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1805rif. ABC_45450Lyon: J. Ayné 1805. Half vellum over boards covered with marbled paper. spine with red title label lettered in gold green painted edges. 12mo. With a full-page woodcut portrait 100 x 68 mm. of Aesop woodcut vignette a fisherman on the titles and 225 woodcuts ca. 38 x 66 illustrating the 225 fables; woodcut head- and tailpieces. 2 parts in 1 volume. Augmented nicely illustrated re-edition of the editions of 1764 and 1787 printed by Richard Lallemant in Rouen Bodemann 113.1-2; see also the re-editions: nrs. 57 and 60. As in these editions also in our edition there are the 225 fables of Aesop in French prose with the quatrains by the French writer and dramaturge Isaac Benserade 1612-1691. All the fables are illustrated by a woodcut rather rudely after the series of Bernard Salomon and Marcus Gheeraerts. The Vie dEsop is not illustrated. Library stamp on first fly-leaf.l Cf. Bodemann 113.1-2. J. Ayné, hardcover
rif. 119305A Paris, chez Tardieu Denesle, [sans date], deux parties en 1 volume in-4, 145 pages (1-16 (frontispice, page de titre, Vie d'Esope); 17-145 (Fables)), complet. Reliure XIXe, bradel plein papier moiré vert, dos long, titre doré sur pièce de cuir rouge, gardes marbrées. Reliure frottée, avec de petits manques de papier, des rousseurs, sinon bon état, fraîcheur des vignettes en taille-douce.
1987cofanetto cartonato formato 36X25,5 contenente un volume in brossura con sovraccoperta piegata a busta. Pagine 46 + una piegata contenente una acquaforte numerata e firmata da Paladino. Tiratura in 150 esemplari numerati e firmati su carta Hahnemule (103). Copia in perfetto stato di conservazione
2020rif. 54174Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 2020. First edition thus. 1/1200. Quarto 11-1/2" x 8-3/4". Full dark green leather accented in red & gilt. A.e.g. Housed in publisher's green cloth slipcase with a gilt reproduction of the 1912 title page on front cover. Illustrated with Arthur Rackham's 13 tipped-in watercolor plates and 51 black & white drawings. Presented as they were in the rare limited first edition of 1912. A fine as new copy now out-of-print still in the Easton Press' original shrinkwrap and shipping carton. "The beloved fables of the wise ancient Greek storyteller Aesop come to vivid life in the extraordinary illustrations of England's great illustrator Arthur Rackham." Publisher Contents: The Fox and The Grapes -- The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs -- The Cat and The Mice -- The Mischievous Dog -- The Charcoal-Burner and The Fuller -- The Mice in Council -- The Bat and The Weasels -- The Dog and The Sow -- The Fox and The Crow -- The Horse and The Groom -- The Wolf and The Lamb -- The Peacock and The Crane -- The Cat and The Birds -- The Spendthrift and The Swallow -- The Old Woman and The Doctor -- The Moon and Her Mother -- Mercury and The Woodman -- The Ass The Fox and The Lion -- The Lion and The Mouse -- The Crow and The Pitcher -- The Boys and The Frogs -- The North Wind and The Sun -- The Mistress and Her Servants -- The Goods and The Ills -- The Hares and The Frogs -- The Fox and The Stork -- The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing -- The Stag in The Ox-Stall -- The Milkmaid and Her Pail -- The Dolphins The Whales and The Sprat -- The Fox and The Monkey -- The Ass and The Lap-Dog -- The Fir-Tree and The Bramble -- The frogs' Complaint Against The Sun -- The Dog The Cock and The Fox -- The Gnat and The Bull -- The Bear and The Travellers -- The Slave and The Lion -- The Flea and The Man -- The Bee and Jupiter -- The Oak and The Reeds -- The Blind Man and The Cub -- The Boy and The Snails -- The Apes and The Two Travellers -- The Ass and His Burdens -- The Shepherd's Boy and The Wolf -- The Fox and The Goat -- The Fisherman and The Sprat -- The Boasting Traveller -- The Crab and His Mother -- The Ass and His Shadow -- The Farmer and His Sons -- The Dog and The Cook -- The Monkey As King -- The Thieves and The Cock -- The Farmer and Fortune -- Jupiter and The Monkey -- Father and Sons -- The Lamp -- The Owl and The Birds -- The Ass in The Lion's Skin -- The She-Goats