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1661réf. 003051On Venezia, per Francesco ****, 1661
1619réf. ABC_45380Venice 1619. Jo. Baptistam Combus Contemporary vellum. Woodcut printers device on title-page and 92 woodcuts in text. 12mo. 450 4 pp. lacking the last blank. One of the many school editions of the fables of Aesop with the same title at least 8 between 1524 and 1589 some printed in Basel by Froben others in Venice with parallel Greek and Latin text printed on facing pages.A few leaves cut short at two or three places affecting the text upper corner of title-page restored. Otherwise in good condition.l Not in Bodemann; Fabula docet. hardcover
1941réf. 35131Paris l'Emblme du Secr 1941 In-4, maroquin noir, encadrement de filets dors sur les plats, dos quatre nerfs orn de filets dors, filets or sur les coupes; encadrements intrieurs orns de filets dors s'entrelaant aux angles, doublures et gardes de soie moire rouge grenat, doubles gardes de papier mordor, tranches dores sur brochure, couverture imprime. Etui (Charles Septier).Nouvelle traduction augmente la fin de chaque fable de quatrains et illustre par Andr Collot de 41 compositions dont 20 gravures hors texte en taille-douce et 21 vignettes in texte graves sur bois en deux teintes. Tirage limit 242 exemplaires numrots. Un des 170 exemplaires sur vlin d'Arches comprenant une suite de dcomposition des couleurs des 21 vignettes.
réf. 70097München J. Michael Müller 1920. 8° Titelkupfer IX 9 - 349 S. 146 Orig.-Kupferstiche Nach den Originalen neu gestochen Reich goldgeprägter Ganzledereinband Lesebändchen Büttenpapier Exlibris a. Vors. Kopfschnitt min. stockfleckig Nr. 4 von 200 Exemplaren. Text franz. Der prachtvolle Einband ist einem Einband der Bibliothek des Britischen Museums nachempfunden. Er wurde in der zweiten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts durch den berühmten Pariser Buchbinder Nicolas Eve für ein "Breviarum Romanum Ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum Pii V. Pont. Max. Jussu Editum" im Jahr 1588 geschaffen. Mit ausführlicher Einleitung 110 S. zu Leben und Werk Äsops. - Die Kupferstiche sind nicht zuweisbar. Ähnlichkeiten bestehen mit Äsop-Illustr. des berühmten Nürnberger Stechers Virgil Solis. Sie erschien erstmals 1566 in einer lateinischen Übersetzung- Jean Baudoin 1590 in Pradelles; † 1650 in Paris französischer Autor und Übersetzer. Er war Mitglied der Académie Française. An Gicht leidend starb er 1650 an Hunger und Kälte. - Michael Josef Maria Birkenbihl 1877-1960 deutscher Philosoph und Professor der Handelsakademie in München Buchautor von Erzählungen Novellen und Biografien und Übersetzer. 010 München, J. Michael Müller, 1920 unknown
1909réf. 25975London: Hodder and Stoughton 1909. First edition. Illustrated with 23 tipped-in color plates by Edward J. Detmold. 4to publisher's original tan cloth the upper cover with an elaborate pictorial decoration of a falcon in red with lettering in green the spine gilt lettered with decorative tool in red. xvi 152 pp. A very nice copy free of the inevitable browning to the endpapers. The binding attractive and sound hinges fine and firm the plates bright and pleasing. A VERY PLEASING COPY AND QUITE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. These illustrations represent in our opinion Detmold's very best work. Their grace and sensitivity reflect a certain Eastern sensibility. The artist’s powers in the delicate communication of nature’s spirit are exemplified by these wonderful paintings rich with the wide variety of the colours in the spectrum. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
1689réf. 044668Paris: Pierre Aubouyn Pierre Emery et Charles Clouzier. Printed By Laurent Rondet 1689. In French. Worn. New edition title page dated 1689. Beautifully illustrated includes 139 fables each with the written fable on the left hand page and a wood engraving on the right with the moral below. Full brown leather frontis 12 279p two page colophon errata 1 page advertisement. Rear cover and rear free endpaper detached covers work spine dried but stabilized front hinge cracked front free endpaper and frontis loosened but not detached pages lightly age-toned but clean old dampstain to lower inner margins of first 100 pages and then again toward the end of the book not affecting printed areas different bookplates on either side of front free endpaper second one is from E. Coster Wilmerding name of Richard Creed Paris 1700 inside front cover with an 1814 notation that the book belonged to Richard Creed who was slain at the Battle of Blenheim and was being presented to Miss Katherine Simcoe signed Wililam Walcot names may actually be different that is what we could make out from the handwriting. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pierre Aubouyn, Pierre Emery et Charles Clouzier. Printed By Laurent Rondet Hardcover
2019réf. 122755Paris Les Cent Une 2019 1 vol. broché in-4, en feuilles, sous chemise et étui. Edition illustrée de sérigraphies originales en couleurs par Hervé Di Rosa formant un magnifique bestiaire avec de grands aplats de couleurs typiques de l'artiste. Tirage limité à 125 exemplaires nominatifs numérotés sur papier Tucco Old Mill 210 gr. et signés par l'artiste et la présidente. Etui partiellement décoloré, sinon parfait état.
