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1713Best.-Nr. mon0000128509Tiguri Davidis Gessneri 1713. Leather. Good. in x in x in. 6.25"". 149pp3pp inscriptions. Red stained cut edges. Rubbing to the half leather boards with marble pastedowns. Hinges holding but loose. Name dated 1817 on ffep. Some ghosting from a previous protective cover. Frontis present but mostly ripped at gutter. Someone attempted a repair on this tear with glue at some point - a bit of foxing from it. The spine title is missing. An inch at the head of the spine is lost showing German gothic scrap. Tiguri Davidis Gessneri hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1293754277.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. S17O-00702Henry Holt & Co. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 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. Henry Holt & Co unknown
Best.-Nr. E17C-01142Mulberry Books. 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. Mulberry Books unknown
2002Best.-Nr. SBBI-mon0000127829Award Publications Ltd 2002. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Award Publications Ltd paperback
1905Best.-Nr. 962T70London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. c1905. Cloth. Very Good. 13" by 9.5". Not Stated. A very scarce edition of illustrated fables attributed to Aesop bound in untearable linen. Very scarce edition bound in untearable linen. Illustrated with fourteen images twelve of which are in full colour. 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 contains: The Lion and the Mouse The Wolf and the Lamb The Hare and the Tortoise The Quack Frog and The Dog and the Shadow amongst others. In the original quarter linen binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally smart with light wear to the extremities and minor discolouration. Hinges starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities. Very Good Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. hardcover
1887Best.-Nr. 962F17London: Macmillan & Co 1887 . Leather. Near Fine. 12" by 9.5". Randolph Caldecott. A beautiful edition of Aesop's fables delightfully illustrated in colour by Randolph Caldecott and in a vibrant quarter morocco binding by Eric Sweet. This edition was first published in 1883.With vignette colour illustrations throughout by British artist and illustrator Randolph Caldecott a celebrated children's illustrator.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare" "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance honesty and hard work. The leaves of this volume have been washed.Bound by Eric Sweet in 2002 in a morocco backed marbled paper covered boards by Eric Sweet with endpapers renewed and housed in a cloth covered clamshell.Eric Sweet was a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. Rebound in morocco backed marbled paper covered boards by Eric Sweet with endpapers renewed. Housed in a cloth covered clamshell case. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages exceptionally bright with instances of handling marks to page perimeters and the odd spot. Small closed tear to tail of one leaf. Near Fine Macmillan & Co hardcover
1906Best.-Nr. 962P31London: T. C. & E. C. Jack; E. P. Dutton & Co c1906. Cloth. Good. 6" by 5"; 6.5" by 5"; 7" by 5.5". S. R. Praeger; Percy J. Billinghurst. A scarce curated set of Edwardian adaptations of Aesop for children colourfully illustrated in a custom clamshell. A curated set of three scarce Edwardian renditions of Aesop presented together in a custom cloth clamshell made by Eric Sweet in April 2008. Clamshell is in a fine condition.All in this set have been "told to the children" by Lena Dalkeith Jeanne D'Orge an American poet artist and patron of the arts.Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables generally attributed to the Ancient Greek storyteller Aesop who lived around 620 BCE-564 BCE. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life following adventures of many different creatures.This set includes:'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' two copies of variant bindings. Illustrated by S. R. Praeger. Both are illustrated with a colour frontispiece and twenty-three plates. Collated complete.'Beasts Shown to the Children' illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and forty-seven colour plates. Collated complete.All edited by Louey Chisholm. All volumes are undated dated from Jisc from copied held at the British Library.Bound by Eric Sweet a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. Two volumes are in the original publisher's cloth binding the third is in the original publisher's paper covered boards in a custom cloth clamshell by Eric Sweet. Externally generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. The cloth bound 'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' is a little worn and discoloured with marks and rubbing spine is faded. The paper covered bound 'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' is a little rubbed with some marks spine is faded with small tears and loss to the joints with an ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Marks to the rear board of 'Beasts Shown to the Children' with a small amount of cockling to the tail of the front board front hinge is starting but firm. Internally the cloth bound 'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' is firmly bound paper covered bound 'Aesop's Fables Told to the Children' and 'Beasts Shown to the Children' are generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Good T. C. & E. C. Jack; E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