and Their Beards -- The Old Lion -- The Boy Bathing -- The Quack Frog -- The Swollen Fox -- The Mouse The Frog and The Hawk -- The Boy and The Nettles -- The Peasant and The Apple-Tree -- The Jackdaw and The Pigeons -- Jupiter and The Tortoise -- The Dog in The Manger -- The Two Bags -- The Oxen and The Axletrees -- The Boy and The Filberts -- The Frogs Asking for a King -- The Olive-Tree and The Fig-Tree -- The Lion and The Boar -- The Walnut-Tree -- The Man and The Lion -- The Tortoise and The Eagle -- The Kid on The Housetop -- The Fox Without a Tail -- The Vain Jackdaw -- The Traveller and His Dog -- The Shipwrecked Man and The Sea -- The Wild Boar and The Fox -- Mercury and The Sculptor -- The Fawn and His Mother -- The Fox and The Lion -- The Eagle and His Captor -- The Blacksmith and His Dog -- The Stag at The Pool -- The Dog and The Shadow -- Mercury and The Tradesmen -- The Mice and The Weasels -- The Peacock and Juno -- The Bear and The Fox -- The Ass and The Old Peasant -- The Ox and The Frog -- The Man and The Image -- Hercules and The Waggoner -- The Pomegranate The Apple-Tree and The Bramble -- The Lion The Bear and The Fox -- The Blackamoor -- The Two Soldiers and The Robber -- The Lion and The Wild Ass -- The Man and The Satyr -- The Image-Seller -- The Eagle and The Arrow -- Cont'd. The Rich Man and The Tanner -- The Wolf The Mother and Her Child -- The Old Woman and The Wine-Jar -- The Lioness and The vixen -- The Viper and The File -- The Cat and The cock -- The Hare and The Tortoise -- The Soldier and His Horse -- The Oxen and The Butchers -- The Wolf and The Lion -- The Sheep The Wolf and The Stag -- The Lion and The Three Bulls -- The Horse and His Rider -- The Goat and The Vine -- The Two Pots -- The Old Hound -- The Clown and The Countryman -- The Lark and The Farmer -- The Lion and The Ass -- The Prophet -- The Hound and The Hare -- The Lion The Mouse and The Fox -- The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner -- The Wolf and The Crane -- The Eagle The Cat and The Wild Sow -- The Wolf and The Sheep -- The Tunny-Fish and The Dolphin -- The Three Tradesmen -- The Mouse and The Bull -- The Hare and The Hound -- The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse -- The Lion and The Bull -- The Wolf The Fox and The Ape -- The Eagle and The Cocks -- The Escaped Jackdaw -- The Farmer and The Fox -- Venus and The Cat -- The Crow and The Swan -- The Stag With One Eye -- The Fly and The Draught-Mule -- The Cock and The Jewel -- The Wolf and The Shepherd -- The Farmer and The Stork -- The Charger and The Miller -- The Grasshopper and The Owl -- The Grasshopper and The Ants -- The Farmer and The Viper -- The Two Frogs -- The Cobbler Turned Doctor -- The Ass The Cock and The Lion -- The Belly and The Members -- The Bald Man and The Fly -- The Ass and The Wolf -- The Monkey and The Camel -- The Sick Man and The Doctor -- The Travellers and The Plane-Tree -- The Flea and The Ox -- The Birds The Beasts and The Bat -- The Man and His Two Sweethearts -- The Eagle The Jackdaw and The Shepherd -- The Wolf and The Boy -- The Miller His Son and Their Ass -- The Stag and The Vine -- The Lamb Chased By A Wolf -- The Archer and The Lion -- The Wolf and The Goat -- The Sick Stag -- The Ass and The Mule -- Brother and Sister -- The Heifer and The Ox -- The Kingdom of The Lion -- The Ass and His Driver -- The Lion and The Hare -- The Wolves and The Dogs -- The Bull and The Calf -- The Trees and The Axe -- The Astronomer -- The Labourer and The Snake -- The Cage-Bird and The Bat -- The Ass and His Purchaser -- The Kid and The Wolf -- The Debtor and His Sow -- The Bald Huntsman -- The Herdsman and The Lost Bull -- The Mule -- The Hound and The Fox -- The Father and His Daughters -- The Thief and The Innkeeper -- The Pack-Ass and The Wild Ass -- The Ass and His Masters -- The Pack-Ass The Wild Ass and The Lion -- The Ant -- The Frogs and The Well -- The Crab and The Fox -- The Fox and The Grasshopper -- The Farmer His Boy and The Rooks -- The Ass and The Dog -- The Ass Carrying The Image -- The Athenian and The Theban -- The Goatherd and The Goat -- The Sheep and The Dog -- The Shepherd and The Wolf -- The