2019réf. 122755Paris Les Cent Une 2019 1 vol. broché in-4, en feuilles, sous chemise et étui. Edition illustrée de sérigraphies originales en couleurs par Hervé Di Rosa formant un magnifique bestiaire avec de grands aplats de couleurs typiques de l'artiste. Tirage limité à 125 exemplaires nominatifs numérotés sur papier Tucco Old Mill 210 gr. et signés par l'artiste et la présidente. Etui partiellement décoloré, sinon parfait état.
1921Cartella in cartonato con titolo e immagine impressi al piatto; dorso in tela e angoli; chiusura con tre alette. La cartella contiene 12 tavole incise all'acquaforte accompagnate da un foglio indicante titolo, dichiarazione della tiratura e indice delle tavole. Ogni foglio misura cm. 36,5 x 25 mentre è variabile la dimensione delle incisioni. Ogni tavola è protetta da velina. Le 12 tavole raffigurano: Titel-vignette (Illustrazione del titolo); Widmung (Dedica); Der Wolf und der Kranich (IL Lupo e la Gru); Der Fuchs und der Lowe (La Volpe e il Leone); Der Wolf un das Lammlein (Il Lupo e l'agnello); Juno und der Pfau (Giunone e il Pavone) ; Der Fuchs und der Affe (La Volpe e la Scimmia); Der Lowe und die Maus (Il Leone e il Topo); Affe, Wolf und Fuchs (Scimmia, Lupo e Volpe); Der Fuchs und der Rabe (La Volpe e il Corvo); Der Rabe und die Pfauen (Il Corvo e i Pavoni); Der Fuchs und die Trauben (La Volpe e l'Uva). Di quest'opera sono state tirate a mano direttamente dall'artista 10 copie numerate da I a X; sono altresì state tirate sotto la supervisione dell'artista 100 copie numerate da 1 a 100. La nostra copia n. 17. Quache lieve fioritura, (in particolare una serie di fioriture più fitte al margine superiore della tavola de "Il corvo e i pavoni"); nel complesso insieme davvero bello, non comune, in ottime condizioni.
réf. 58151Figueras: Gregori Matas y de Bodallés estamper y llibreter 1842. 12mo. 15 x 10 cm. pp.iv2797 index. Contemporary calf over marbled boards spine with gilt lettering and gilt foliate decoration. Wood-engraved frontispiece of Aesop and 194 vignettes head- and tail-pieces throughout. Occasional light spotting to margins and edges generally an excellent copy. Not in Palau. Figueras: Gregori Matas y de Bodallés, estamper y llibreter, 1842. hardcover
1714réf. 015977Amsterdam Etienne Roger: Amsterdam Etienne Roger 1714. First edition in French of Sir Roger L'Estrange's translation with Francis Barlow's engravings. Book measures 25x20.cm. lxxxiv2222pp engraved frontis 27 full-page illustrations of Aesop and 108 illustrations of Fables by Thomas Dudley and Francis Barlow. Bound in modern full vellum title to upper cover within Greek key border in pen & ink full coloured edges marble endpapers. Outer page edges slightly uneven. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally previous owners bookplate period signature on title pages very occasional minor stain tear repair. Pages in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean copy in a very nice full vellum binding. Housed in a modern cloth drop-back box. First edition in French of Sir Roger L'Estrange's translation with Francis Barlow's engravings.F. Vellum. Very Good Plus. Quarto. Amsterdam, Etienne Roger Hardcover
1912réf. aes01London: William Heinemann. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover heavily marked; spine darkened. Sporadic marking and foxing; some discolouration to margins. Occasional staining not impinging. Browning to pages sometimes heavy. Some off-setting. Previous owner's inscription dated 1917 to fep verso. Teg - remaining edges untrimmed. 1912. Limited Edition 1042/1450. White/gilt decorated hardback cloth cover. 300mm x 240mm 12" x 9". xxix 224pp. 13 mounted plates with captioned tissue-guards; additional illustrations in b/w. Signed on the limitation page by Rackham. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . William Heinemann hardcover
1835réf. 59414Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer 1835. hardcover. very good. Arregladas a la Ultima Ortografia de la Academia Mejoradas y Anadidas en esta Nueva Edicion. 108 text woodcuts by Jose Vilanova. 285pp. 6pp. index. Small 8vo contemporary vellum title inked by hand on front cover backstrip slightly chipped at tail; small water stain to corner of first 2 leaves. Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer 1835. Rare charmingly illustrated Spanish edition of Aesop's fables. This edition not found in NUC or BMC. With the signature of the Massachusetts educator clergyman and bookseller Elias Nason 1811- 1887 and the bookplate of Nelson Osgood Rhoades 1869-1928 an American engineer and consultant to the Mexican government. Palau III 140. Juan Francisco Piferrer unknown
