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2015Best.-Nr. ZB1153927Easton Press 2015. Limited to 800 numbered copies gilt-stamped full cream colored leather LIKE NEW in a very good slipcase that has one tiny abrasion to its edge and faint soiling to a few small areas. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Easton Press hardcover
1912Best.-Nr. 73696xxix 1 1-224 pages colour illustrated tipped-in frontispiece illustrated title illustrations throughout 13 colour plates and 53 line illustrations signed by Arthur Rackham forwarded by G. K. Chesterton limited to 1450 copies this no. 534 Published by William Heinemann hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 600651New York: Golden Press 1967. First Edition Thus; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Bumping on spine crown and heel. Shelfwear on both panels.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Golden Press hardcover
1979Best.-Nr. 335735Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Very Good Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Owner personalization pressed into half title page.; The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Collector's Edition. Easton Press hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 789265George G. Harrap and Co London 1936. Limited edition copy number 390 of 525 copies. 1936. Hardcover. hardback 4to 3131pp title page and 11 copper-engraved plates plus woodcut decorative initials all by Stephen Gooden signed by the artist on limitation page light foxing on page edges and some offsetting from the plates otherwise clean and tight no ownership marks top edges glt marbled endpapers gilt-decorated full vellum binding Very Good condition . George G. Harrap and Co, London, 1936. Limited edition, copy number 390 of 525 copies, hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 2080502106917657Not Available 1999. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1922Best.-Nr. 354821New York: Doubleday 1922. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 224 pages. Hardcover. Green cloth covers with intact full color pastedown to front and cover and spine titles in black. A new translation by V. S. Vernon-Jones with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton and 13 full color tissue guarded plates and many black & white drawings by Arthur Rackham. Clean unmarked pages. Record # 354821 Doubleday hardcover
1939Best.-Nr. LPB010426AENew York: Garden City Publishing 1939. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. A lovely reprint edition in red cloth with blindstamped graphics and tipped in image to front board and gilt to type. Top page ends tinted red. Sharp corners clean interior and tight binding. Bookplate to front pastedown and some tanning to endpapers. Thirteen color plates and 5 black and white illustrations. Jacket has edgewear/nicks and a few edge tears and small chips. Some rubbing to spine edges and a puncture to same. Garden City Publishing hardcover
2025Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789375396284Facsimile Publisher 2025. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 4.36 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2025Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789375396284Facsimile Publisher 2025. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 4.36 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. 2-9888240528Minedition 2013. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 32 pages. 8.63x11.50x0.50 inches. Minedition hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. 1-1606461478Audio Book Contractors Inc. 2010. Audio CD. New. 6.60x6.10x1.00 inches. Audio Book Contractors, Inc. unknown
Best.-Nr. 0394908953.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 22388William Heinemann London 1912. First edition thus. Coloured frontispiece and 12 coloured plates with lettered tissue guards. Title illustrations in b&w and other b&w plates. 8vo 8 1/4 x 6 inches 224-pages. Original green cloth pictorially blocked in gilt. Spine gilt a little dulled endpapers foxed name on front free endpaper. Overall very good. William Heinemann, London, 1912. hardcover
1964Best.-Nr. 962T73New York: Random House 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". Helen Siegl. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of Aesop's fables retold by Russian-born American writer Anne Terry White. First edition of this collection. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. This collection contains: The Dog in the Manger The Fox and the Stork and The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs amongst others. Retold by Anne Terry White a Russian-born American writer and translator. Illustrated by Helen Siegl an Austrian-born American visual artist printmaker and illustrator. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear and the odd small mark to the panels. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the fore edge. Near Fine Random House hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. Q-1593083300Barnes & Noble Classics 2005-01-06. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Barnes & Noble Classics hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. Q-1853261289Wordsworth Editions Ltd 1998-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wordsworth Editions Ltd paperback
1930Best.-Nr. 962T90London: Ward Lock and Co. Limited c1930. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". Harry Rountree. A charming copy of this collection of Aesop's Fables retold with bright illustrations throughout. The Sunshine Series. Illustrated with sixteen colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of the fables of Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection includes: Crying "Wolf" The Lion and The Mouse The Goose Who Laid Golden Eggs The Crow and The Snake and The Two Bags amongst others. Retold by Blanche Winder a British author of children's books. Illustrated by Harry Rountree a New Zealand-born illustrator noted for his prolific output in England around the turn of the twentieth century. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally sound with rubbing and light chipping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with light discolouration to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with age toning to the endpapers. Good Ward, Lock and Co., Limited hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 13775New York: Viking Press 1933. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: Viking Press 1933. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's cloth red topstain in cream pictorial dust jacket custom cloth slipcase; xii86pp.; woodcut frontispiece and illus. throughout pictorial endpapers printed in red. Dust jacket verso reinforced with archival paper heavy color touch-ups to extremities especially along top margin of front panel with evidence of prior shallow chips and tears along edges and various splits down folds; faint offsetting from woodcuts else Near Fine in a Very Good albeit overly-restored copy of the uncommon dust jacket. Signed by Artzybasheff without inscription on half title. Viking Press unknown
