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Best.-Nr. 1437338763.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 109491Milano Rovello date. In 8° grande brossure editoriali con trasparente. Della raffinata rivista disponiamo di una importante e perfetta collezione così composta: dal n° 1 al n° 102 consecutivi ad eccezione dei numeri 85/86 e 93/94. La rivista ha continuato ad uscire seppur con numeri doppi o anche tripli fino al numero 120 quando cessò definitivamente. E ritorna la frase che Mario Scognamiglio ripetè il giorno che chiuse anche la sua magica libreria: «Tutti mi capiscono nessuno mi ha aiutato». Il blocco unknown
Best.-Nr. 1017970831.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. 962H2London; New York: George Routledge and Sons 1882. Paperback. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". None Stated. A scarce copy of this volume from Routledge's Sixpenny Series published with the effort to democratize access to literature in the 19th century pairing these classic fables with charming illustrations. In the publisher's original paper wraps.The Routledge Sixpenny Series edition of Aesop's Fables is a 19th-century publication that aimed to make these fables more accessible to a wider audience. They are what the publisher calls "a series of the Cheapest Standard Books for Youth ever published in this or in any country" of that time typically priced at sixpence hence the name.This edition is particularly notable its 114 engraved illustrations by Harrison Weir. With publisher's advertisements to endpapers and rear paper wrap. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally generally smart. The odd handling mark to wraps. Spine rubbed occasionally resulting in the odd closed tear and slight loss to the pink paper particularly where the spine has been sewn. One or two closed tears and chipping to the extremities of the wrap. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if a little age toned. One or two handling marks with the odd spot heavier to fore edge. Very Good George Routledge and Sons paperback
1989DISPONIBILITÀ GARANTITA AL 99%; SPEDIZIONE ENTRO 12 ORE DALL'ORDINE. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO PARI AL NUOVO. PERFETTO, LIEVISSIMI SEGNI DEL TEMPO E SCOLORITURA DELLA SOVRACCOPERTA. RARO. Descrizione bibliografica Titolo: Sapere e paradosso nell'Antichità: Esopo e la favola Autore: Stefano Jedrkiewicz Editore: Roma: Edizioni dell'Ateneo, 1989 Lunghezza: 516 pagine; 23 cm Collana: Volume 60 di Filologia e Critica: GEI Gruppo Editoriale Internazionale Soggetti: Esopo, Favole esopiche, Scritti in prosa, Scritti Miscellanei In Greco Classico, Grecia, Critica letteraria, Studi culturali, Letteratura greca, Favola, Fiabe, Opere generali, Mitologia classica, Morale, Etica, Filosofia, Animali personificati, Uomini, Conoscenza, Paradosso, Immaginario, Mentalità, Lingua, Schiavitù, Romanzi greci, Racconti, Filologia, Scrittori greci, Simbolismo, Dèi, Divinità, Collera, Aesop, Criticism and interpretation, Knowledge, Theory of Paradox, Fables, Classical, History, Philologie, Histoire, Aesopus, Fabulae, Esope, Fabulas griegas, Saggi, Libri Vintage, Fuori catalogo, Bibliografia, Ésope et de la fable ésopique, Le théâtre athénien et son public, L'image du sage en Grèce, Le Socrate de Platon, Erodoto, Animales y sophía, Culture hellénistique, Heuretés, Aesopica, Aneddoti, Biografia, Morte, Pius, Delfi, Ostilità, Società, Pharmakos, Potere, Socrate, Ahiqar, Saggezza, Bivalenza, Eroi, Muse, Anti-Apollo, Zalmoxis, Vita Aesopi, Ironia esopica, Sette Savi, Tragedia, Pubblico, Lettori, Identità, Stile, Struttura, Non-umano, Umanizzazione, Antropomorfismo, Peripeteia, Comunicazione poetica, Poesia, Favolistica, Messaggio, Simposio, Metafora, Commedia, Politica, Erudizione, Polis, Anonimato, Citazioni, Fabeln, Bambini, Ragazzi, Folk-tale, Folklore, Corpus, Attribuzione, Rhodopis, Sarcasmo, Condanna, Orazioni pubbliche, Archetipi, Exempla, Inganno, Verità, Apparenza, Stoltezza, Astuzia, La volpe e l'uva, Al lupo! Al lupo!, La cicala e la formica, La lepre e la tartaruga, L'uomo e il satiro, L'allodola e il contadino, Il topo di città e il topo di campagna, Il cane e le conchiglie, Il cervo alla fonte e il leone, Il corvo e la volpe, Il leone e l'asino che andavano a caccia insieme, Zeus, Prometeo, Atena e Momo, Eracle e Atena, L'eunuco e il sacerdote, Opere letterarie in greco antico, Aesop, Exopic Fables, Prose Writings, Miscellaneous, Greece, Literary Criticism, Cultural Studies, Greek Literature, Fable, Fairy Tales, General Works, Classical Mythology, Ethics, Philosophy, Personified Animals, Men, Knowledge, Paradox, Imaginary, Mentality, Language, Rhetoric, Slavery, Greek Novels, Philology, Greek Writers, Symbolism, Gods, Anger, Essays, Books Out of print, Bibliography, Herodotus, Anecdotes, Biography, Death, Delphi, Hostility, Society, Power, Socrates, Wisdom, Heroes, Irony, Seven Savi, Tragedy, Audience, Readers, Identity, Style, Structure, Non-Human, Humanization, Anthropomorphism, Poetic Communication, Poetry, Message, Symposium, Metaphor, Comedy, Politics, Erudition, Anonymity, Citations, Children, Condemnation, Public Orations, Archetypes, Deception, Truth, Appearance, Foolishness, Cunning, The fox and the grapes, To the wolf! To the wolf!, The cicada and the ant, The hare and the turtle, The man and the satyr, The lark and the peasant, The city mouse and the country mouse, The dog and the shells, The deer at the source and the lion, The crow and the fox, The lion and the donkey who went hunting together, Prometheus, Athena, Heracles, The eunuch and the priest, Literary works in ancient Greek Parole e frasi comuni Adrados Aesopi Ahiqar analogia aneddoti animali Apollo Archiloco Aristofane Aristophanes Aristotele attico attribuite attuanti Babrio battuta finale biografia bivalenza capacità caso Chambry cinica collezioni complesso comune connotazioni contesto Creso cultura culturale Delfi Delfici Demetrio Demetrio Falereo dimensione Diogene divinità elementi epoca Erodoto Esiodo favola esopica favolistica Fedro figura filosofo forma formula funzione greco Hausrath Iside IV secolo a.C Jagoda Luzzatto aquila Lasserre letteraria lògos messaggio Muse narrativa narratore narrazione Nectanebo Nojgaard nozione orale paradigma Penna Perry personaggi pharmakós Platone Plutarco poleis Progymn protagonista pubblico racconto esopico reale realtà retorica Rhetorica riferimento Romanzo romanzo greco rovesciamento saggezza saggio schiavitù schiavo senso Sette Savi situazione Socrate Solone storia struttura tematica Thiele umano valore versione Vesp volpe Xanto Zalmoxis Zeus