Lion Jupiter and The Elephant -- The Pig and The Sheep -- The Gardener and His Dog -- The Rivers and The Sea -- The Lion in Love -- The Bee-Keeper -- The Wolf and The Horse -- The Bat The Bramble and The Seagull -- The Dog and The Wolf -- The Wasp and The Snake -- The Eagle and The Beetle -- The Fowler and The Lark -- The Fisherman Piping -- Cont'd. The Weasel and The Man -- The Ploughman The Ass and The Ox -- Demades and His Fable -- The Monkey and The Dolphin -- The Crow and The Snake -- The Dogs and The Fox -- The Nightingale and The Hawk -- The Rose and The Amaranth -- The Man The Horse The Ox and The Dog – The Wolves The Sheep and The Ram -- The Swan -- The Snake and Jupiter -- The Wolf and His Shadow -- The Ploughman and The Wolf -- Mercury and The Man Bitten By An Ant -- The Wily Lion -- The Parrot and The Cat -- The Stag and The Lion -- The Impostor -- The Dogs and The Hides -- The Lion The Fox and The Ass -- The Fowler The Partridge and The Cock -- The Gnat and The Lion -- The Farmer and His Dogs -- The Eagle and The Fox -- The Butcher and His Customers -- Hercules and Minerva -- The Fox Who Served A Lion -- The Quack Doctor -- The Lion The Wolf and The Fox -- Hercules and Plutus -- The Fox and The Leopard -- The Fox and The Hedgehog -- The Crow and The Raven -- The Witch -- The Old Man and Death -- The Miser -- The Foxes and The River -- The Horse and The Stag -- The Fox and The Bramble -- The Fox and The Snake -- The Lion The Fox and The Stag -- The Man Who Lost His Spade -- The Partridge and The Fowler -- The Runaway Slave -- The Hunter and The Woodman -- The Serpent and The Eagle -- The Rogue and The Oracle -- The Horse and The Ass -- The Dog Chasing A Wolf -- Grief and His Due -- The Hawk The Kite. 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2020rif. 54174Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 2020. First edition thus. 1/1200. Quarto 11-1/2" x 8-3/4". Full dark green leather accented in red & gilt. A.e.g. Housed in publisher's green cloth slipcase with a gilt reproduction of the 1912 title page on front cover. Illustrated with Arthur Rackham's 13 tipped-in watercolor plates and 51 black & white drawings. Presented as they were in the rare limited first edition of 1912. A fine as new copy now out-of-print still in the Easton Press' original shrinkwrap and shipping carton. "The beloved fables of the wise ancient Greek storyteller Aesop come to vivid life in the extraordinary illustrations of England's great illustrator Arthur Rackham." Publisher Contents: The Fox and The Grapes -- The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs -- The Cat and The Mice -- The Mischievous Dog -- The Charcoal-Burner and The Fuller -- The Mice in Council -- The Bat and The Weasels -- The Dog and The Sow -- The Fox and The Crow -- The Horse and The Groom -- The Wolf and The Lamb -- The Peacock and The Crane -- The Cat and The Birds -- The Spendthrift and The Swallow -- The Old Woman and The Doctor -- The Moon and Her Mother -- Mercury and The Woodman -- The Ass The Fox and The Lion -- The Lion and The Mouse -- The Crow and The Pitcher -- The Boys and The Frogs -- The North Wind and The Sun -- The Mistress and Her Servants -- The Goods and The Ills -- The Hares and The Frogs -- The Fox and The Stork -- The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing -- The Stag in The Ox-Stall -- The Milkmaid and Her Pail -- The Dolphins The Whales and The Sprat -- The Fox and The Monkey -- The Ass and The Lap-Dog -- The Fir-Tree and The Bramble -- The frogs' Complaint Against The Sun -- The Dog The Cock and The Fox -- The Gnat and The Bull -- The Bear and The Travellers -- The Slave and The Lion -- The Flea and The Man -- The Bee and Jupiter -- The Oak and The Reeds -- The Blind Man and The Cub -- The Boy and The Snails -- The Apes and The Two Travellers -- The Ass and His Burdens -- The Shepherd's Boy and The Wolf -- The Fox and The Goat -- The Fisherman and The Sprat -- The Boasting Traveller -- The Crab and His Mother -- The Ass and His Shadow -- The Farmer and His Sons -- The Dog and The Cook -- The Monkey As King -- The Thieves and The Cock -- The Farmer and Fortune -- Jupiter and The Monkey -- Father