tadellos.
1999réf. Q-0517204223Gramercy 1999-09-28. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Gramercy hardcover
1941réf. 4613Paris A l'Emblème du Secrétaire 1941 in-4 en feuilles Paris, A l'Emblème du Secrétaire, 1941. 33 x 24,5 cm, in-4, 87 (4) pp., 20 gravures en taille-douce hors texte (comprises dans la pagination), 1 vignette de titre et 20 têtes de chapitres gravées sur bois en deux tons, en feuilles sous couverture rempliée portant une pièce de titre contrecollée, chemise et étui de l'éditeur.
1948réf. 1263301948 Les Bibliolatres de France - M. CM. XLVIII. (1948) - 3 volumes in-4, feuillets non-reliés, sous chemise et étui cartonné, ornements (Bandeaux et culs-de-lampe) - 213 + 201 + 253 pages - Exemplaire N°331 spécialement imprimé pour Jean Guichard - Cette édition en trois tomes à 3333 exemplaires numérotés comporte toutes les fables et les illustrations de Chauveau choisies par La Fontaine lui-même pour les deux éditions originales de 1668 et de 1678-1694. Tiré sur papier pur chiffon "Trois fleurs de lin" des Papeteries du Marais. Avec un portrait de l'auteur par Lemagny.
1991réf. Q-0847813649Rizzoli 1991-08-15. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Rizzoli hardcover
1974réf. Q-0819307505Parents' Magazine Press 1974-03-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Parents' Magazine Press hardcover
1817réf. 8539Baltimore: J. & T. Vance / J. Robinson Printer 1817. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Good . Octavo 161pp. A good or better copy in contemporary full sheep. Front board partly detached but holding. Printed on cheap paper typical of American printers of the period which is generally age-toned. Bookseller ticket or bookplate lifted inartfully from the front paste-down. A completely unrestored decently preserved example of this early 19th century Baltimore imprint. The text is printed in two columns with the Latin and English presented side-by-side. According to Shaw & Shoemaker there appear to be three printings of this volume executed by Robinson for three different publishers see 39946-8 not in fact specifically noting the one executed for J. & T. Vance. OCLC lists 9 physical holdings for all three of these not differentiating between them. J. & T. Vance / J. Robinson, Printer hardcover
1984réf. 1007Chamberlain Press. 1984. boards 5"x6. A selection of fables illustrated with colored woo d engravings by Sarah Chamberlain and translated by Boris Artzyba sheff. Limited signed edition of 150 copies. Signed by the illust rator on the limitation page. Ten coloured plates each with smal l illustration on the reverse. . Chamberlain Press hardcover
1972réf. 7786Mill Valley CA: Sunflower Press 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight bright and unmarred. Printed paper boards. 33x29mm. 14pp. Numbered limited edition this being 22 of 75. Sunflower Press hardcover
1857réf. 77425New York:: Leavitt & Allen 1857. publisher's embossed cloth; gilt spine. 1857 pencil gift inscription; cloth a bit sunned; gold on spine dulled; tight and sound. 12mo. With more than sixty illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Leavitt & Allen, hardcover
1851réf. 72925Philadelphia and New York:: Appleton 1851. publisher's gilt cloth. 1850 ink Christmas gift inscription; cloth sunned; tight and sound. 16mo. Added illustrated title page; more than sixty illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Appleton, hardcover
1980réf. 12172Norwalk: Easton Press 1980. First Edition Thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good bound in full genuine leather with gilt accents 22kt gold page edges and a hubbed spine. Smyth sewn interior vaunts moire end papers acid-neutral paper won't yellow or become brittle over time and silk ribbon page marker. A few tiny blemishes to pages edges. Text is clean and unmarked. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. Easton Press hardcover
1857réf. h44381London: W. Kent & Co 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Undated title page but preface by Bennett dated October 1857. Small quarto 10.5 x 8.5 inches cloth backed pictorial paper-covered boards. This is the colored edition. Good with some discoloration mottling and rubbing to cloth spine boards with soil and darkening small stains corner bumping and corner wear contents mainly very good but with some bumping to upper outer corners of pages throughout. Bookplate of Francisci Stanton Carey and a few text pages have old and neat small patches on their blank versos. With colored frontispiece title page and 22 plates illustrating 22 fables. W. Kent & Co hardcover
1983réf. 1247071983. San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1983. 4to 58 4pp. Frontispiece 8 illustrations an original leaf and a proof from an original block. Original brown boards white paper spine label. As issued in fine condition. § Edition limited to 518 numbered copies. The inserted leaf is " Jupiter and the Ass" and the proof is "The Boys and the Frogs". Not a rare book but an important addition to Bewick scholarship. There is a biographical sketch by John W. Borden and a history of the fables by Janet S. Krueger. The book was designed by Jack Stauffacher of the Greenwood Press who also took the new impression from the original Bewick block and lithographed at the Cloister Press. unknown
réf. B1276London: W. Mace. First. Hardcover. Poor. F.S. Church. George Thomas Lanigan 1845 - 5 1886 was a Canadian journalist and poet. Frederick Stuart Church 1842 –1923 was an American artist working mainly as an illustrator and especially known for his often allegorical depiction of animals. This is a quite scarce parody retelling of some of Aesop's fables. It is in poor condition in beige green and black illustrated paper-covered boards. The spine has deteriorated so that the boards and signatures have separated. The boards themselves have moderate wear primarily at the corners and some soiling. The text is slightly age-toned but is otherwise clean and unmarked. Rare. CH25. W. Mace hardcover
réf. ria9783388591643_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Réimpression inchangée de l'édition originale de 1877. La maison d'édition Antigonos est spécialisée dans la publication de réimpressions de livres historiques. Nous veillons à ce que ces ouvrages soient mis à la disposition du public d hardcover
