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1991réf. 007377New York: Morrow Junior Books 1991 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with wear to extremities original price intact. Aesop's fables retold in verse with marvelous color artwork by Rayevsky. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Robert Rayevsky. 4to. Morrow Junior Books hardcover books
1991réf. 032669David R. Godine 1991. First edition. 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket. 4to unpaginated Signed by author/Illustrator on title page " Barbara McClintock Nov. 5 2006." Includes a notice concerning a Lecture given by Ms. McClintock in Beverly Hills. The book and DJ are in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. Profusely illustrated. Pictures available upon request. "Nine timeless fables first told by the Greek Aesop selected adapted and illustrated by Barbara McClintock. This read-aloud collection includes such familiar tale as The Fox and the Grapes and The Crow and the Peacocks." Blue spine/Black-Red text. . Signed. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by McClintock Barbara. 4to. Childrens. David R. Godine Hardcover
1989réf. 72836NY:: Orchard Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0531057747 . First American printing. Near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Orchard Books, hardcover books
1951réf. 155421Zürich: Artemis-Verlag 1951. 368 Seiten. Mit 97 Illustrationen im Text. Kl. 8° (15-17,5 cm). Goldgeprägter Orig.-Leinenband. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
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. 1087810205.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1986Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Else fine. ; Text in Ancient Greek; Prologue in Latin. Cxvi, 204 pp; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 204 pages
1887réf. 962F13London: Frederick Warne 1887 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 8". Walter Crane; Edmund Evans. A vibrant example of the first edition of this charmingly illustrated children's edition of Aesop's moral tales in the scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.In the scarce publisher's original dust wrapper unclipped.Illustrated throughout in colour by Walter Crane printed in colour by Edward Evans. Crane was an English artist and book illustrator and is considered to be the most influential and among the most prolific children's book creators of his generation.Undated; dated 1887 'Walter Crane' by Isobel Spencer p. 203.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. In the publisher's original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper bright with neat restorations to back strip head and tail head of fore edge of front wrap tail of fore edge of rear wrap. Significant closed tear to rear wrap neatly repaired with tape to the reverse. Minor chips to wrap perimeters. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine Frederick Warne hardcover
1837réf. 79835London & N.Y. ,George Routledge & Son, 1837. Illustrierter Halbleinenband, 8° 56 Seiten.
réf. uocl08iaab-21015Girassol. New. Girassol 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
1990réf. 963T5New York: Marrow Junior Books 1990-1991. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 11.5" by 8.5". Robert Rayevsky. Two very smart first edition volumes of these illustrated and retold fables attributed to Aesop with one volume signed by the author. Two volumes. First editions retold in verse by Tom Paxton. Androcles and the Lion is signed by the author to the title page. 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. Retold in verse by Thomas Richard Paxton an American folk singer-songwriter. Illustrated by Robert Rayevsky a Russian-born American artist and illustrator. This set contains: Belling the Cat and Other Aesop's Fables 1990. First printing. Including stories such as: The Night Singer Town Mouse and Country Mouse and Many Friends. Androcles and the Lion and Other Aesop's Fables 1991. First printing. Including stories such as: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing The Bald Knight and The Tree and the Reed. Belling the Cat is bound in the original pictorial paper covered boards with Androcles the Lion being bound in the original full cloth binding. Externally excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine Marrow Junior Books hardcover
1878réf. 19519London: Longman's Green & Co 1878. Later printing. Hardcover. Duodecimo 5" x 7.25" green red and gilt-stamped pictorial cloth with gilt spine. All edges gilt. Back cover decorated in blind. 312pp. Profusely illustrated throughout the text "with the original wood engravings by Thomas Bewick". Two former owners' names and an inscription on the verso of the front free-endpaper. Some wear at extremities particularly the head and tail but still a lovely copy. "In Three Parts. I. Fables Extracted from Dodsley's; II. Fables with Reflections in Prose and Verse; III. Fables in Verse. To which are prefixed The Life of Aesop and An Essay Upon Fable by Oliver Goldsmith. Faithfully Reprinted from the Rare Newcastle Edition published by T. Saint in 1784." Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
réf. 1023474670.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 9354844464.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1932réf. BOOKS009911INew York: Cheshire House. Fine copy in very good slipcase. 1932. 1st thus. hardcover. 8vo 138 pp. Limited to 1200 numbered copies printed by Richard W. Ellis . Cheshire House hardcover
1879réf. 53349Edinburgh:: Privately printed for Subscribers by Ballantyne Hanson & Co. 1879. Edition de Luxe; one of 100 copies this copy is unnumbered. old half morocco t.e.g. rebacked with original spine laid down and new endpapers. Clean tight and sound. Large 8vo. To Which are Prefixed The Life of Aesop and an Essay Upon Fable by Oliver Goldsmith. Privately printed for Subscribers by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., unknown
1879réf. 9372Edinburgh:: Privately Printed for Subscribers by Ballantyne Hanson & Co. 1879. Edition de luxe printed on Whatman paper from the original wood engravings; No. 75 of 100 copies. publisher's vellum with mounted illustration t.e.g. Binding a little dust-soiled; internally clean and sound. Small folio. With the Original Wood Engravings by Thomas Bewick.to which are Added Select Supplementary Illustrations of Bewick's Genius. Privately Printed for Subscribers by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., hardcover
réf. 605393London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1878. In-8, rel. de l'ép. demi-basane alezan, dos lisse, double filet doré en tête et en queue, titre doré, plats en perc. chocolat, tête dorée; XL-312 pp., portrait de l'auteur au front., une gravure h.-t. sous serpente encadrée d'un filet rouge en exergue, très nb. gravures, bandeaux, culs-de-lampe in-t. sur bois originales de Thomas Bewick, la préface de 1871 est illustrée par Edwin Pearson, filet noir encadrant le texte en anglais, index.