and Sons -- The Lamp -- The Owl and The Birds -- The Ass in The Lion's Skin -- The She-Goats and Their Beards -- The Old Lion -- The Boy Bathing -- The Quack Frog -- The Swollen Fox -- The Mouse The Frog and The Hawk -- The Boy and The Nettles -- The Peasant and The Apple-Tree -- The Jackdaw and The Pigeons -- Jupiter and The Tortoise -- The Dog in The Manger -- The Two Bags -- The Oxen and The Axletrees -- The Boy and The Filberts -- The Frogs Asking for a King -- The Olive-Tree and The Fig-Tree -- The Lion and The Boar -- The Walnut-Tree -- The Man and The Lion -- The Tortoise and The Eagle -- The Kid on The Housetop -- The Fox Without a Tail -- The Vain Jackdaw -- The Traveller and His Dog -- The Shipwrecked Man and The Sea -- The Wild Boar and The Fox -- Mercury and The Sculptor -- The Fawn and His Mother -- The Fox and The Lion -- The Eagle and His Captor -- The Blacksmith and His Dog -- The Stag at The Pool -- The Dog and The Shadow -- Mercury and The Tradesmen -- The Mice and The Weasels -- The Peacock and Juno -- The Bear and The Fox -- The Ass and The Old Peasant -- The Ox and The Frog -- The Man and The Image -- Hercules and The Waggoner -- The Pomegranate The Apple-Tree and The Bramble -- The Lion The Bear and The Fox -- The Blackamoor -- The Two Soldiers and The Robber -- The Lion and The Wild Ass -- The Man and The Satyr -- The Image-Seller -- The Eagle and The Arrow -- Cont'd. The Rich Man and The Tanner -- The Wolf The Mother and Her Child -- The Old Woman and The Wine-Jar -- The Lioness and The vixen -- The Viper and The File -- The Cat and The cock -- The Hare and The Tortoise -- The Soldier and His Horse -- The Oxen and The Butchers -- The Wolf and The Lion -- The Sheep The Wolf and The Stag -- The Lion and The Three Bulls -- The Horse and His Rider -- The Goat and The Vine -- The Two Pots -- The Old Hound -- The Clown and The Countryman -- The Lark and The Farmer -- The Lion and The Ass -- The Prophet -- The Hound and The Hare -- The Lion The Mouse and The Fox -- The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner -- The Wolf and The Crane -- The Eagle The Cat and The Wild Sow -- The Wolf and The Sheep -- The Tunny-Fish and The Dolphin -- The Three Tradesmen -- The Mouse and The Bull -- The Hare and The Hound -- The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse -- The Lion and The Bull -- The Wolf The Fox and The Ape -- The Eagle and The Cocks -- The Escaped Jackdaw -- The Farmer and The Fox -- Venus and The Cat -- The Crow and The Swan -- The Stag With One Eye -- The Fly and The Draught-Mule -- The Cock and The Jewel -- The Wolf and The Shepherd -- The Farmer and The Stork -- The Charger and The Miller -- The Grasshopper and The Owl -- The Grasshopper and The Ants -- The Farmer and The Viper -- The Two Frogs -- The Cobbler Turned Doctor -- The Ass The Cock and The Lion -- The Belly and The Members -- The Bald Man and The Fly -- The Ass and The Wolf -- The Monkey and The Camel -- The Sick Man and The Doctor -- The Travellers and The Plane-Tree -- The Flea and The Ox -- The Birds The Beasts and The Bat -- The Man and His Two Sweethearts -- The Eagle The Jackdaw and The Shepherd -- The Wolf and The Boy -- The Miller His Son and Their Ass -- The Stag and The Vine -- The Lamb Chased By A Wolf -- The Archer and The Lion -- The Wolf and The Goat -- The Sick Stag -- The Ass and The Mule -- Brother and Sister -- The Heifer and The Ox -- The Kingdom of The Lion -- The Ass and His Driver -- The Lion and The Hare -- The Wolves and The Dogs -- The Bull and The Calf -- The Trees and The Axe -- The Astronomer -- The Labourer and The Snake -- The Cage-Bird and The Bat -- The Ass and His Purchaser -- The Kid and The Wolf -- The Debtor and His Sow -- The Bald Huntsman -- The Herdsman and The Lost Bull -- The Mule -- The Hound and The Fox -- The Father and His Daughters -- The Thief and The Innkeeper -- The Pack-Ass and The Wild Ass -- The Ass and His Masters -- The Pack-Ass The Wild Ass and The Lion -- The Ant -- The Frogs and The Well -- The Crab and The Fox -- The Fox and The Grasshopper -- The Farmer His Boy and The Rooks -- The Ass and The Dog -- The Ass Carrying The Image -- The Athenian and The