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1887rif. 962Z19London: Frederick Warne and Co c1887. Cloth. Fine. 7.5" by 5". None stated. A strikingly bound copy of Aesop's fables with charming illustrations throughout bound by Eric Sweet with moire cloth panels and a cloth chemise and slipcase. A new edition. Part of the 'Chandos Classics' series. 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.Illustrated with one hundred and ten monochrome illustrations including a frontispiece and an illustrated title page. A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition has been translated by Samuel Croxall and Sir Roger L'Estrange and contains George Fyler Townsend's and L. Valentine's 'new applications morals etc'. Bound in cloth with moire cloth panels endpapers and blanks renewed with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Bound in cloth with moire cloth panels endpapers and blanks renewed with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely. The chemise is lovely and the slip excellent with light damp staining to the head. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd minor spot only. Light owner's stamp to the title page. Fine Frederick Warne and Co hardcover
1857rif. 73231London: W Kent & Co 1857. 4to.Illustrated. First edition. 47 pp. Half green morocco over decorative embossed boards with raised bands silver lettering and decoration to spine; marbled edges and endpapers. Firm binding with light rubbing to extremities and a few small black spots to morocco. Finger marks and light foxing/stains inside; two small tears to one of leaves. This is the less common edition with hand-coloured plates. Illustrations designed and drawn on wood by Charles H. Bennett and engraved by Swain. . Very Good. Half Morocco. First Edition. 1857. W Kent & Co [1857] unknown
1833rif. 11575Printed by and for Henry Mozley and Sons. Derby 1833. Reprint Croxall edition. 12mo. 6.4 x 4.2 inches. Fully illustrated throughout with frontis engraved title page and 196 wood engravings the artist unknown. Bound in contemporary half brown calf leather. Spine with five raised bands each with vertical gilt lines. Compartments double ruled decorated and lettered in gilt. Burgundy title label gilt. Brown cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Armorial bookplate to the front pastedown endpaper. Some rubbing to edges and corners a bit bumped but still an attractive binding. Overall a very good copy. Printed by and for Henry Mozley and Sons. Derby 1833 hardcover
1909rif. 77748London: Hodder and Stoughton 1909. 4to.Illustrated. xvi 152 pp. 23 tipped-in colour plates by Edward J. Detmold complete. Later issue cloth binding with red decoration and green lettering to boards and gilt lettering to spine. Rubbing and a few light marks to boards and corners with wear around spine ends. Scattered foxing. Good to VG. 27cms tall. . Good. Decorative Cloth. 1909. Hodder and Stoughton [1909] hardcover
1976rif. 001828London: Scolar Press 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies this copy No.59. 4to pp6 of the introduction and pp292 of the fables themselves and the b/w woodcuts reproduced in facsimile from the copy in the Royal Library Windsor Castle. Hardcover no dust jacket. Binding of heavy raw linen with black stamped titles to brown morocco label on spine in near fine condition with a tiny bit of bobbling to the linen. Inside in excellent near fine condition. An excellent copy of this facsimile published for the Caxton quincentenary of Aesop's Fables one of the most popular books of the early years of printing. Caxton's edition of his own translation from the French was the first in English. Scarce Scolar Press hardcover
rif. CA04B-00163John Conrad. Collectible - Acceptable. Philadelphia: John Conrad 1802. 16mo Hardcover. Leather with gilt lines on spine. 155pp. Latin & English. Fair book. Covers scuffed rubbed edgeworn and corners bumped. Hinges cracked missing a piece of top and bottom of spine. Bookplate on front pastedown. Owner's name in black ink on front free endpaper. Pages toned soiled and stained from numerous flowers laid in effecting readability of the text. Fore-edge slightly dampstained. Owner's name on rear pastedown. In polypropylene bag. aesop classics ancient greek Inquire if you need further information. John Conrad hardcover