1896réf. 962P29London; Edinburgh: Review of Reviews Office"; Salvia Books 1896-1987. First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5"; 8.5" by 6". Brinsley le Fanu. A reference set of W. T. Stead's edition of Aesop alongside a bibliography on Stead scarce works presented together in a clamshell. A curated three volume set of scarce works containing two copies of the first edition of 'Books For the Bairns. I. Aesop's Fables' one in the original publisher's paper wraps the other rebound in cloth with the original wraps bound in alongside Sally Wood's bibliographical work 'W. T. Stead and His "Books For the Bairns"'. The cloth bound edition includes the new series of Aesop's 'Fables' being 'Books for the Bairns No. XXVI'. Held together in a custom paper clamshell which is in a very good condition.Aesop's 'Fables' was the first volume in Stead's popular series 'Books for the Bairns' which published fairy tales and works of classical literature for children.Sally Wood's volume offers a bibliography of Stead's works as well as a brief biography on him.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.All three works are illustrated in-text throughout. The new series of Aesop's 'Fables' is illustrated by Brinsley le Fanu.W. T. Stead was a newspaper editor and a pioneer of investigative journalism. He died in 1912 in the sinking of the Titanic.This set was curated by Eric Sweet with his bookplate to the front paste down of the cloth bound first edition. Sweet was 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. Two volumes are in the original publisher's wraps and one is rebound in cloth by Eric Sweet together in a custom paper clamshell. Externally smart. The paperback issue of 'Books for the Bairns' is little worn and age-toned with light edge wear and a repair to the spine and tail of the rear wrap. Minor handling marks to the wraps and a rubbed out pencil inscription to the head of the front wrap. A couple of marks to the cloth of the rebound 'Books for Bairns'. 'W. T. Stead and His "Books For the Bairns"' is smart a little sunned to the wraps with a few light handling marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spots 'W. T. Stead and His "Books For the Bairns"' is bright and clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page of the paperback 'Books for the Bairns' and to the head of the front wrap of the rebound 'Books for the Bairns'. Neat repair to the tail of the first few pages of the paperback 'Books for the Bairns'. Custom clamshell is a little worn in a very good condition. Very Good Indeed Review of Reviews Office"; Salvia Books paperback
1896réf. 1029G8London: Review of Reviews" Office 1896-1897. Paperback. Good. 7" by 5". Brinsley le Fanu. A scarce two volume set of pioneering Victorian journalist W.T. Stead's popular series of Aesop's Fables illustrated throughout. A two volume set. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Two volumes of 'Books For the Bairns' a popular series which published fairy tales and works of classical literature for children. The series was edited by English newspaper editor William Thomas Stead a pioneer of investigative journalism who became a controversial figure of the Victorian era. Including 'Aesop's 'Fables' Vol I the first volume of the series with 200 illustrations. Also including 'Aesop's Fables New Series' Vol XXVI with 152 sketches by Brinsley le Fanu. Aesop's Fables is a collection of works credited to the Ancient Greek slave and storyteller who lived between 620 and 564 BCE. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life following adventures of many different creatures. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally sunning to edges with the odd mark to wraps. Loss to corners of Vol I. Loss to spines of both volumes. Light spotting to wraps of Vol I. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light age toning to edges. Good Review of Reviews" Office paperback
1909réf. 94998From the 1909 Alumni Edition De Luxe- Limited to 1000 This is No. 3 Good condition with moderate wear and spine darkening- no dust jacket P. F. Collier & Son hardcover
1925réf. 244221925 München R. Piper & Co. 1925.in4,jacquette illustrée,68p. Collection:Hauptwerke des Holzschnitts. [4] Vortitel: Der Ulmer Aesop. Description: v. : Tafeln, Illustrationen ; 4°. Mit einer Einführung von W. Worringer und in sprachlicher Erneuerung von R. Benz ; Uebers. v. Heinrich Steinhöwel.Bon état.
1925réf. 1208586München, Piper, 1925. 4to. 68 S. m. 36 Abb. (Hauptwerke des Holzschnitts). Illustr. OPpbd (nur an d. Kanten gering angestaubt u. leicht berieben, Innengelenke unten leicht angeplatzt).