Theban -- The Goatherd and The Goat -- The Sheep and The Dog -- The Shepherd and The Wolf -- The Lion Jupiter and The Elephant -- The Pig and The Sheep -- The Gardener and His Dog -- The Rivers and The Sea -- The Lion in Love -- The Bee-Keeper -- The Wolf and The Horse -- The Bat The Bramble and The Seagull -- The Dog and The Wolf -- The Wasp and The Snake -- The Eagle and The Beetle -- The Fowler and The Lark -- The Fisherman Piping -- Cont'd. The Weasel and The Man -- The Ploughman The Ass and The Ox -- Demades and His Fable -- The Monkey and The Dolphin -- The Crow and The Snake -- The Dogs and The Fox -- The Nightingale and The Hawk -- The Rose and The Amaranth -- The Man The Horse The Ox and The Dog – The Wolves The Sheep and The Ram -- The Swan -- The Snake and Jupiter -- The Wolf and His Shadow -- The Ploughman and The Wolf -- Mercury and The Man Bitten By An Ant -- The Wily Lion -- The Parrot and The Cat -- The Stag and The Lion -- The Impostor -- The Dogs and The Hides -- The Lion The Fox and The Ass -- The Fowler The Partridge and The Cock -- The Gnat and The Lion -- The Farmer and His Dogs -- The Eagle and The Fox -- The Butcher and His Customers -- Hercules and Minerva -- The Fox Who Served A Lion -- The Quack Doctor -- The Lion The Wolf and The Fox -- Hercules and Plutus -- The Fox and The Leopard -- The Fox and The Hedgehog -- The Crow and The Raven -- The Witch -- The Old Man and Death -- The Miser -- The Foxes and The River -- The Horse and The Stag -- The Fox and The Bramble -- The Fox and The Snake -- The Lion The Fox and The Stag -- The Man Who Lost His Spade -- The Partridge and The Fowler -- The Runaway Slave -- The Hunter and The Woodman -- The Serpent and The Eagle -- The Rogue and The Oracle -- The Horse and The Ass -- The Dog Chasing A Wolf -- Grief and His Due -- The Hawk The Kite. 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1745rif. 268011Madrid: Antonio Perez de Soto 1745. hardcover. good. Title page woodcut vignette. 10 3-175 leaves. Thick 12mo full contemporary vellum; well-worn and crinkled but sound with marginal stains on first 20 leaves. Madrid: En la Officina de Antonio Perez de Soto 1745. Overall a good solid copy. Antonio Perez de Soto unknown
1745rif. 268011Madrid: Antonio Perez de Soto 1745. hardcover. good. Title page woodcut vignette. 10 3-175 leaves. Thick 12mo full contemporary vellum; well-worn and crinkled but sound with marginal stains on first 20 leaves. Madrid: En la Officina de Antonio Perez de Soto 1745. Overall a good solid copy. Antonio Perez de Soto unknown books
1803rif. 961P63London: J. Brambles A. Meggit and J. Waters by H. Mozley 1803. Leather. Fine. 7" by 4.5"; 7.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A finely bound edition of Samuel Croxall's important Aesop translation complete with illustrations. Smartly if slightly idiosyncratically rebound in a modern quarter calf binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth chemise and cloth slipcase. An unsigned binding by Eric Sweet. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and an illustration for each fable a total of one-hundred and ninety-six. Collated complete.Frontispiece is by J. Burnet and R. Scott. The illustrations have been attributed to Elisha Kirkall.The fables of Aesop here translated and edited by Samuel Croxall.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 adventure of many different creatures.Croxall was noted for this edition of 'Fables' for his easy colloquial style and their instructive applications a popular and oft-reprint translation.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. In a modern quarter calf binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth chemise and cloth slipcase an unsigned binding by Eric Sweet. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Gift inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Fine J. Brambles, A. Meggit, and J. Waters, by H. Mozley hardcover
