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1865réf. 962F9New York: Hurd and Houghton 1865 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Henry Walker Herrick. The first edition of Henry Walker Herrick's illustrated edition of the classic moral fables of Aesop. A charming mid-nineteenth century American edition of the fables of Aesop. This is a first edition thus being the first edition to be illustrated with over one-hundred vignettes by illustrator Henry Walker Herrick.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. The leaves of this volume have been washed.With the blind stamp J. H. Park Seedsmith & Florist of Brooklyn to the title page head.Housed in a modern paper clamshell case. In the publisher's original cloth binding housed in a modern paper clamshell case. Bump to back strip tail with a touch of fraying to back strip head and with small tide mark to front board head. Hinges lightly strained but firmly held. Blind stamp to title page head. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Hurd and Houghton hardcover
1857réf. 962F16London: W. Kent & Co 1857 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 9". Charles H. Bennett. The very scarce first edition of Charles H. Bennett's distinctive Victorian-era interpretation of Aesop"s classic fables illustrated throughout with hand-coloured plates by Bennett himself. A very scarce first edition.In this edition Bennett reimagines the traditional animal characters of Aesop's work with human traits and behaviours offering a satirical lens on Victorian society. He includes characters such as 'the callous footman the idle officer the exposed swindler the ignorant patron of the arts and the foolish social climber' Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790-1914.Illustrated with twenty-four hand coloured plates by Bennett. Collated complete.Bennett was a prolific Victorian illustrator who had a short career which ended when he died of consumption.Rebacked in calf in the publisher's original cloth covered boards retaining the original endpapers. Housed in a clamshell case with the bookplate of Eric Sweet to the front pastedown of the clamshell.With the contemporary inscription of Helen Bessie Steel to a front blank and the inscription of Claud G. Steel to recto of frontispiece.Quayle in 'Early Children's Books' says this is one of Bennett's finest and most vigorous works and one of the most notable editions of Aesop's Fables. Rebacked in calf retaining the publisher's original cloth covered boards. In a cloth covered slip case in fine condition. Externally excellent with a touch of fading to board perimeters. Front hinge lightly strained with board firmly held. Inscription to front blank. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with spotting throughout and with tide mark to head of introduction text leaf. Inscription to recto of frontispiece. Very Good W. Kent & Co hardcover
1818réf. 964P41Newcastle; London: E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co 1818. Leather. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5"; 8.5" by 6". Thomas Bewick. A Riviere bound copy of Bewick's Aesop an important work by the noted woodcutter in a smart tree calf binding and held in a custom chemise and slipcase. Bound by Riviere.In a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase both of which are in a fine condition.The Royal Octavo issue variant A with the 'Auld Clouty' vignette to the tail of page xvi and "road of honour and honesty" to the final line of page 248. Facsimile receipt leaf to the front with the facsimile thumbprint of Bewick.The fables of Aesop here with the important woodcuts of Bewick.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 adventure of many different creatures.Illustrated with a vignette title and a woodcut head-piece to each fable alongside tail-pieces by Thomas Bewick. Collated complete.Bewick's woodcuts of 'Fables' is one of his best known works and spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated Aesop the first of which was published in 1776. In a rebacked tree calf binding bound by Riviere in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase. Externally smart. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Only a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only a few scattered spots. Chemise and clamshell are both in a fine condition. Near Fine E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co hardcover
1818réf. 964F64Newcastle : E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co 1818 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 7". Thomas Bewick. Thomas Bewick scholar Thomas Hugo's own copy of the Royal 8vo edition of Bewick's Aesop's fables illustrated throughout with vignette engravings. One of 500 copies on Royal 8vo with signed "thumb-mark" receipt. Variant B with Philosopher woodcut to p. xvi and last line of p.248 "road of candour and prudence". Roscoe 45b.The personal copy of Thomas Hugo an antiquarian and clergyman who was a dedicated admirer and collector of the Bewicks' woodcuts and publications. With his bookplate to the verso of the front free endpaper alongside bibliographical note.Hugo has tipped in page xvi from the Demi 8vo variant which features the suppressed engraving of "Auld Clouty".Illustrated with a vignette title and a woodcut head-piece to each fable alongside tail-pieces by Thomas Bewick. Collated complete.Bewick's woodcuts of 'Fables' is one of his best known works. He spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated Aesop the first of which was published in 1776.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 a handsome full morocco binding.Housed in a cloth covered clamshell case with the bookplate of Eric Sweet to the clamshell interior. In a full morocco binding with blind tooling housed in a cloth clamshell case. Externally excellent with a touch of rubbing to joints. Rear hinge strained but firmly held. Bookplate and tipped in note to verso of front free endpaper. Clamshell in fine condition. Internally binding strained with pages 343-346 detached and loosely inserted. Pages age toned with the odd spot or handling mark. Very Good E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co hardcover
1818réf. 1484271Newcastle: E. Walker for T. Beswick 1818. Leather. Good/No Jacket. used red leather hardcover copy lacking a dust jacket as issued. light shelfwear corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. paste down title to spine gilt top edges still radiant. E. Walker for T. Beswick hardcover