1835réf. 59414Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer 1835. hardcover. very good. Arregladas a la Ultima Ortografia de la Academia Mejoradas y Anadidas en esta Nueva Edicion. 108 text woodcuts by Jose Vilanova. 285pp. 6pp. index. Small 8vo contemporary vellum title inked by hand on front cover backstrip slightly chipped at tail; small water stain to corner of first 2 leaves. Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer 1835. Rare charmingly illustrated Spanish edition of Aesop's fables. This edition not found in NUC or BMC. With the signature of the Massachusetts educator clergyman and bookseller Elias Nason 1811- 1887 and the bookplate of Nelson Osgood Rhoades 1869-1928 an American engineer and consultant to the Mexican government. Palau III 140. Juan Francisco Piferrer unknown books
1718réf. FF2503Utrecht:: Apud Guilielmum vande Water 1718. 1718. Two parts in one volume. Octavo. 62 398; 258 70 pp. Elaborate engraved frontispiece woodcut title vignette head & tail pieces index. Title printed in red & black. Internally generally clean and tight with offsetting to title. Later full red straight grain morocco single-ruled in gilt with gilt-stamped and lettered spine with solid single gilt roll to edges foot of spine gilt-stamped: TRAJ: AD RHEN publisher: 1718 all edges gilt marbled endsheets; somewhat rubbed. Bookplates of Thomas M. Lowndes and Henry Drury. Very good. With a fore-edge painting depicting a scene of HAWICK ROXBURGHSHIRE SCOTLAND after an engraving by John Greig fl. 1800-1843 from an original study by Luke Clennell 1781-1840. The fore-edge painting is based on an engraving found in Sir Walter Scott's Border Antiquities of England and Scotland Longman & Co. 1814-1817. This well-painted scene is likely of 20th century vintage. / The Dutch scholar Peter Burman was professor of the art of rhetoric and the history of Utrecht and also of Greek philology. In 1715 he succeeded Perizonius receiving the chair of history and the Greek language and the art of rhetoric at the Lyon-Batava Academy. Later he was librarian and director of the Lyon-Batava Academy. This is his commentary on Phaedrus which was originally issued in 1698. PROVENANCE: Thomas M. Lowndes – Henry Drury both pre-fore-edge – Jack Bartfield Fine Books New York – Randall J. Moskovitz MD Memphis Tennessee. Apud Guilielmum vande Water, 1718. unknown
1718réf. FF2503Utrecht:: Apud Guilielmum vande Water 1718. 1718. Two parts in one volume. Octavo. 62 398; 258 70 pp. Elaborate engraved frontispiece woodcut title vignette head & tail pieces index. Title printed in red & black. Internally generally clean and tight with offsetting to title. Later full red straight grain morocco single-ruled in gilt with gilt-stamped and lettered spine with solid single gilt roll to edges foot of spine gilt-stamped: TRAJ: AD RHEN publisher: 1718 all edges gilt marbled endsheets; somewhat rubbed. Bookplates of Thomas M. Lowndes and Henry Drury. Very good. With a fore-edge painting depicting a scene of HAWICK ROXBURGHSHIRE SCOTLAND after an engraving by John Greig fl. 1800-1843 from an original study by Luke Clennell 1781-1840. The fore-edge painting is based on an engraving found in Sir Walter Scott's Border Antiquities of England and Scotland Longman & Co. 1814-1817. This well-painted scene is likely of 20th century vintage. / The Dutch scholar Peter Burman was professor of the art of rhetoric and the history of Utrecht and also of Greek philology. In 1715 he succeeded Perizonius receiving the chair of history and the Greek language and the art of rhetoric at the Lyon-Batava Academy. Later he was librarian and director of the Lyon-Batava Academy. This is his commentary on Phaedrus which was originally issued in 1698. PROVENANCE: Thomas M. Lowndes – Henry Drury both pre-fore-edge – Jack Bartfield Fine Books New York – Randall J. Moskovitz MD Memphis Tennessee. Apud Guilielmum vande Water, 1718. unknown books