1763rif. 962P5Dublin: T. and J. Whitehouse 1763. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. Robert Dodsley's edition of the fables of Aesop and other fabulists a scarce Irish edition. In a custom paper chemise which is in a near fine condition.Half-title is present.Including a life of Aesop.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists a scarce Irish edition of Dodsley's edition including a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine fables.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.Edited by Robert Dodsley a leading publisher and bookseller of the eighteenth century. In a contemporary calf binding. Externally generally smart with loss to the tail of the front board. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Minor marks to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Ink to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Paper chemise is in a near fine condition with a small amount of loss. Good T. and J. Whitehouse hardcover
1887rif. 45215London: George Routledge & Sons 1887. First edition square 8vo pp. 56; color illustrations throughout decorative endpapers by the artist; original blue cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards by Crane edges rather scuffed with boards occasionally exposed textblock fine. Text based on W. J. Linton's manuscript "The Wisdom of Aesop." Osborne I p. 2. George Routledge & Sons unknown
1887rif. 45215London: George Routledge & Sons 1887. First edition square 8vo pp. 56; color illustrations throughout decorative endpapers by the artist; original blue cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards by Crane edges rather scuffed with boards occasionally exposed textblock fine. Text based on W. J. Linton's manuscript "The Wisdom of Aesop." Osborne I p. 2. George Routledge & Sons unknown books
rif. 137045Paris: Michel Brunet 1703. 2 vols. 16mo 6½ x 4¼ ins. Rebound in later half calf on marbled paper-laid boards spines gilt ruled in six compartments with gilt lettered labels blue sprinkled edges a little rubbed at edges of boards - otherwise a VG set. Pp. xx cxxxv 1 287 3 blank & vi lxiv 364 4 table 4 blank titles printed in red and black with 117 woodcuts and vignettes in text front and rear endpapers lightly tanned at edges; previous owners' engraved card on front paste-downs and neat inscriptions and scribbles on title pages in contemporary hand. French text. Paris: Michel Brunet, 1703 unknown
1869rif. 962F22London: Cassell Petter and Galpin 1869 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 8.5". Ernest Griset. The very scarce first edition of J. B. Rundell's 'revised and re-written' edition of the fables of Aesop featuring the striking illustrations of painter and illustrator Ernest Griset. The very scarce first Rundell edition in a signed Riviere full calf binding.Illustrated with ninety-three full page and vignette illustrations from Griset the vast majority of which have been neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. Collated complete.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.With eight pages of advertisements to the rear.With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. With a custom chemise and clamshell box.With the bookplates of Edward Dean Richmond and the Brother Julian Collection to the front pastedown.Griset specialized in animal illustrations making him a fitting choice to illustrate Aesop's works. In a full calf Riviere signed binding with gilt detailing to back strip and gilt dentelles. Front board detached but present. Rear joint starting to head but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedown. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned with instances of light spotting throughout. Majority of illustrations neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. Good Only Cassell, Petter and Galpin hardcover
