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128p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, top of spine chipped
Reliure demi-chagrin. 356 pages.
167 p. Foxed. 165mm. Leather backed stipple decorated leather boards. Leather spine label misplaced. Loss on spine. John Gay (1685-1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. In 1727 he wrote for six year old Prince William, later the Duke of Cumberland, Fifty-one Fables in Verse, for which he naturally hoped to gain some preferment, although he has much to say in them of the servility of courtiers and the vanity of court honours. He was offered the situation of gentleman-usher to the Princess Louisa, who was also still a child. He refused this offer, which all his friends seem to have regarded (without much apparent reason) an indignity. Scarce. An unusual and very scarce little edition. POETRY BX 2
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. This book smells a bit like nag champa incense. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. 342 pages.
71 pages. Lavishly illustrated and meticulously crafted, this collection of thirty fables is the perfect introduction to this most universal of literary forms. Very light wear to clean and unmarked book in maroon cloth boards. Dust jacket bears moderate wear with several small closed tears. Nice copy of a lovely work. Book
In-16, pleine basane blonde mouchetée de l'époque, dos lisse orné de fers et palettes dorés, pièce de titre de veau rouge, tranches citrons (petits défauts aux coiffes et aux coins, qqs épid.), 456 p.
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; original buff wrappers printed in black, a near fine copy. Issued as a Special Publication of the Augustan Reprint Society. This facsimile is a high-quality photographic reprint of copies in the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. VERY SCARCE.
Pages unopened. Very light shelfwear else fine. ; En français and Latin; Collection Latomus Volume XCVI; 177 pages
Two Volumes. Illustrated with full page engravings on Japan vellum with text tissue guards. Title pages printed in red and black on Japan vellum. Uncut. Top edges gold. Large 8vo. Original full green buckram bindings. Original paper spine labels. Bindings slightly soiled. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 221 of only 1250 copies. Edition de Luxe. A nice set that would make a wonderful gift. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SET/W47
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 135 p. Devânâgarî alfabesi ve Sanskrit Türkçe küçük sözlük. Alphabet of Devânagarî and Sanscrit - Turkish dictionary. One of early studies on Indology in Turkey. First Edition.
New Persian, Old(ca. 600-400 B.C.) Original bdg. HC. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Persian and Pahlavi. 63 p. [A]Yâdgâr-i Zarîrân: Matn-i hamâsî az dawrân-i kuhan. [= Ayâdgâr-e Zârêrân]. Ayâdgâr-e Zârêrân, or 'Memorial of Zarer', a short Pahlavi text which is the only surviving specimen in that language of ancient Iranian epic poetry. It is preserved in a unique manuscript, written in A.D. 1322. The chief editions are those of J. M. Jamasp-Asana, The Pahlavi Texts Contained in the Codex MK II, Bombay, 1913, repr. Tehran, [1971-72], pp. 1-16; Pagliaro, Il testo pahlavico Ayâtkâr-i Zarêrân, Rome, 1925; and D. Monchi-Zadeh, Die Geschichte Zarêr's, Uppsala, 1981 (reviewed by D. N. MacKenzie, IIJ 27, 1984, pp. 155-63). It celebrates an event in the early history of Zoroastrianism. Wistâsp, having accepted the "pure religion of the Mazda-worshippers" (dên î abêzag i mâzdesnân)), is challenged on this account by Ardjâsp, lord of the Hyôns. The wise Jâmâsp foretells that Wistâsp's brother Zarêr and many others of his kin will die in the coming encounter. Nevertheless battle is joined. Zarêr, after fighting heroically, is foully slain by a Hyôn, Wîdraf the sorcerer. His son Bastwar, forbidden by Wistâsp to go to the battle-field because of his youth, flouts this command, finds his father's body, and utters a moving lament over it. He slays many Hyons in revenge, and shoots an arrow through Wîdrafs' heart. His cousin Spandyâd, Wistâsp's son, ends the battle by capturing Ardjâsp, mutilating him, and sending him abject away. There are numerous traces in the Pahlavi text of an older Parthian version, with Parthian words, phrases and grammatical usages scattered through it (for these see most fully MacKenzie, loc. cit.). Parthian, and other apparently archaic, certainly obscure, elements are most concentrated in passages of reported speech, notably par. 92, Bastwar's incantation over the arrow with which he is to shoot Wîdrafs; par. 41, an oath-taking formula; and pars. 84-87, Bastwar's elegy for his father... (Encyclopediae Iranica).