1874Best.-Nr. 963T26London: Frederick Warne and Co. 1874. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. A smartly bound illustrated collection of the fables attributed to Aesop translated by Samuel Croxall. Illustrated throughout with eighty original images. 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. Translated by Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. With new applications and morals from George Fyler Townsend the British translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables. Dated from the British Library. Bound in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally very smart with light sunning to the extremities and the odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages have been washed and are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good Indeed Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 963H12Unknown: Joie Inc. 1991. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 6.5" by 7". Shogo Hirata. Eight vibrantly illustrated volumes of Aesop"s Fables skillfully rebound into a single volume. Rebound in brown cloth with charming gilt star decoration.This edition comprises eight volumes each containing a selection of fables by Shogo Hirata published in 1991 by Joie Inc. in the UK. First UK edition. First edition thus.These volumes have been bound into a single volume by Eric Sweet.These volumes consist of:A Mouse's Gratitude The Foolish Tiger & the Foolish Leopard Outsmarting the Cat.A Crow in Borrowed Feathers The Boy Who Cried Wolf.A Greedy Dog The Gold Axe and the Silver Axe.A Mouse's Wedding A Fox and Grapes An Ant and a Dove.A Cowardly Bat A Donkey and a Foolish Wolf A Crow that was Tricked.Country Mouse and Town Mouse The Money King.The Hare and the Tortoise A Foolish Miller and his Donkey.Ants and Grasshoppers Three Oxen and a Lion.Each work features numerous vibrant full-page and in-text illustrations from Shogo Hirata a Japanese illustrator renowned for his adaptations of classic fairy tales and fables.Bound by Eric Sweet a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. Rebound in brown cloth. Externally lovely. One or two very faint handling marks to boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The odd spot close to fore edge. Near Fine Joie, Inc. hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 600651New York: Golden Press 1967. First Edition Thus; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Bumping on spine crown and heel. Shelfwear on both panels.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Golden Press hardcover
1989Best.-Nr. Q-0810915421Harry N Abrams Inc 1989-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harry N Abrams Inc hardcover
1773Best.-Nr. 9359London: Printed for J Dodsley 1773. In very good condition. The 1773 New Edition with a full page frontispiece by C Grignion and seven interesting full page illustrated plates throughout. Includes Fables Book I From the Ancients; Fables Book II From the Moderns; Fables Book III. Newly Invented. Brown calf boards in good condition lightly worn as expected and a little bumped to corners. Six panelled spine lined in gilt. Partial loss to spine label spine top and tail a little worn. Endpapers clean front and rear. Decorative chapter ending vignettes. Bookplate to front pastedown displays the Pitt family coat of arms in the name of Thomas Pitt. With provenance to the library of the Windle family who have lived in the Colne and Bradford areas of Yorkshire. 204 pp. plus index. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1773 Printed for J Dodsley hardcover
Best.-Nr. 110884Baldwin Cradock and Joy. London. 1823. Baldwin Cradock and Joy. 1823. Second edition. Small slim 8vo hardback. iv 127pp. Engraved frontis. displaying Aesop's trial with the animals including a large elephant. 70 detailed oval engraved vignettes to 35 pages. Quarter red roan gilt rebacked in matching red calf. Marbled boards.Corners rubbed and worn. Pages browned and occasionally foxed. Illustrations attractively off-set to opposing page. Lovely old gift inscription dated 1825. A very attractive volume. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 605393London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1878. In-8, rel. de l'ép. demi-basane alezan, dos lisse, double filet doré en tête et en queue, titre doré, plats en perc. chocolat, tête dorée; XL-312 pp., portrait de l'auteur au front., une gravure h.-t. sous serpente encadrée d'un filet rouge en exergue, très nb. gravures, bandeaux, culs-de-lampe in-t. sur bois originales de Thomas Bewick, la préface de 1871 est illustrée par Edwin Pearson, filet noir encadrant le texte en anglais, index.
Best.-Nr. 11611 Relié, cartonnage d'édition illustré, quelques défauts d'usure. 15,5 x 11 cm, 94-[2] p., 3 pl. h.-t. Stuttgart, Verlag von Wilhelm Nitzschke, s.d. [c. 1890].
Best.-Nr. 11611 Relié, cartonnage d'édition illustré, quelques défauts d'usure. 15,5 x 11 cm, 94-[2] p., 3 pl. h.-t. Stuttgart, Verlag von Wilhelm Nitzschke, s.d. [c. 1890].
Best.-Nr. 4723Avec un nouveau commentaire littéraire et grammatical par Charles NODIER troisième édition revue,corrigée,augmentée et ornée de 12 gravures.2 tomes en 2 volumes in 8 demi-cuir rouge,titre tomaison fers en long dorés.Tome 1 faux-titre, titre,frontispice par BERGERET,gravé par PIGEOT,sous serpente.Titre,LVIII,305 pages.Tomes 2 faux-titre, frontispice par BERGERET gravé par PAUQUET père.Titre,486 pages, tranches rouges 12 jolies gravures hors-texte par BERGERET,sous serpentes y compris les frontispices.Gravées par PAUQUET père,DUPARC,et autres.Emler frères libaires 1828 rousseurs légères et éparse.Déchirure de manipulation en marge extérieure des pages 155 à 160.Les dos d’origine, ont été recollés(semble-t-il)sur une reliure plus récente-restauration ancienne) Bon état d’ensemble
1984Best.-Nr. Q-1850070458Godfrey Cave Associates Ltd / Omega Books Ltd 1984. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Godfrey Cave Associates Ltd / Omega Books Ltd hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0900707054.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1780Best.-Nr. 292690Basiliae.: Johann Schweighauser. 1780. Contemporary quarter plain vellum over plain boards. Good covers worn and soiled lacks the ffep contents very good. Small 8vo. 16.5x10 cm. Greek and Latin text on facing pages. weight: 0.7 lb. Engraved vignette on title page. Johann Schweighauser. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0141198052.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 1558589880.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 13723AESOP'S FABLES SAMUEL CROXALL'S TRANSLATION WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE BY VICTOR SCHOLDERER AND NUMEROUS FACSIMILES OF FLORENTINE WOODCUTS Limited Editions Club 1933 first edition thus a tight vg copy with t.p.e.'s in gold-gilt. Profusely illustrated. 1/1500 copies SIGNED by designer Bruce Rogers. Limited Editions Club unknown
1992Best.-Nr. Q-0679417907Everyman's Library 1992-11-03. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Everyman's Library hardcover