1786Best.-Nr. 1114London: J. Dodsley 1786. A New Edition. VG. Aesop; Robert Dodsley. Selected Fables of Esop Aesop and Other Fabulists in Three Books London: Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-mall 1786. A New Edition. 12mo;7"x4.25"contemporary calf boards rebacked with sympathetic spine ruled in gilt with oxblood leather title label; dark topstain; lx; 228; 24pp.; illustrations including frontis; three books in one with continuous pagination collated and complete. Light wear to edges of boards with a few scuffs and smudges; exposure to hinges but binding sound; contemporary ownership inscription to preliminaries; light toning and spotting to endpapers else unmarked. A Very Good copy of this popular collection of fables including Ancient Modern and Original tales as well as a life of Aesop and an essay on fable. J. Dodsley unknown
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
1820Best.-Nr. 964P43Newcastle; London: S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. Leather. Fine. 8.5" by 5.5"; 9" by 6". Thomas Bewick; John Bewick. A finely bound copy of Bewick brother's edition of Aesop complete with their iconic woodcuts of the fables. In a beautiful quarter morocco binding with patterned cloth to the boards in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase a lovely unsigned binding by Eric Sweet with renewed endpapers. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition.Pages have been washed presenting an uncommonly bright copy of this sought after work.Thomas and John Bewick's edition of Aesop's 'Fables'.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title four portrait plates and woodcut vignettes throughout. Collated complete though the endpapers have been renewed. This edition includes a memoir and a descriptive catalogue of the works of the Bewick brothers. Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables generally attributed to the ancient Greek Aesop. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life.Thomas Bewick spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated 'Aesop's Fables' the first of which was published in 1776. Bewick was an illustrator known for his fine illustrations for books illustrating many natural history works such as 'A History of British Birds' and 'A History of Quadrupeds'. He is known for popularising the practice of printing illustrations using wood producing high-quality illustrations at a lower price.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 quarter morocco binding with patterned cloth to the boards in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase. Externally fine. Pages are bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Fine S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1020070773.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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Best.-Nr. 1104463695.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 1140691341.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 116579313X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 1379457548.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1379306752.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1852Best.-Nr. 74956Philadelphia:: W. A. Leary & Co. 1852. publisher's blind-embossed cloth; gilt spine. . 19th c. bookplate on pastedown; slight use to cloth at extremities; very nice. 16mo. With Two Hundred Illustrations. W. A. Leary & Co., hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0259196363.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 0259508276.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 019320London: Printed for William Osborne and J and H Mozley Gainsborough. Leather. Poor. no date perhaps late 1700s. Stated new edition. Full calf leather. xlviii 228 pp. plus index. Small woodcut illustrations throughout. A collection of fables including some by Aesop gathered by R. Dodsley and accompanied by a lengthy historical introduction. Separated into three books Ancients Moderns and Newly Invented original. POOR condition. Heavy scuffing to the leather with some soiling fading and staining. Heavy wear to the leather along the edges spine and hinges with chipping and loss. Heavy cracking to the spine with loss of leather to the head and tail. Ursula written on the rear cover. Covers very tenuously attached. Text block very shaky with many leaves tenuously bound in. All endpapers missing up to the title page. Names and doodles on the inside covers. Some writing on the last page. Very very worn copy. Printed for William Osborne and J and H Mozley Gainsborough unknown
1770Best.-Nr. 962P2London: J. Dodsley 1770. Leather. Fine. 6.5" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A finely bound edition of Aesop's fables in a custom clamshell a lovely washed copy complete with plates. Smartly bound in a modern quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet in March 2001 with renewed endpapers. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Pages have been washed presenting an extraordinarily and uncommonly bright copy of this work.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title and fifteen plates. Collated complete.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.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.Edited by Robert Dodsley. Smartly bound in a modern quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Fine J. Dodsley hardcover