Pages unopened. Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Collection Latomus Volume 69; 62 pages
Very Good Very Good English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In publisher's special slip-case. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 18 cm). In Turkish. 2 volumes set: ([x], [2], [x], 1115 p., [5] p). B/w ills. Turkis Edition of Grimm Bros.' 'Die Marchen der brüder grimm', from edition of Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag. A very heavy set. Grimm masallari. 2 volumes set. Translated by Kâmuran Sipal.
Very Good French Paperback. Large demy 8vo. (23 x 14 cm). In French. 272, [2] p. Le Chevalier a la peau de tigre (Collection Caucase). Traduit du Georgien avec une introduction et des notes par Serge Tsouladze.
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [viii], 630, [16] p., ills. and map. Tastarakay'dan Keloglan'a Türk dünyasi masal arastirmalari. Researches on folk and fairy tales of Turkic / Turkish world.
82 pages. Features: 2-page Van Heusen ad inside front cover; nice Pernod ad; Freaky Fables; Glenfiddich 'halo' ad; 2-page Cathay Pacific ad; Cross pen ad - auction scene; 2-page ad for Pure New Wool; 2-page ad for the Renault 11 Turbo; The Famous Grouse whisky ad; Alfa Romeo ad for the Alfa 33; 2-page Mercedes-Benz ad featuring the 190s; Faconnable ad; John Player Special - Blackjack ad; WH Smith 2-page ad; Bold 2-page ad for Jamaica tourism; Rothmans ad inside back cover; Back cover ad warns of the dangers of smoking - features venus flytrap; and much more. Average wear. Covers loosening but still attached. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
66 pages. Feature: Alfa Romeo ad; EEC Plan to tattoo pets brings howls of protests from British MEPs; Hunter Davies - Airport III; Two-page Cunard ad; Colour photo ad for Air Canada; Frank Keating - Rives' Tale; Handelsman Freaky Fables; Two-page colour photo ad for the new Vauxhall Carlton CD; Nice colour photo Dunhill ad inside back cover; Colour photo Raffles cigarette ad on back cover; and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. Crease to front cover. A sound copy. Magazine
xxvii + 260pp. illustré d'un frontispice et de 110 gravures hors texte par Victor Adam, 24cm., reliure cart. décorée d'éditeur (qqs. traces d'usage, coins frottés), tranches supérieures dorées, qqs. rousseurs et vagues taches, texte toujours bien lisible, Y94973
Edition originale peu courante. Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, duc de Nivernais (1716-1798), avait été ambassadeur à Rome, Berlin, Londres, ministre dans le cabinet Necker, emprisonné sous la Terreur. À propos de ces fables imprimées à compte d'auteur, l'académicien se défend dans sa préface, d'un pêché d'orgueil ” j'ai longtemps résisté aux sollicitations d'amis trop prévenus en ma faveur qui me pressaient de faire imprimer ce mélange mais à mon âge de quatre-vingts ans ans on perd la force de résistance comme toutes les autres et je me suis laissé persuader”.
In-12, demi-chagrin vert bronze de l'époque, dos à 4 faux-nerfs soulignés de filets à froid, orné de compartiments garnis d'un fer spécial répété, titre doré, tranches mouchetées, (4), 358 p. Très bel exemplaire, très frais, très bien relié.
In-12, demi-chagrin vert bronze de l'époque, dos à 4 faux-nerfs soulignés de filets à froid, orné de compartiments garnis d'un fer spécial répété, titre doré, tranches mouchetées, (4), 434 p. Très bel exemplaire, très frais, très bien relié.
First edition, [4], iii, [1], 272pp., large paper copy, outer portion of first leaf of 'Index to the Engravings' torn-away, frontis., 100 engravings throughout, nineteenth-century cloth, hinges torn.
Good English Original illustrated bdg. Minor peelings on spine, discoloration and minor fading on pages. Minor stain on back cover. Oblong cr. 8vo. (14 x 19 cm). In English. [7] p., vintage ills. All pages hard like front and back covers. Rare. CHILDREN LITERATURE Illustrated Collection.
Former classics scholar's name on ffep (Alan E. Samuel). Former owner's bookplate on inner cover. Foxing to ffeps. Pages are browned. Corners are worn. Light chipping to a few pages. Browning to front cover. ; Greek writer of fables who lived probably in the second century AD. Greek text with latin apparatus. ; 100 pages
Text in French. 432 pages. Well worn covers, spine only attached on portion of back cover. Old repair to first page of Livre Premier.