1921réf. 962Z17London: J. Coker; G. H. Harrap 1921-32. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Edwin Noble. Two copies of Edwin Noble's boldly illustrated edition of Aesop's fables one being the first Noble edition and both featuring Noble's fantastic colour plates and housed in a clamshell box. Two Edwin Noble illustrated editions.A two volumes set. Illustrated by Edwin Noble with a chromolithographic frontispiece monochrome vignettes and seven chromolithographic plates to '1921' collated complete. A chromolithographic frontispiece and five chromolithographic plates to '1933'. A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. Bound in modern cloth with the original covers adhered to the front boards blanks and endpapers renewed retaining half titles and housed in a cloth clamshell box. Bound in modern cloth with the original covers adhered to the front boards blanks and endpapers renewed retaining half titles and housed in a cloth clamshell box. Externally lovely with only slight creasing to the adhered illustration to the front board of '1932'. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only the odd minor handling mark and spot. The clamshell is lovely. Near Fine J. Coker; G. H. Harrap hardcover
1924réf. 962H1Not Stated: Typhoo Tea Ltd; Gallaher 1924 . Loose Pages Articles. Near Fine. 9.5" by 7". None Stated. A scarce and highly collectible selection from two 1920s series of 25 Aesop's Fables cards issued by Typhoo Tea and Gallaher each with a vivid front illustration and an excerpt from Aesop's fables to the reverse. This is a scarce collection from a series of 25 tea and cigarette cards featuring Aesop's Fables from Typhoo Tea and Gallaher. These cards were included with Typhoo tea packets in the former's case and were included in cigarette packets in the latter's. These cards are highly collectable with a short excerpt from Aesop's classic fables to the rear with matching colour illustration to the front. Included from the series of 25 from Typhoo Tea are: No.2 The Fat and the Lean Fowls No.3 The Wolf and the Lamb No.5 The Farmer and his Sons No.6 The Fox and the Mask No.7 The Lark and her Young Ones No.8 The Fox and the Wolf No.9 The Wolf and the Kid No.10 The Two Loaded Asses No.11 The Horse and the Ass No.12 The Stag Looking into the Water No.13 The Tortoise and the Eagle No.14 The Old Hound No.15 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse No.16 The Fox and the Goat No.17 The Jackdaw and the Pigeons No.19 The Wolf and the Shepherds ×2 No.20 The Miller His Son and the Ass No.21 The Fox and the Crow No.22 The Ass in the Lion's Skin No.23 The Wind and the Sun From the series of 25 issued by Gallaher: No.11 The Wolf and the Crane No.15 The Fox and the Mask No.20 The Cock and the Jewel No.21 The Countryman and the Viper Externally very smart. Slight bumping to extremities of the cards. The cards are protected in a plastic case. One of the two cards No.19 has a very small closed tear to the corner. The paper is bright and clean with one or two slight handling marks to the odd card. Near Fine Typhoo Tea Ltd; Gallaher unknown
1928réf. 1025G42London: Ernest Benn Limited 1928 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Marcus Gheeraerts. A first edition copy of this illustrated English translation of twenty four of Aesop's fables. The first edition. In the publisher's original purple cloth binding. Twenty-four of Aesop's Fables a collection credited to Aesop a slave and storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Translated to English by Sir Roger l'Estrange an English pamphleteer author courtier and press censor of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Illustrated throughout from the etchings of Marcus Gheeraets the elder a Flemish painter draughtsman print designer of the sixteenth century. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally fading to spine with bumping to the head and tail. Odd mark to rear board. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Ernest Benn Limited hardcover
1975réf. 006539London: Paddington Press. A reprint of the 1818 edition with a new intro by Michael Marqusee. Attractive half-leather binding with marbled boards and matching endpapers. Without dustwrapper as issued . Fine. Hardcover. 1st thus. 1975. Paddington Press hardcover
1924réf. 962H14New York: John Martin's Book House 1924. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". George L. Carlson; W. Fletcher White. A charming copy of Aesop's classic fables accompanied by striking illustrations by George Leonard Carlson. In the publisher's original illustrated cloth binding.With 91 pages of wood engraved illustrations and decorations by George Leonard Carlson in his distinctive black-and-red silhouette-style. Collated complete.There are 39 fables in this work 15 of which are rewritten in verse to appeal to younger readers. Fables include: "The Stag at the Spring" "The Fox and the Grapes" "Sympathy" "The Field of Treasure" "Spilt Milk" "The Dog and his Shadow" "The Hare and the Tortoise" "The Lion and the Mouse" "The Cock and the Fox" "The Miser" and "The Cat and the Mice" to name a few.George Leonard Carlson 1887 - 1962 was an accomplished illustrator and artist with a prestigious portfolio of works perhaps the most famous being the dust jacket for Gone with the Wind. He is cited by Harlan Ellison as a "cartoonist of the absurd on a par with Winsor McCay Geo. McManus Rube Goldberg or Bill Holman." In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart. Slight rubbing to boards extremities and spine resulting in minor loss to illustrations and cloth. Small hole at tail of spine. Small spot of discolouration at head of spine. The odd handling mark to boards. Small closed tear at joint of front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned but generally bright and clean otherwise. Previous owner's inscription to half-title "To Joe from Grandmother Bartley 1939". Minor offsetting to pages from illustrations. One or two handling marks and the odd spot. Very Good Indeed John Martin's Book House hardcover
réf. 0898440874.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
