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1947Best.-Nr. 962F24London: Juvenile Productions Ltd. c1947. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9.5". E. H. Davie. Two copies of a charmingly illustrated mid-twentieth century juvenile edition of the fables of Aesop vibrantly illustrated in colour by E. H. Davie. Present here are two copies of this children's edition of the animal fables of Aesop illustrated throughout in colour by E. H. Davie.Davie is best known as one of the illustrators frequently used by Enid Blyton but little else about them is known.The first of the two copies of this edition present here is in the publisher's original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards while the other has been rebound by Eric Sweet - with his bookplate to the front pastedown - with endpapers renewed.Eric 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.Sweet has produced a chemise and slip case to house these two volumes. To the interior of the chemise is laid down the pictorial paper boards of the rebound volume.Undated; dated circa 1947 via the British Library.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. Two volumes - one in the publisher's original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards and another rebound in cloth - housed in a cloth chemise and slip case. The pictorial boards of the rebound volume are laid down to the interior of the chemise. Externally excellent with rubbing to perimeters of paper covered boards. Bookplate to front pastedown of rebound cloth volume. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright and generally clean with only the odd spot or light handling mark. Very Good Indeed Juvenile Productions Ltd. hardcover
1856Best.-Nr. 194703London John Murray 1856. 1856. "New Edition." Small 8vo. 203 fables. 12 page author's introduction. More than 100 illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Index. Modern 3/4 gilt stamped tan calf over marbled boards spine with raised bands and gilt stamped green morocco label matching marbled endpapers glazed edges. Fine. 148 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Bradbury and Evans. Hardcover. Fine. London, John Murray, 1856. hardcover
Best.-Nr. FORT861660Garden City Publishing Co. Used - Acceptable. 1939. Includes all 13 full-colour plates illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Octavo. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tipped-on full colour illustration of several animals to front board. Garden City Publishing Co hardcover
1833Best.-Nr. 23289London: J. Souter School Library 73 St. Paul's Churchyard. Good with no dust jacket. 1833. Hardcover. Ex-library "Students' Library - Mount St. Mary's - Greenmeadows". Library rubber stamp on title page. Some library markings. Owner's signature "John Bowden". Spine rubbed with some abrasions to leather. Gutters split at hinges. ; 2 recto: title 97 1 Errata pages. Quarter blue leather and blue cloth boards. Contemporary printed paper label on front board. Page dimensions: 170 x 98mm. Aesop's fables. Greek text of 50 fables on pages 1-50. Short Notes and Explanations in English on pages 51-60. Lexicon Greek-English on pages 61-97. ; 12mo . J. Souter, School Library, 73, St. Paul's Churchyard hardcover
1818Best.-Nr. 00222089NEWCASTLE ENGLAND: E. WALKER. BOUND IN FULL BROWN LEATHER WITH COMPARTMENTS TO SPINE CONTAINING FOUR GILT VIGNETTES OF DOG AND SWAN. BOARDS ARE SCORED INTO DIAMOND SHAPES BY BINDER WITH TWO ROWS OF DECORATIVE GILT BOARD EDGES. MARBLED ENDPAPERS IN RED BLACK AND PINK MARBLING EXTENDING TO ALL EDGES. TWO BOTTOM CORNERS ARE SLIGHTLY RUBBED BUT BINDING IS TIGHT AND SOUND. ENGRAVED BOOKPLATE OF FAMILY FRANKLAND TO FFEP WITH ENGRAVING OF FISH ENCIRCLING AN ANCHOR. 187 FABLES EACH WITH BEWICK ENGRAVING SET ABOVE THE TEXT AND TISSUE GUARD BEFORE EACH FABLE. PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION INCLUDED. ODD SCATTERED FOXING SPOTS THROUGHOUT OTHERWISE VG . Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 1818. E. WALKER hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 333060New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1947. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Large open tear on bottom rear gutter. Small open tears on panel corners and spine crown and heel. Sunning on spine. Foxing on top text block edge. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
Best.-Nr. 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
2022Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789361412554Facsimile Publisher 2022. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 2.6 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2022Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789361412554Facsimile Publisher 2022. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 2.6 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
Best.-Nr. 471902Grant Richards London. Hardcover. Fair. Aesop's Fables. Grant Richards, London hardcover
Best.-Nr. S17O-00702Henry Holt & Co. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. Henry Holt & Co unknown
2014Best.-Nr. SBBIH-WWOPKXOG6HD3Macmillan Collector's Library 2014. hardcover. Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining water damage writing missing dustjacket etc etc. 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. Macmillan Collector's Library hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1400355702.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1912Best.-Nr. 15London: Heinemann 1912. First Edition. Gray muslinn wrapped hardcover. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Translated by V.S. Vernon-Jones. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Color frontispiece and 12 other color plates protected with lettered tissue plus numerous black & white drawings all by Arthur Rackham. 224 pages. Some fading of the outside cover with damage to the bottom and top. Inside pages is pristine condition with minimal tanning of the exterior of pages. William Heinemann/Double Day Page & co. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0887081088New. hardcover. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. hardcover
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1807Best.-Nr. 375205New Haven: Sidney's Press 1807. Woodcut illustrations. 142pp. 12mo. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled paper boards minor wear. Woodcut illustrations. 142pp. 12mo. Edited by Nathaniel Crouch. At least two wood engravings signed by Alexander Anderson. Welch 15.2; Shaw 11949 Sidney's Press unknown