1963rif. 88949Milano: Ed. Ristampe anastatiche 1963. In-folio cm. 33 cc. 168. Con moltissime illustrazioni nel testo. Bella legatura coeva in piena pergamena con unghie e titoli in oro su doppio tassello. Perfetto stato di conservazione. Bella ristampa a cura di Carlo Zuccchetti impressa su carta distinta in edizione limitata di 300 esemplari numerati ns. n. 247. Ed. Ristampe anastatiche unknown
1954rif. 374173New York: Museum of Modern Art 1954. No. 182 of 975 numbered copies of an edition of 1000 signed by Frasconi Wescott and the printer Joseph Blumenthal. Linoleum blocks by Antonio Frasconi. Printed by Joseph Blumenthal in Emerson type at the Spiral Press. Original pictorial paper-covered boards red cloth spine a fine copy in labeled card slipcase missing glassine book cover. No. 182 of 975 numbered copies of an edition of 1000 signed by Frasconi Wescott and the printer Joseph Blumenthal. Linoleum blocks by Antonio Frasconi. Printed by Joseph Blumenthal in Emerson type at the Spiral Press. As stated on the colophon: "This book the first of a series of limited editions to be published by The Museum of Modern Art under the direction of Monroe Wheeler has been designed and printed by Joseph Blumenthal at The Spiral Press New York.". The Artist and the Book 111. A Century of Artists Books p.121 Museum of Modern Art unknown
1954rif. 374173New York: Museum of Modern Art 1954. No. 182 of 975 numbered copies of an edition of 1000 signed by Frasconi Wescott and the printer Joseph Blumenthal. Linoleum blocks by Antonio Frasconi. Printed by Joseph Blumenthal in Emerson type at the Spiral Press. Original pictorial paper-covered boards red cloth spine a fine copy in labeled card slipcase missing glassine book cover. No. 182 of 975 numbered copies of an edition of 1000 signed by Frasconi Wescott and the printer Joseph Blumenthal. Linoleum blocks by Antonio Frasconi. Printed by Joseph Blumenthal in Emerson type at the Spiral Press. As stated on the colophon: "This book the first of a series of limited editions to be published by The Museum of Modern Art under the direction of Monroe Wheeler has been designed and printed by Joseph Blumenthal at The Spiral Press New York.". The Artist and the Book 111. A Century of Artists Books p.121 Museum of Modern Art unknown books
1953rif. 4447187xxix 224pp 1953 10th printing scarce dustjacket worn scuffed but complete page edges soiled a few pages bumped unmarked. William Heinemann hardcover
1887rif. 303211London: Routledge 1887. hardcover. very good. Edmund Evans. Engraved and colored by Edmund Evans. Many charming color plates. Slim square 8vo 7-1/4 x 7-3/4 inches. Glazed pictorial boards edges rough and covers somewhat scratched green cloth spine. London: Routledge 1887. A very good copy internally clean but for some foxing on first and last several pages. Routledge unknown
1887rif. 303211London: Routledge 1887. hardcover. very good. Edmund Evans. Engraved and colored by Edmund Evans. Many charming color plates. Slim square 8vo 7-1/4 x 7-3/4 inches. Glazed pictorial boards edges rough and covers somewhat scratched green cloth spine. London: Routledge 1887. A very good copy internally clean but for some foxing on first and last several pages. Routledge unknown books
1570rif. 207371570 Lugduni Apud Ioannem Tornaesium (Jean de Tournes), 1570, in-16 de 410-(6) pp. d'index in fine, imprimé sur 2 colonnes, reliure ancienne dos velin recouverte de papier bleu à l'éponge du début du XIXe siècle, tampon d'une bibliothèque jésuite sur la page de titre et noms de propriétaires manuscrits à l'encre brune, débroché, feuillet des pages 151-152 manquant, déchirure et manque en haut du feuillet des pages 153-154 avec manque de texte à la page 153 et petit manque en haut de la gravure de la page 154.
rif. c6718Coppenhague , chez Veuve G. C. Rothen, 1757 ; 1 volume petit in-8°, demi-basane brune à coins, dos à nerfs cernés de filets de dorés, petits fleurons dorés aux entre-nerfs, titre doré sur étiquette ocre, tranches rouges ( reliure vers 1800) ; 477pp., ( 9)pp. Titre imprimé en noir et rouge et 61 gravures hors texte. Cette édition est illustrée de la suite du graveur berlinois G.P.Busch, elle comprend au total 61 gravures : 1 frontispice ( peut-être par J. M. Stock), 1 planche renfermant 6 scènes et 59 planches avec 2 fables chacune par Busch ( Cf Benézit pour les deux graveurs).Cette traduction par Jean-Baptiste Morvan de Bellegarde renferme en Introduction la vie d'Esope par Planude, et en plus des Fables d'Esope, celles de Philelphe, Gabrias, Avienus ainsi que les contes d'Esope.
