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1996réf. LFA01602Revue bimestrielle d'études sociales, politiques, économiques : environ 50 pages, format 220 x 300 mm
réf. 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.
réf. 57447736-6Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
réf. 58137952-6Printers Row Publishing Group. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Printers Row Publishing Group unknown
1998réf. BN74661Nord-Süd Verlag 1998. Hardcover. neuwertig! Nord-Süd Verlag hardcover
réf. 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
réf. mon0000203898Av2 by Weigl 8/15/2014 12:00:01 A. library. Good. 0.2500 in x 9.5000 in x 8.5000 in. EX LIBRARY BOOK Av2 by Weigl unknown
1912réf. 180752London: William Heinemann 1912. Signed copy one of 520 finely bound with pictorial title block to front First Rackham edition signed limited issue and first edition of this translation; number 1191 of 1450 copies signed by the artist. "The peculiar secret of Rackham's success in seizing upon the essence of the human and portraying it in animal form which is after all the basic device of the morality is unwittingly touched upon in Chesterton's delightful introduction to the 1912 edition of Aesop's Fables: 'There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.' Rackham's genius is such that it bridges the two and carries the didactic fable into the realm of fairy story and lends to the imaginative world of fairies a tangible and convincing reality" Gettings pp. 83-84. Quarto 277 x 229 mm. With 13 tipped in colour plates as issued captioned tissue guards and 5 black and white illustrations. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in reddish-brown morocco spine lettered and decorated gilt raised bands pictorial title block to front board gilt twin rule to turn-ins gilt dark green endpapers top edge gilt others untrimmed. A few leaves slightly browned and the occasional minor blemish. An excellent copy finely bound. Riall p. 111. Fred Gettings Arthur Rackham 1976. hardcover
1998réf. BN75302Nord-Süd Verlag 1998. Hardcover. fast neuwertig minimal berieben! Nord-Süd Verlag hardcover
1998réf. 24447London: The Folio Society 1998. A first Folio Society edition seventh printing of The Fables of Aesop published by The Folio Society London in 1998 illustrated in colour by Edward J Detmold. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions cloth bound boards gilt titling to the spine the text blocks are bright and crisp with green top stain. In dark green paper bound slip case with a little handling wear. The Fables of Aesop are a collection of short stories that teach moral lessons through animals and mythical creatures with human traits. Believed to have been created by Aesop a storyteller in ancient Greece the fables use simple plots to convey timeless wisdom. Famous tales include The Tortoise and the Hare and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Each story ends with a clear moral making them enduring tools for teaching ethics and values to children and adults alike. The Folio Society hardcover
réf. 45215LONDON THE ACORN PRESS1982. SMALL OCTAVO LIMITED TO 220 COPIES. TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK BY IAN WARREN WITH 22 ENGRAVINGS BY HELLMUTH WEISSENBORN. PALE BLUE CARD COVERS. FINE. LONDON, THE ACORN PRESS,1982 unknown
2002réf. 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
1977réf. SBBIH-TGVVLCJW3QKMAngus & Robertson 1977. 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. Angus & Robertson paperback
1912réf. 187472London: William Heinemann 1912. Fables and fairy tales Signed limited edition number 379 of 1450 copies signed by the artist. It is also the first edition of this translation by Vernon Jones. "The peculiar secret of Rackham's success in seizing upon the essence of the human and portraying it in animal form which is after all the basic device of the morality is unwittingly touched upon in Chesterton's delightful introduction to the 1912 edition of Aesop's Fables: 'There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.' Rackham's genius is such that it bridges the two and carries the didactic fable into the realm of fairy story and lends to the imaginative world of fairies a tangible and convincing reality" Gettings pp. 83-84. Quarto. Frontispiece and 12 plates all in colour and tipped to brown art paper with tissue guards captioned in brown as issued 19 full-page black and white illustrations line drawings in the text. Original white cloth spine and front cover lettered and pictorially stamped in gilt top edge gilt others uncut. Bookplate of Cecily Mary Severne 1889-1981. Spine toned light soiling to cloth endpapers browned occasional foxing. A very good copy. Riall p. 111. Fred Gettings Arthur Rackham 1976. hardcover
1931réf. 183084Paris & New York: Harrison Minton Balch and Company 1931. With an original signed drawing First edition limited issue number XXVII of 50 copies with a tipped-in original published drawing signed by the artist. The drawing in this copy is from the Cock and Diamond fable. The text of the present edition is based on Roger L'Estrange's translation of Aesop's Fables 1692. Harrison of Paris was founded by publisher and heiress Barbara Harrison Wescott 1904-1977 and art patron and curator Monroe Wheeler 1899-1988 in 1930. The illustrator Alexander Calder came from a long line of sculptors and first took up printmaking after moving to Paris in 1926 where he befriended Marcel Duchamp Fernand Leger Joan Miró and Piet Mondrian. Quarto. Illustrated throughout with line drawings by Alexander Calder on Guarro's Spanish pure rag paper with coloured silk threads. Original paper-covered boards front cover lettered in black edges untrimmed endleaves uncut. With the original glassine dust jacket and the original paper knife loosely inserted. Housed in the original red card chemise and slipcase with printed label to front cover. A few small marks to boards; glassine jacket a little chipped tape repair to rear jacket; slipcase a little toned: a near-fine copy. hardcover