Best.-Nr. 0847813649New. hardcover. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 426605William Heinemann. Hardcover. Good. A new translation by V S Vernon Jones with an introduction by G K Chesterton and illustrations by Arthur RackhamCovers show some signs of wear Handwritten inscription top of first page William Heinemann hardcover
1867Best.-Nr. 961H38New York: Fowler and Wells 1867 . Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". Various. An intriguing People's Edition of Aesop's Fables with illustrations accompanying this collection of classic tales. In the publisher's original cloth binding with blind stamp pattern. The 1867 edition of Aesop's Fables: The People's Edition is a notable Victorian-era publication that aimed to make Aesop's timeless tales accessible to a broader audience with 49 illustrations. Collated complete. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. This volume contains the fables: "Ant and the Grasshopper" "Angler and the Little Fish" "Astronomer" "Bear and the Fox" Cock and the Jewel" "Eagle and the Beetle" "Fox and the Hedgehog" "Hare and the Hound" "Hen and the Cat" "Jupiter and the Bee" "Lamb and the Wolf" "Lion in love" "Mice in Council" and many more. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities occasionally resulting in loss to the cloth particularly at the spine. Slight loss at head of spine. The odd mark and slight rubbing to boards. Front free end paper missing. Spotting and the odd handling mark to endpapers. Hinges somewhat worn with rear hinge is coming loose. A couple of spots of damp staining to rear endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound though rear hinge is coming loose. Previous owner's ink inscription to first leaf. Pages typically age toned with faint scattered handling marks. The odd spot heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Good Fowler and Wells hardcover
1896Best.-Nr. 961Y67London: George Bell and Sons 1896. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 4.5". J. Wolf; J. B. Zwecker; T. Dalziel. A delightful illustrated new edition of this classic collection of fables with many vignettes throughout. A new edition of 'Aesop's Fables' comprising classic stories with underlying with moral social religious and political themes or lessons. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Includes 'The Wolf and the Lamb' 'The Shepherd's Boy' 'The Horse and the Stag' 'The Lion in Love' and many more. This edition is adorned with many engraved vignettes throughout from Joseph Wolf Johann Baptist Zwecker and Thomas Dalziel. In the original cloth binding. Externally very smart with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. Contemporary prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional handling marks. Very Good Indeed George Bell and Sons hardcover
1920Best.-Nr. 963T18London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. c1920. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce collection of fables attributed to Aesop with colour illustrations. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout with twelve colour full-page images. 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. Bound in modern cloth with the original wraps bound in. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. A contemporary ink inscription to the front page. Near Fine Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. hardcover
1897Best.-Nr. 962Z20London: Bliss Sands & Co 1897. Leather. Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None stated. A beautifully bound edition of Aesop's fables with additional proverbs and applications illustrated with charming engravings throughout and bound in crushed moroco. A new edition with proverbs and applications.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.Illustrated with monochrome vignette wood engravings. A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. Bound in modern quarter gilt cloth with crushed morocco boards endpapers and blanks renewed half title and list of publications retained. Bound in modern quarter cloth with crushed morocco boards endpapers and blanks renewed half title and list of publications retained. Externally lovely. Internally generally firmly bound with only the odd page starting other wise firm with bright and generally clean pages with the odd spot. Fine Bliss, Sands & Co hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. 962Y53New York: The Century Co. 1911. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". E. Boyd Smith. A smart first illustrated edition of this Aesop anthology with drawings by Elmer Boyd Smith. The first illustrated edition of this collection of Aesop's fables. In the original cloth binding.Decorated beautifully throughout with illustrations by Elmer Boyd Smith an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Offering a vast selection of these classic moral tales including 'The Hare and the Tortoise' 'Shepherd-boy and the Wolf' 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' 'Blackamoor' and many more. In the original cloth binding. Externally with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities and a couple small marks to the boards. Front hinge is strained. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good The Century Co. hardcover
1910Best.-Nr. 962T66London: George Routledge & Sons 1910. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 8.5". Harrison Weir. A brightly illustrated collection of some of the fables attributed to Aesop. Illustrated with twenty-five colour images. Collated complete. 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. The collection of stories are re-written in simple language and includes titles such as: Bad Dog Cock and the Jewel Field Mouse and the Town Mouse Fox and the Crow and Hare and the Tortoise amongst others. Illustrated by Harrison William Weir a British artist. Dated from the British Library. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally sound with light bumping to the extremities and spotting to the boards. Minor discolouration to the board edges with the odd small spot. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with age toning to the endpapers. Good George Routledge & Sons hardcover