1931réf. 215926Paris: Harrison 1931. Limited. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Calder Alexander. Illustrated with fifty drawings by Alexander Calder. 124pp. Tall thin 8vo original boards with blue printed d.w wrappers slightly foxed; uncut edges 2-piece red board slipcase is broken. Paris: Harrison of Paris 1931. A near fine copy in a good slipcase. From a total edition of 615 copies printed on Auvergne hand-made paper this is one of only 20 marked "not for sale". The fifth publication of Harrison of Paris. Harrison unknown
1931réf. 215926Paris: Harrison 1931. Limited. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Calder Alexander. Illustrated with fifty drawings by Alexander Calder. 124pp. Tall thin 8vo original boards with blue printed d.w wrappers slightly foxed; uncut edges 2-piece red board slipcase is broken. Paris: Harrison of Paris 1931. A near fine copy in a good slipcase. From a total edition of 615 copies printed on Auvergne hand-made paper this is one of only 20 marked "not for sale". The fifth publication of Harrison of Paris. Harrison unknown books
1810réf. 17637Paris: chez Henri Tardieu Libraire Rue et Maison des Mathurins 1810 First edition from this publisher. Some OCLC records bear dates of 1801 or 1802 for this same edition though the date on the title-page is "an X" i.e. 1810. The illustrations are copied from the original images by Barlow which were first published in 1666. This attractive edition of Aesop features the stories retold for the "amusement and instruction of the youth. Early marbled boards with green roan spine stamped in gilt. . Two volumes in one oblong octavo. . With 123 full-page engravings by Francis Barlow including the two frontispieces one for each volume. Quite clean throughout despite occasional dampstaining and foxing. A very good wide copy of a scarce edition. Barlow ca. 1626 – 1704 a painter etcher and illustrator is known as "the father of British sporting painting" and was "Britain's first wildlife painter beginning a tradition that reached a high-point a century later in the work of George Stubbs. He was furthermore a pioneer in the history of comics by creating A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish Plot c. 1682 a picture story about the life of Titus Oates and the Popish Plot which is told in a series of illustrated sequences where the story is written underneath them and the characters depicted on those images use speech balloons to talk" Tate Britain website. Barlow's edition of Aesop was published by William Godbid in 1666. Few copies of the first edition remain as many of them were destroyed along with the printer's premises in the Great Fire of London the same year the edition was published. chez Henri Tardieu, Libraire, Rue et Maison des Mathurins, hardcover
1669réf. 17325A Bruxelles: Chez François Foppens 1669 A scarce seventeenth century illustrated edition. Jean Baudoin 1590 – 1650 first published his edition of Aesop in Paris in 1631. The Brussels editions contain a different series of illustrations than the earlier Paris editions. Pieter Van der Borcht 1545 – 1608 had a long career working for the Plantin Press in Antwerp. He also provided illustrations for Dodoens' famous herbal. . Rebound in modern tan calf. Gilt spine with black leather morocco label. Marbled edges. Twelvemo. With engraved allegorical title-page and 147 copper engravings in text by Pieter Van der Borcht. Includes a life of Aesop by Jean Baudoin. Ink ownership signature dated 1899 and an earlier note to preliminary blanks. Bright and fresh throughout aside from some minor toning. A very good clean copy. Landwehr 90 erroneously calling for a frontispiece and 148 illustrations. OCLC lists only seven copies in North America. Chez François Foppens hardcover
1669réf. 17325A Bruxelles: Chez François Foppens 1669 A scarce seventeenth century illustrated edition. Jean Baudoin 1590 – 1650 first published his edition of Aesop in Paris in 1631. The Brussels editions contain a different series of illustrations than the earlier Paris editions. Pieter Van der Borcht 1545 – 1608 had a long career working for the Plantin Press in Antwerp. He also provided illustrations for Dodoens' famous herbal. . Rebound in modern tan calf. Gilt spine with black leather morocco label. Marbled edges. Twelvemo. With engraved allegorical title-page and 147 copper engravings in text by Pieter Van der Borcht. Includes a life of Aesop by Jean Baudoin. Ink ownership signature dated 1899 and an earlier note to preliminary blanks. Bright and fresh throughout aside from some minor toning. A very good clean copy. Landwehr 90 erroneously calling for a frontispiece and 148 illustrations. OCLC lists only seven copies in North America. Chez François Foppens hardcover books