réf. 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
réf. 117045London G. Harrap and Co. Ltd. 1936. . Limited edition Number 29 of 525 copies signed by the illustrator; large 8vo 255 x 175 mm.; copper-engraved title and a further 11 engravings including tail-piece 198 large historiated engraved initials all by Gooden a little offsetting from plates; publisher's vellum by Leighton-Straker in publisher's original plain slip-case stamped in gold with double fillets a fox in the centre of the upper cover and grapes and vine-leaves in the angles of both covers top edge gilt others untrimmed marbled endpapers slightest hint of soiling to upper board a near-fine copy. A lovely copy of an important illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables the text taken from the 1724 edition of L'Estrange's translation. The splendid plates and vignettes admirably reinforce Stephen Gooden's place as one of the leading British line-engravers of the twentieth century. Haven O'More conceived & formed an extensive collection of remarkable rare books funded by private investor Michael Davis known as The Garden Ltd Collection. Following some legal wranglings between the pair the collection was put into auction via Sotheby's in 1989 where it sold for $16.2 million. London, G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1936. hardcover
1875réf. C218889London: Chatto & Windus 1875. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. 46pp. Bound in later blue cloth with gilt spine titles new endpapers. Contents slightly thumbed marked and spotted a couple of plates with some small ink marks otherwise a very good copy. Hand-coloured frontis illustrated title page and 22 plates. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
réf. 4357969Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. New edition. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books from classics to hidden gems ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. 09/07/2000 Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd hardcover
1709réf. 015988D'estienne Roger : Amsterdam 1709. 2 volumes bound in 1. Book measures 17x10.cm. 4488pp engraved frontis circa 140 illustrations within text. Bound in modern half calf with lettering on top board. Binding in near fine condition. Internally pages clean. A very nice clean copy. Housed in a modern cloth drop-back box. F . Half Calf. Very Good Plus. 12mo. Amsterdam Hardcover
1944réf. 107528Transatlanic Arts. 1944. Transatlantic Arts. 1944. First edition. Slim 4to hardback with DW. Illustrated in colour. Extremities slightly worn with corners bumped otherwise a lovely copy in a worn wrapper with small marks and a tear to rear cover. hardcover
1780réf. 016165Berne: Chez La Nouvelle Societe Typographique 1780. Book measures 19.5x13.cm. 460pp 18 plates including frontis. Bound in modern quarter calf marble boards paper title label on top cover. Binding in fine condition. Internally some light spotting light creasing to some pages probably the quality of paper but not aesthetically distracting . Pages and plates in good clean condition. A very nice well bound copy. Housed in a modern cloth drop-back box.F. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Chez La Nouvelle Societe Typographique Hardcover
réf. 735399-6Random House Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Random House, Incorporated unknown
2022réf. 1-195225115XParagon Pr 2022. Hardcover. New. 248 pages. 11.00x9.00x1.00 inches. Paragon Pr hardcover
1861réf. 2040Worcester: J. Grout Jr. 1861. JUVENILE RHYMING VERSE CHAPBOOK. Wrapper title: The Book of Fables. Illustrated by Engravings. 24mo 5 ¾" x 3 ¾"; 24pp; pale peach wrapper front wrapper title and publisher surrounded by a border of fancy printer's ornaments a sid-wheeler steam ship on the top flying an American flag and an open double-decker railroad car at the bottom a vignette of flowers under the title; the rear wrapper is a publisher's ad for his "CHEAP BOOKSTORE" at 199 Main Street Worcester; publisher's string binding; engraved vignette of a fox on the title page; 3 full page illustrations head and tail piece; soiling to wrapper title and first page with damage to fore-edge not extending into the print area spotting throughout; very good minus. AAS 223140. Fourteen fables from Aesop some told in rhyming verse: The Fox and the Grapes The Fox and the Tortoise The Shepherd's Boy The Fox and the Goat The Ass in the Lion's Skin The Dog and the Water Dog The Wolf and the Crane The Dog in the Manger; Hercules and the Clown The Lark and Her Yonug sic Ones The Doves and Hawk The Groom and the Horse The Lion and Other Beasts and The Owl and the Nightingale. This copy has the misspelled fable title "The Lark and Her Yonug Ones" on page 17. Page 24 has an engraving of a large tree a person holding a gun on one side and a goat on the other. There are variants with the spelling corrected and an engraving showing a tent under a tree. This may be an earlier imprint with the uncorrected spelling. J. Grout, Jr. unknown