1976rif. 962Y36London: The Scolar Press 1976. Cloth. Near Fine. 11" by 7.5". Not Stated. A superb copy of this limited edition facsimile of William Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables complete with chemise and slipcase. A very scarce limited edition facsimile of William Caxton's 1484 edition of Aesop's fables. Limited to 500 copies of which this is number 317. Reproduced from the copy in the Royal Library Windsor Castle. With an introduction by Edward Hodnett.In the original rough cloth binding with leather spine label. This copy is also handsomely presented in uniform chemise inlaid with decorative marbled paper and slipcase both with paper spine labels. Caxton was an English merchant diplomat writer and most importantly thought to be the first person to introduce the printing press into England in 1476. His was the first translation of these classic fables and is complete with a series of woodcuts throughout. Chemise and slipcase provided 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.Loosely inserted are a series of materials including a postcard informing Eric Sweet of this book a dated written receipt and newsletters from The Scolar and Alliance Record. In the original rough cloth binding with leather spine label. Together with uniform chemise and slipcase both laid with paper spine labels. Externally excellent with only minor pink marks to the front board. Chemise and slipcase are also excellent with a couple marks to the chemise spine label. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine The Scolar Press hardcover
1764rif. 1026F53Birmingham: John Baskerville for R. and J. Dodsley 1764 . Leather. Good. 8" by 5". Not Stated. An impressively illustrated Robert Dodsley edition of Aesop's fables published by Baskerville and charmingly illustrated with plates throughout. An early Dodsley edition published by Baskerville. The first Dodsley edition was published in 1761. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece vignette illustration to title page vignettes throughout and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection is separated into three 'books' and edited with an account of the life of Aesop by Robert Dodsley. ESTC T84993 a-e8 B-O8 P4. Collated complete. With the bookplate of Harman to the front pastedown and a further bookplate to front free endpaper. Dodley's edition was notable as the animals spoke in character such as the lion speaking in a royal manner adding personality to the creatures. His addition also included fables from ancient sources and new stories written by himself and other notable writers. This edition is also notable for being printed by Baskerville a printer known for inventing wove paper and his renowned typeface. In a full calf binding with gilt detailing to back strip. Board perimeters and joints rubbed. Losses to spine label. Front joint starting and a touch tenderly held by cords only. Rear joint head starting but board firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned with foxing throughout. Good John Baskerville for R. and J. Dodsley hardcover
1949rif. GABERBOC001430Gaberbocchus Press London. 1949. First edition. Quarto. 36 pages. Seven full-page illustrations by Franciszka Themerson the co-founder of the Gaberbocchus Press. Printed in red and black this being the second production of the press and one of only two to be hand-printed. Card wrappers with fold-over paper covers in the French style the cover design incorporating the embossed figure of a woman with an eagle's head.Number 4 of 400 copies numbered and signed by Themerson and with the ''counterfeit signature of Aesop''. Next to her signature the artist has sketched a small self-portrait.Front cover very slightly marked. Inside the covers the glue used in producing the book has cause some staining. Very good indeed. Gaberbocchus Press, London. unknown
1856rif. 194703London John Murray 1856. 1856. "New Edition." Small 8vo. 203 fables. 12 page author's introduction. More than 100 illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Index. Modern 3/4 gilt stamped tan calf over marbled boards spine with raised bands and gilt stamped green morocco label matching marbled endpapers glazed edges. Fine. 148 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Bradbury and Evans. Hardcover. Fine. London, John Murray, 1856. hardcover
1856rif. 194703London John Murray 1856. 1856. "New Edition." Small 8vo. 203 fables. 12 page author's introduction. More than 100 illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Index. Modern 3/4 gilt stamped tan calf over marbled boards spine with raised bands and gilt stamped green morocco label matching marbled endpapers glazed edges. Fine. 148 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Bradbury and Evans. Hardcover. Fine. London, John Murray, 1856. hardcover books