1810réf. 17637Paris: chez Henri Tardieu Libraire Rue et Maison des Mathurins 1810 First edition from this publisher. Some OCLC records bear dates of 1801 or 1802 for this same edition though the date on the title-page is "an X" i.e. 1810. The illustrations are copied from the original images by Barlow which were first published in 1666. This attractive edition of Aesop features the stories retold for the "amusement and instruction of the youth. Early marbled boards with green roan spine stamped in gilt. . Two volumes in one oblong octavo. . With 123 full-page engravings by Francis Barlow including the two frontispieces one for each volume. Quite clean throughout despite occasional dampstaining and foxing. A very good wide copy of a scarce edition. Barlow ca. 1626 – 1704 a painter etcher and illustrator is known as "the father of British sporting painting" and was "Britain's first wildlife painter beginning a tradition that reached a high-point a century later in the work of George Stubbs. He was furthermore a pioneer in the history of comics by creating A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish Plot c. 1682 a picture story about the life of Titus Oates and the Popish Plot which is told in a series of illustrated sequences where the story is written underneath them and the characters depicted on those images use speech balloons to talk" Tate Britain website. Barlow's edition of Aesop was published by William Godbid in 1666. Few copies of the first edition remain as many of them were destroyed along with the printer's premises in the Great Fire of London the same year the edition was published. chez Henri Tardieu, Libraire, Rue et Maison des Mathurins, hardcover books
1793réf. H-123FIRST Stockdale edition first issue with the long "s" throughout; 2 volumes large 8vo 270 x 165mm. VERY SCARCE Large Paper Copy. 2 Engraved title-pages and 110 plates All 112 plates are in fabulous unmarked condition; there is no foxing and the volumes are internally clean. Some leaves are slightly browned. Leather boards are slightly worn and previous owner's bookplates are present. Both volumes are bound in early perhaps original full leather bindings with faded gold lettering and decoration on the spines gold borders on the boards. Page 198 of Vol I is misprinted as 891; the text is by Samuel Croxall. A very good collector's copy of the richly illustrated first edition of the famous Stockdale's Aesop. Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly hardcover
1701réf. aes33Amsterdam: Francisci Halme. VG : in very good condition. Rebacked with new endpapers. Wear to corners and laid-on spine panels. Archival repairs to verso of folding portrait plate. Library stamp to verso of fep. Inner hinges cracked. Browning and occasional marking commensurate with age. 1701. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 270mm x 230mm 11" x 9". 32pp. 160pp. 84pp. index. Engraved folding frontis portrait by P. van Gunst after B. Vaillant; engraved frontispiece by P. Boutats after J. Goeree; 18 engraved plates with 6 roundels on each plate; additional engraved decorations. Beautifully illustrated edition of the 94 Aesop fables with 5 additional fables found by the German philologist and classical scholar Marquart Gudius. Together with a Life of Phædrus by Joanne Scheffero. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Francisci Halme hardcover
1793réf. 49589London: John Stockdale 1793. Leather. Very Good. 2 vols. tall 8vo pp. lxv 189; xi 248. Later issue of the 1793 edition without the long 's' throughout and without the advertisement leaf in Volume I. Comprising 110 fables each with an engraved illustration together with two engraved title pages with vignettes; the date on the first volume was trimmed neat early repair. Large-paper copy clean and bright throughout. Handsomely bound by Riviere in full tan smooth calf spines with gilt-tooled compartments with floral devices and lettered in gilt on two morocco labels one green one red. Some spotting and scratching to the covers with a small faint stain to the lower rear board of Volume II. Bookplate and previous owner's ink stamp to endpapers and first blank. A handsome set. John Stockdale unknown