1984rif. 64156Un des 77 exemplaires sur vélin à la Cuve des Papeteries d'Arches (n° 8), 1 vol. in-4 en feuilles sous double emboîtage, chemise et étui sous papier imitation bois clair, couv. papier Madagascar beige, dos en bois, Aux dépens des soixante-dix-sept Bibliophiles, s.l., 110 pp.
1797rif. 12471Paris, Dugour, An VI. [1797]. 1 vol. in-12. Basane d'époque, dos à faux-nerfs orné de fleurons et fleurs-de-lys dorés, pièce de titre manquante.
rif. 173Paris, Furne et Cie, 1842-1843. 2 volumes in-8 (235 x 160 mm), reliure de l'époque en demi-maroquin vert, dos orné de filets dorés, plats de percaline verte ornée d'un filet d'encadrement dorés. 240 ILLUSTRATIONS DE J.J. GRANVILLE gravées par les meilleurs artistes du temps. Les hors-textes sont légendés en semi-gothique. Avec une vie d'Ésope.
rif. 18229Paris A l'Emblème du Secrétaire 1941 in 4 (33x24,5) Un volume broché, en faux-feuillets sous couverture à rabats illustrée, 88 pages [1], chemise et étui de l'éditeur. Ouvrage illustré de vingt gravures de André Collot. Tirage limité à 225 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci un des 170 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin d'Arches à la forme, comprenant une suite de composition des départs (en 2 tons). Très bel exemplaire (photographies sur demande)
1955rif. 041168New York: The Museum Of Modern Art 1955. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Slipcase. Red Cloth Gilt Over Decorative Paper Covered Boards. #528 Of 975 Numbered Copies And 25 Lettered Copies All Signed By Frasconi Westcott And Blumenthal. Near Fine Slight Fading To Spine Cloth Gilt Still Brilliant; Pencil Ownership Signature Of Paco Lagerstrom Dated March 1955 And Small Ownership Label Of Anton Roshko. In The Original Black Slipcase With Cover Label Printed In Red And Black; Slipcase With Rubbing All Along Right Top And Bottom Open Edges 1/4" Splits Along Two Bottom Open Corners And Tiny Frays At Corners Of The Closed End. Paco Axel Lagerstrom 1914 - 1989 Was An Applied Mathematician And Aeronautical Engineer. He Was Trained Formally In Mathematics But Worked For Much Of His Career In Aeronautical Applications. He Was Known For Work In Applying The Method Of Asymptotic Expansion To Fluid Mechanics Problems.3 Several Of His Works Have Become Classics Including "Matched Asymptotic Expansions: Ideas And Techniques". In 1946 Lagerstrom Was Recruited By Hans Liepmann To The Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory At Caltech.5 He Was Later Promoted To Professor Of Aeronautics In 1952 And Professor Of Applied Mathematics In 1967 Having Departed Only Briefly To The University Of Paris In 1960-1961 As Visiting Professor On A Guggenheim Fellowship. His Book "Laminar Flow Theory" Initially Published In 1964 In The Theory Of Laminar Flows Edited By F.K.Moore Is Still Considered As The Standard Textbook For Fluid Mechanics. Anatol Roshko 1923-2017 Was The Theodore Von Kármán Professor Of Aeronautics Emeritus At The California Institute Of Technology Pasadena Ca. Roshko Is Known For His Contributions To Gas Dynamics. He Along With H. W. Liepmann Is The Co-Author Of The Widely Used Textbook "Elements Of Gasdynamics". He Has Made Research Contributions To Problems Of Separated Flow; Bluff-Body Aerodynamics; Structure Of Turbulent Shear Flow. He Completed His Undergraduate Education At The University Of Alberta With A B.Sc. Degree In Engineering Physics In 1945 Received The M.Sc. Degree From Caltech In 1947 And The Ph.D. In 1952. Most Of His Academic Career Has Been At Caltech Where He Was The Theodore Von Karman Professor Of Aeronautics Emeritus At The Time Of His Death. He Was Also A Member Of The National Academy Of Engineering; A Fellow Of The American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics The American Physical Society The American Academy Of Arts And Sciences And An Honorary Fellow Of The Indian Academy Of Sciences. Roshko Received Fluid Dynamics Prize By The American Physical Society Aps In 1987. He Was Also Awarded The Timoshenko Medal In 1999. In Fluid Mechanics The Roshko Number Ro Is A Dimensionless Number Describing Oscillating Flow Mechanisms. The Museum Of Modern Art hardcover