1793réf. 330179London: Stockdale 1793. hardcover. very good-. 2 volumes. Title page vignettes and 100 other fine engraved plates. Tall 8vos bound in full tree calf; gilt-decorated spines with red leather labels joints weak and with repairs spines rubbed; light foxing throughout most notably on the title pages. London: John Stockdale 1793. Large-paper copy printed on rag paper with excellent engravings. The application or moral is an analysis of each fable. Stockdale unknown
réf. 1024190927.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1022906488.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1023444666.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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2002réf. 79394hLondon: The Folio Society 2002. Book. Illus. by Detmold Edward J. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Yellow cloth hardcover in green slipcase. Colour illustration to front; gilt lettering to spine; top edge green. Full-page colour illustrations and in-text black line drawings by Detmold. Clean tight bright and completely unmarked; a sound and handsome copy. 152pp. The Folio Society Hardcover
réf. A9781164935803New. unknown
1857réf. 73231London: W Kent & Co 1857. 4to.Illustrated. First edition. 47 pp. Half green morocco over decorative embossed boards with raised bands silver lettering and decoration to spine; marbled edges and endpapers. Firm binding with light rubbing to extremities and a few small black spots to morocco. Finger marks and light foxing/stains inside; two small tears to one of leaves. This is the less common edition with hand-coloured plates. Illustrations designed and drawn on wood by Charles H. Bennett and engraved by Swain. . Very Good. Half Morocco. First Edition. 1857. W Kent & Co [1857] unknown
réf. 0266507565.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0483581844.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0656350067.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 084670076X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1998réf. 893T8London: The Folio Society 1998. Cloth. Fine. 10" by 7.5". Edward J. Detmold. A very smart copy of this beautifully illustrated collection of fables from Aesop published by The Folio Society. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece twenty-two colour plates and many in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of fables from Greek fabulist and storyteller Aesop who is now credited with a number of writings. Many of the tales are characterised by anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection includes: the hare and the tortoise the monkeys and their mother the vain jackdaw the geese and the cranes the eagle and his captor and many others. Illustrated by Edward Julius Detmold a prolific Victorian and early twentieth-century book illustrator known for his work with his twin brother Charles Maurice Detmold. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally excellent. Original paper covered slip case is also excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine The Folio Society hardcover
réf. 0340267666.Gleather_bound. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2011réf. 297829Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 2011. Deluxe Limited Edition. Leather. Near Fine/Near Fine Slipcase. Complete two-volume set bound in leather and with slipcase. Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition number 204 of 300. Near fine with near fine slipcase. With 112 engraved illustration plates from the magnificent 1793 edition. Superfine eggshell text paper and Superfine smooth illustration paper from Mohawk Fine Papers Cohoes New York. Individually hand-made marbled endpapers by Credpaldi of Brazil. Full leather cowhide imported from Italy. Lithography by Falcon Press slipcase and custom binding by BindTech of Nashville Tennessee. Red leather with gilt-stamped lettering and decorations on spine and front cover. Gilt edges. Bound-in ribbons for page markers. Five raised bands on spines hubs. Includes certificate two unused bookplates and letter/ad from the Easton Press. Near fine condition. Text and illustrations are unmarked and clean pages crisp and bright. Exterior looks like new. Bindings tight sturdy and square. A superb copy of these beautiful books. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of offer book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Æsop Easton Press hardcover
réf. 9354048684.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1981réf. 193465London: Hodder & Stoughton 1981. Hardback No Dust Wrapper. Very Good. Edward J. Detmold. Condition Notes: A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents complete clean and tight; Hardback. Red boards with gilt titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 9¾ x 7¼ 1.3 kg; pp xvi 152; Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange; Includes: Line drawings; Colour plates 23 including the frontispiece; The book is on the shelf ready to be appropriately packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John Bath by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #193465 London: Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1909réf. 035074London: Hodder and Stoughton 1909. Book. Illus. by Detmold E. J. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrators. Limited Edition. Large 4to 26 x 31cm. This edition limted to seven hundred and fifty copies numbered and signed by the artist of which this is No. 102. Unpaginated. 25 fine tipped-in colour illustrations by Detmold all with captioned paper guards and all in very good condition. Original cream cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Binding very good and clean without soiling light wear only gilt slightly dulled. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Contents clean and tight original end papers with scarab beetle motif to the centre a little surface damage repaired to the edges of the front paste-down previous owner's neat signature to the front free endpaper. A very good copy of the fine limited edition. Hodder and Stoughton Hardcover
réf. 23025London: Warne And Co Nd. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth spine and illustrated boards lettered in red and black. Very good. 152 pages. 15.5 x 11.5 cm. With 80 original illustrations and colored engraved frontispiece and vignette. Rubbing to extremities. National Nursery Library. Warne And Co hardcover