1928rif. 5422London: Ernest Benn. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. No signatures. Boards protected in loose-fitting non-adhesive plastic jacket. ; Number 45 of an edition of 50 numbered copies printed on hand-made paper and specially bound. vi 52 pages. Blue boards with vellum spine. Gilt border decoration on front board. Page dimensions: 255 x 195mm. Top page edges gilt. Selected contents: A Fox and a Raven; A Lion and a Mouse; A Dog and a Shadow; A Sheep and a Crow; A Smith and his Dog; A Man and a Satyr; A Bull and a Ram; A Bat Birds and Beasts; A Wolf in a Sheep's Skin; Death and an Old Man. ; 4to . Ernest Benn hardcover
1993rif. mon0000031771HMSO 1993-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Clean copy sound binding. HMSO paperback
rif. 1602705518-8-1Magic Wagon. Illustrated. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Magic Wagon unknown
1727rif. 123608London: impensis Societatis Stationariorum 1727. Leatherbound. Very good. 14 176 p. 16 cm. Title vignette and decorations. Full leather. Respined with repaired corners. New endpapers. Title page discoloured at edges with an ink signature. Title continues: "Nunc demùm ex Collatione Optimorum Exemplarium ab infinitis penè Mendis repurgatae; Unà cum nonnullis Variorum Authorum Fabulis adjectis. Et Indice Correctiori praefixo." Whether the legendary Greek fabulist Aesop really existed remains a fascinating mystery. He may have been a slave and storyteller in ancient Greece or merely a legend. The series of fables that bear his name however have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted. This early 18th-century Latin language collection was produced by the Company of Stationers. impensis Societatis Stationariorum hardcover
1793rif. 1415099London: John Stockdale 1793. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo Two Volumes. Very Good Minus Condition. Rebacked 19th Century boards in brown calves leather with gold decorative trim. Boards are lightly soiled with worn corners. Spine is light brown leather with two red labels and five bands. Spine ends are solid. Marbled end papers. Text blocks are gilt trimmed. 110 total black and white plates plus 2 illustrated title pages. Advertisement for Gay's Fables between the Aesop's biography and the first plate. Volume I - lxv 189 pages with the last page denoted as "891". 1 page advertisement for "Gay's Fables" between Aesop's biography and the text. Free front end paper is chipped and is missing the bottom corner. Foxing throughout the text block. Complete set of 47 plates with 15 of them not have their tissue guards bound in. Offsetting to surrounding pages from the plates. Volume II - xi 248 pages. 1" gouge on rear board. Free front end paper has chips missing from the right edge. Foxing throughout the text block. 63 plates of which 14 did not have their tissue guards bound in. Offsetting to surrounding pages from the plates. 1415099. Special Collections - Upstairs. John Stockdale hardcover
1793rif. 68118London:: Printed for John Stockdale 4th June 1793. old diced calf with extra gilt spines expertly rebacked retaining the original spines but with all four gilt-lettered spine labels absent; all edges gilt. . The line containing the date of publication is trimmed in Vol. I but not Vol. II. A few minor smudges to text; light scuffing to leather; both volumes tight and sound. 8vo. 110 Fables each with an engraved illustration plus two engraved title pages with vignettes. Brunet I 103. Printed for John Stockdale, hardcover
1788rif. WAS38893J.F. and C. Rivington et al. London 1788. Good: moderate overall wear to binding; small piece torn from margin of C3 affecting approximately 10 letters gathering P partially sprung. fourteenth Edition 6 3/4 x 4 inches xxxiv 329 7 index pages contemporary calf with red morocco spine label Includes engraved frontispiece and 196 woodcut illustrations each measuring 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches in pagination. Neat ink owner inscription dated 1796 on front free endpaper. J.F. and C. Rivington, et al., London unknown