1875rif. 962F15London; Stockholm: Cassell Petter and Galpin; Familj-Journalens Boktryckeri-Aktiebolag 1875 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 12" by 9". Enerst Griset. A charming collection of two editions of Aesop's fables both featuring the striking illustrations of painter and illustrator Ernest Griset. Present here are two 1875 editions of Aesop's works both of which are illustrated by Ernest Griset.The first of these volumes is the scarce 1875 edition 'Aesopiska Fabler' the first Swedish language edition to feature Griset's illustrations with the text drawn from the editions of Binder Lafontaine Rundell etc.Illustrated with a frontispiece thirty plates and further vignette illustrations all the work of Griset. Collated complete.Also present is the 1875 second edition of J. B. Rundell's 'revised and re-written' edition of the fables illustrated with a frontispiece thirty-one plates and numerous further vignette illustrations from Griset. Collated complete.Contemporary inscription to front free endpaper of Swedish edition and to title page head of English edition.Both volumes are rebacked with original boards restored and back strip laid down retaining the original endpapers. Both volumes are housed in a clamshell box. 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. Rebacked in the publisher's original cloth bindings with back strip laid down retaining the original boards and endpapers. Externally bright with instances of rubbing to board perimeters. In a fine clamshell case. Inscription to front free endpaper of Swedish volume and to title page head of English volume. Internally firmly bound. Leaves of English language volume bright with only the odd spot and with pages of Swedish volume lightly age toned but clean. Very Good Indeed Cassell, Petter and Galpin; Familj-Journalens Boktryckeri-Aktiebolag hardcover
1933rif. 9026593New York: Limited Editions Cub 1933. Hardcover. fine. Samuel Croxall's translation with a bibliographical note by Victor Scholderer. With forty six Florentine woodcuts reproduced from a rare sixteenth century Aesop in the library of Wilfred Merton and redrawn by Rogers. One of 1500 numbered copies designed by Bruce Rogers and signed by him printed by John Johnson at the University Press Oxford.Bound in quarter vellum and marbled paper boards. Slipcase worn at the edges. Former owner's bookplate. Publisher's informational postcard laid in. Limited Editions Cub hardcover
1933rif. 9026593New York: Limited Editions Cub 1933. Hardcover. fine. Samuel Croxall's translation with a bibliographical note by Victor Scholderer. With forty six Florentine woodcuts reproduced from a rare sixteenth century Aesop in the library of Wilfred Merton and redrawn by Rogers. One of 1500 numbered copies designed by Bruce Rogers and signed by him printed by John Johnson at the University Press Oxford.Bound in quarter vellum and marbled paper boards. Slipcase worn at the edges. Former owner's bookplate. Publisher's informational postcard laid in. Limited Editions Cub hardcover books
rif. 46263o. Angaben 1967. 4° 29 x 15.5 cm 80 S. 36 Orig.-Holzschnitte als Vollbilder Brosch. m. OU u. Transparent-OU Tadellos. EA. Ex. Nr. 38 von insgesamt 200 Exempl. = 6. Angelus-Druck. Vom Künstler im Impressum signiert. Gestaltung von Max Caflisch. 010 o. Angaben, 1967 unknown
1993rif. 207278Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1993. Eliot Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded bottom and side edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; The Harvard Classics. Easton Press hardcover
1791rif. 013739Mitriti: Apud Hilarium Santos 1791. Red leather spine label. Spine floral designs in gilt. Old marbled endpapers. Title-page with illustration. All edges red. Spine extremities worn as are corners. Writing in a very old hand on title-page with small area of brown spotting. See photo. Text is quite clean with occasional brown spots. 88 illustrations through the text indexed at the conclusion. 324pp. index. A rather elusive edition of Aesop's Fables published in Madrid text in Latin. Not listed in OCLC or APBC. We have seen a 1788 Madrid edition with same number of plates but a different publisher. This edition was mentioned in Blake's "Ninth Catalogue of Second-hand Books" on p.312. . Later Edition. Full Mottled Calf. General Moderate Wear/No Jacket. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". Apud Hilarium Santos Hardcover