1820Best.-Nr. 964P39Newcastle; London: S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". Thomas Bewick; John Bewick. The Bewick brother's edition of Aesop complete with their iconic woodcuts of the fables. Thomas and John Bewick's edition of Aesop's 'Fables'.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title four portrait plates and woodcut vignettes throughout. This edition includes a memoir and a descriptive catalogue of the works of the Bewick brothers. Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables generally attributed to the ancient Greek Aesop. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life.Thomas Bewick spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated 'Aesop's Fables' the first of which was published in 1776. Bewick was an illustrator known for his fine illustrations for books illustrating many natural history works such as 'A History of British Birds' and 'A History of Quadrupeds'. He is known for popularising the practice of printing illustrations using wood producing high-quality illustrations at a lower price. In a rebacked half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. Boards are a little discoloured and rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy hardcover
1761Best.-Nr. 323871Birmingham: Baskerville 1761. hardcover. good. Small 8vo 4 lxxvii 204 pages 28 page index. Copper engraved frontispiece and engraved vignette on the title page. 17 full-page copper engravings and 5 half-page illustrations. Contemporary leather boards well rubbed and crackled with early re-backing in similar brown calf with morocco spine label front cover neatly reattached. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for R. and J.Dodsley 1761. Scattered foxing and early previous owner's name on title page. The first of Baskerville's books to be issued with illustrations. Baskerville unknown
1764Best.-Nr. 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
1781Best.-Nr. 962P4London: J. Dodsley 1781. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. Robert Dodsley's edition of the fables of Aesop and other eminent fabulists illustrated with engraved head-pieces to each fable. In a custom cloth clamshell in a fine condition.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title and an engraved head-piece to each fable including a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine head-pieces.Edited by Robert Dodsley a leading bookseller and publisher of the eighteenth century. In a full contemporary tree calf binding in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of wear to the front board. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean. Closed tear to page 77/78. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Very Good Indeed J. Dodsley hardcover
1788Best.-Nr. 962P6London; Gainsborough: William Osborne & J. and H. Mozley; Henry Mozley; C. and J. Rivington c1788-1824. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smart set of three different editions of Aesop's 'Fables' edited by Robert Dodsley smartly bound copies. A striking set of three different editions of Robert Dodsley's 'Select Fables' collecting together the fables of Aesop and other fabulists.Held together in a custom cloth slipcase and a custom cloth chemise to each volume an unsigned binding by Eric Sweet. Chemises are in a very good condition slipcase in a very good indeed condition. 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 bookseller and publisher of the eighteenth century.This set contains:'Select Fables of Aesop and Other Fabulists' published by William Osborne & J. & H. Mozley in London. Undated dated c1788 from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title page and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Strikingly bound in a contemporary crushed morocco binding with gilt decoration to the boards and spine an unsigned binding. Engraved in imitation of Bewick.'Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists' published by Henry Mozley in Gainsborough in 1813. Illustrated with an engraved title and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Collated bound without the frontispiece.'Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists' published by C. and J. Rivington Longman Hurst and Co et al in London in 1824. illustrated with an engraved title and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Twelve pages of adverts to the rear dated July 1831. A striking unsigned binding by Eric Sweet.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. c1788 edition is in a full crushed morocco binding 1813 edition is in a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards with renewed endpapers and the 1824 edition is in a modern quarter crushed morocco with marbled paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth slipcase and a custom chemise for each volume. Externally smart the 1824 edition is fine externally. Very light rubbing to the c1788 ed. Light spots to the 1813 edition. Bookplate to the front paste down of the c1788 edition. Internally firmly bound. c1788 and 1813 are age-toned with scattered spots 1824 is bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Faded ink inscription to the title page of the 1824 edition. Repair to the title page of the 1813 edition lacking the frontispiece. Chemises are a little spotted in a very good condition. Slipcase is a little faded to the head with light rubbing and marks in a very good indeed condition. Near Fine William Osborne & J. and H. Mozley; Henry Mozley; C. and J. Rivington hardcover