1905Best.-Nr. 190615-D01Moffat Yard & Company 1905. Good hardcover with color illustrations by J. M. Conde 275 pages damage to top of spine. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Conde J. M. Moffat Yard & Company Hardcover
Best.-Nr. mon0001002291Frederick Warne and Co. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. New edition. Pages clean no markings wear to edges. Complete with 110 original illustrations. Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
1867Best.-Nr. 962F11London: Strahan & Co; Alexander Strahan 1867-1872. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5.5". J. Wolf; J. B. Zwecker; T. Dalziel . A charming collection of three illustrated editions of the moral fables of Aesop all of which feature the illustrations of J. Wolf J. B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel. A delightful collection of three very scarce illustrated editions of the fables of Aesop housed in a custom cloth covered clamshell case.The earliest of these three volumes is Edward Garrett's 1867 'New Edition' of these fables with one-hundred illustrations from J. Wolf J.B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel including a frontispiece. Collated complete.In the publisher's original cloth binding and with an advertisement leaf to the rear.The final two volumes are duplicates of the later 1872 edition of the fables with the same illustrations from J. Wolf J.B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel including a frontispiece. Collated complete.One of these volumes is in the publisher's cloth and another in a contemporary half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards.With the bookplate of Eric Sweet to the inside of the clamshell. Half morocco binding signed by Mudie. Prize inscription to front free endpaper and title page head of publisher's cloth 1872 volume.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. Three volumes - two in the publisher's cloth and one in contemporary half morocco with marbled paper covered boards - housed in a cloth covered clamshell case. Half morocco binding signed by Mudie. Cloth volumes beautifully bound and exceptionally bright with a touch of rubbing to back strip tail of half morocco volume. Rear hinge of 1872 cloth front hinge of 1867 volume and both hinges of half morocco binding strained but firmly held. Prize inscription to front free endpaper and title page head of publisher's cloth 1872 volume. Pages a touch age toned but generally clean and bright. Clamshell in fine condition. Very Good Strahan & Co; Alexander Strahan hardcover
1915Best.-Nr. 976H21London; Edinburgh; Dublin; New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1915. Cloth. Very Good. 6.5" by 7". Various. A lovely retelling of Aesop"s Fables by Elizabeth Hardie designed to introduce children to these classic moral tales with charming colour plate illustrations and frontispiece. In the publisher's original cloth binding with charming pictorial paper illustration affixed to the front board.This copy is undated dated here using Jisc from a copy held at The British Library.This edition is notable for it's numerous in-text illustrations and colour plate illustrations of which there are four including a colour frontispiece of "The Dog in the Manger" from the picture by Walter Hunt in the Tate Gallery London. Collated complete. This early 20th-century edition presents a selection of Aesop"s fables retold in simplified engaging language for young readers by Elizabeth Hardie. Fables include: "The Ass in the Lion's Skin" "The Fox and the Grapes" "The Kid and the Wolf" "The Fatal Marriage" "The Angler and the Little Fish" "The Man and his Goose" "The Wolf and the Lamb" "The Sheep-Biter" and many more.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding with paper illustration affixation. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in very slight loss to cloth at head and tail of spine. Small spot of damp staining to illustration affixed o front board. Slight fading to extremities and spine. The odd very slight handling mark to boards. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Frontispiece hinge cracked with binding materials exposed but holding firm. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned with the odd spot heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
1920Best.-Nr. 962H32London; New York: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited; E. P. Dutton & Company c1920. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5.5". Frederick Colin Tilney. A charming edition of Aesop's Fables in the publisher"s original pictorial paper illustration featuring eight vibrant colour illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding with charming pictorial paper illustration affixed to the front board. This copy is notable for featuring over 200 fables and is distinguished by its eight vibrant colour illustrations including a colour frontispiece. Collated complete.The book includes well-known fables such as "The Frog and the Ox" "The Peacock and the Crane" and "The Lion in Love" among others. Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to boards spine and extremities. Scattered spotting handling marks and slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to verso of frontispiece. Internally generally firmly bound. Scattered handling marks to the perimeters of the pages along with the odd spot. Otherwise bright and clean. Very Good J. M. Dent & Sons Limited; E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover
