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1828963Z11London: Joseph Booker; et al. 1828. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 3.5". None stated. A pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables adorned with over one hundred wood engravings. An early nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's edition.Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and fifty vignette engravings on wood.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.In the original cloth housed in a modern cardboard clamshell casing. In the original cloth housed in a modern cardboard clamshell casing. Externally very smart with fading to the spine the odd minor mark to the boards and minimal bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. The clamshell is lovely. Very Good Indeed Joseph Booker; et al. hardcover
1821962T52London: J. Booker 1821. Leather. Good. 5" by 3". Not Stated. A scarce pocket sized copy of this illustrated edition of Aesop's fables with a preface from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematic engravings. 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 includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel The Frogs Desiring a King and The Kite and the Pigeons amongst others. With a preface from Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. Bound in full calf. Externally sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor loss to the head of the spine and the spine label with marks to the boards. Hinges starting with the front free endpaper loosening slightly. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpaper. Good J. Booker hardcover
1804962F36London: J. Brambles A. Meggitt and J. Walters et al 1804 . Vellum. Fine. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A beautifully bound quarter vellum example of Croxall's translation of Aesop's fables charmingly illustrated with vignette illustrations. A beautifully bound early nineteenth century edition of the fables of Aesop.Illustrated with a frontispiece and with vignette woodcuts throughout.Samuel Croxall was an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his translation of Aesop's Fables first published in 1722.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. Endpapers renewed. Former owner's inscription to title page head.The leaves of this volume have been washed. Bound by Eric Sweet in quarter vellum with marbled paper covered boards and with ink title to back strip. With a corresponding felt lined chemise and cloth covered slip case. 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. In a quarter vellum binding with marbled paper covered boards. Housed in a felt lined chemise and cloth covered slip case. Externally fine. Endpapers renewed. Slip case and chemise in fine condition. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages exceptionally bright with only the odd light handling mark. Fine J. Brambles, A. Meggitt, and J. Walters et al hardcover
1899962F25London: John Lane The Bodley Head; Angus & Robertson 1899-1977. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 10.5" by 8". Percy J. Billinghurst. Two scarce editions of Aesop's fables including the very scarce first edition of the Percy J. Billinghurst illustrated edition and a late twentieth century edition also featuring his illustrations. Two volumes of the fables of Aesop both featuring the illustrations of Percy J. Billinghurst.The first of these two volumes is the very scarce first edition of this charming late nineteenth century edition of Aesop's fables with this edition from the English version of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange featuring an introduction from Kenneth Grahame - author of 'The Wind of the Willows' - and illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst.Illustrated with a frontispiece and with full page illustrations throughout - included in the pagination - from illustrator and bookplate designer Percy J. Billinghurst. The second volume is the scarce 1977 first edition of George Beal's retelling of the fables which also features Billinghurst's illustrations throughout.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.Housed in a cloth slip case In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings housed in cloth slip case. Externally excellent with bump to head of 1899 volume. Internally firmly bound. Pages of 1977 volume exceptionally clean and bright with the odd spot to the 1899 volume. Slip case in excellent condition. Near Fine John Lane The Bodley Head; Angus & Robertson hardcover
1820963Z8Derby: Henry Mozley and Sons 1820. Leather. Near Fine. 6.5" by 4". None stated. An excellent copy Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables illustrated with wood engravings and bound by Eric Sweet in crushed quarter morocco with a clamshell casing. A nineteenth century edition of Samuel Croxall's edition. 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 a monochrome wood engraved frontispiece and monochrome wood engraved vignettes. A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards housed in a cloth clamshell box.Undated dated by the binder's date. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards housed in a cloth clamshell box. Endpapers renewed. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and the odd minor spot. The clamshell is lovely. Near Fine Henry Mozley and Sons hardcover
1818mon0000147654Printed by E. Walker for T. Bewi 1818T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1823 Second Edition Walker Longmans on contemporary calf leather slightly rubbed and scratched outer boards but inner content excellent Printed by E. Walker for T. Bewi hardcover
1816BOOKS341485Hartwick NY: L. & B. Todd. Acceptable/NO DUSTJACKET. 1816. . Board Leather - ORIGINAL. Board Leather Binding - ORIGINAL . 24mo. 95pp. cover shelf wear chipping of leather and board creasing cracking lightly soiled; Former owner's inscription on front free-endpaper Former owner's stamp on title page some staining/foxing of some pages two pages loose front and rear hinges cracked front and rear pastedowns wrinkled binding of rear portion of text block weak few pages with corner creases majority of pages unmarked. . L. & B. Todd hardcover
1807375205New 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
182042859London: Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. First edition. Frontispiece 34 of 35 plates each with two engravings. iv 127 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary black roan and marbled boards. Bookseller's yellow ticket of J. Painter Wrexham on front pastedown. Rubbed joints worn. Internally clean. First edition. Frontispiece 34 of 35 plates each with two engravings. iv 127 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Osborne p.7 citing the 1823 ed Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy unknown books
181800222089NEWCASTLE 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
1857028414UK: W. Kent and Co 1857. 1st Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Bennett. 1st Edition 1857. Designed and Drawn on the Wood by Charles H. Bennett Engraved by Swain. Wonderful illustrations. Bennett a noted artist and contributor to Punch was also a founding member of the Savage Club. Joseph Swain was an English wood-engraver. He is best known from his engravings in Punch magazine of cartoons by Sir John Tenniel. Bound in he original cloth. Book is good and quite bright. Marking to cloth. Edges rubbed in places. Contents quite good. Pages lightly foxed and rear pages with stating to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18408 <br/> <br/> W. Kent and Co hardcover
1894mon0000080149Macmillan 1894-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. On green decorative cloth gilded lettering and bird motif to frontis 1894 edition with some light staining to bottom of first few pages Macmillan hardcover
183779835London & N.Y. ,George Routledge & Son, 1837. Illustrierter Halbleinenband, 8° 56 Seiten.
1896962P29London; 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
1867000013138Boston: T.O.H.P. Burnham 1867. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 4 5 vi-xxiii 2 26-358 4 pp. Brown smooth publisher's cloth with blind rules on the boards gilt lettering and a wolf's head in gilt on the spine. Peach endpapers and pastedowns. With 198 illustrations done in black and white one full-page the rest in-text. Stated third edition on the title page but this is likely the third edition from this publisher of Croxall's Aesop. Translated from the Greek into English by Samuel Croxall. With instructive applications. A small nick to the front board mellowing to the spine a few leaves with imperfections in the paper. T.O.H.P. Burnham hardcover
1885193982London : Printed by R. Ward for B. Quaritch 1885. Memorial Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked 1/2 leather over boards. Raised bands and gilt tooling to spine. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Marbled endpapers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 376 pages; Physical description: xxiv 376 p : illus. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Aesop's fables - Translations into English - Illustrations. Fables Greek - Translations into English - Illustrations. Series: Memorial edition of Thomas Bewick's works ; v. 4. Includes title page vignette. London : Printed by R. Ward for B. Quaritch hardcover
1900963T17Germany: Not Stated c1900. Cloth. Near Fine. 11" by 9.5". Graham Robert. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce collection of fables attributed to Aesop. Very scarce work. Designed in England printed in Germany. Illustrated throughout with four chromolithograph pages. 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. Illustrated by Graham Robert a British artist and illustrator. Bound in modern cloth with the original wraps bound in. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small mark and minor age toning to the extremities. Near Fine Not Stated hardcover
1852962F20London: John Murray 1852 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". John Tenniel. A vibrantly bound example of Thomas James's edition of Aesop's fables illustrated throughout by celebrated artist John Tenniel. Rev. Thomas James first published his edition of these fables in 1848.Lewis Carroll was so impressed by John Tenniel's animated designs for this edition of the fables that he chose the Tenniel to illustrate 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Illustrated with over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel.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. With four pages of advertisements to the rear.Rebound by Eric Sweet in quarter morocco with marbled paper covered boards and with endpapers renewed. With a chemise from Sweet which incorporates the publisher's original cloth binding to the front and rear pastedown.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. Rebound in quarter morocco by Eric Sweet with marbled paper covered boards. Externally fine. Endpapers renewed. In a cloth covered chemise with the cloth of the publisher's original binding pasted to the front and rear pastedown. Chemise near fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned with instances of significant spotting and foxing throughout. Very Good Indeed John Murray hardcover
1885963T27London: W. Mack 1885. Cloth. Good. 6.5" by 5". F. S. Church. A very scarce collection of illustrated fables from Canadian writer George Thomas Lanigan. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece title vignette and over twenty in-text images. A collection of parody versions of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of these tales contain the typical animal characters. With titles including: The Merchant of Venice The Good Samaritan and The Wolf and the Kid amongst others. Written by George Thomas Lanigan under the pen name G. Washington Aesop a Canadian journalist and poet. Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church an American artist and illustrator especially known for his depictions of animals. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally sound with light bumping and chipping to the extremities. Loss of the paper to the spine with discolouration to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Library ink stamp to the front pastedown. Good W. Mack hardcover
181050128Leipzig, Weigel, 1810. 8vo. Contemp. modest hcloth with handwritten papertitle on spine. (2),CCXXXVIII,172,180,164,(2) pp. A small tear at foot of title-page repaired, no loss. Internally fine, printed on good paper. Text in Greek and Latin.
181050128Leipzig Weigel 1810. 8vo. Contemp. modest hcloth with handwritten papertitle on spine. 2CCXXXVIII1721801642 pp. A small tear at foot of title-page repaired no loss. Internally fine printed on good paper. Text in Greek and Latin. <br/><br/><em>Second printing the best of De Furia's noted edition. "Reprinted at Leipzig the offered item in a very handsome and more copious manner in the following year 1810. This beautiful and elaborate editions presents us with the Fables of Æsop before they had been corrupted as is supposd by their first editor Planudes. The text is taken from a celebrated and very ancient MS preserved at Florence in the Library of the Cassini Monks; written in a different style and greatly departing from the received text. This appears to be upon the whole the very best edition of Æsop extant." Dibdin I p. 252. </em> hardcover
1900962T89Not Stated: Not Stated c1900. Paperback. Very Good. 11" by 8". Not Stated. Two very scarce illustrated volumes of fables attributed to Aesop. Complete in two volumes. Very scarce editions. Illustrated with numerous in-text 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. Each volume contains two of these classic tales. Volume one contains twenty-seven tales including: The Dog and His Shadow The Lion and The Mouse and The Hare and The Tortoise amongst others. Volume two contains twenty-nine tales including: The Fox and The Grapes The Farmer and His Sons and The Kid and The Wolf amongst others. With illustrations from Ernest Gristet a French-born painter and illustrator noted for the humorous interpretations of his subjects and Joe Burton a British artist and illustrator. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Externally smart with light wear and minor sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good Not Stated paperback
1825962F35London: C. and J. Rivington et al. 1825 . Leather. Fine. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. Handsomely bound in quarter morocco this is a charmingly illustrated early nineteenth century edition of Croxall's edition of the fables of Aesop. The twenty-second Croxall edition of Aesop's fables.Illustrated with a frontispiece and with vignette woodcuts throughout.Samuel Croxall was an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his translation of Aesop's Fables in 1722.Endpapers renewed.With a twelve page publisher's catalogue to the rear dated April 1828.The leaves of this volume have been washed. 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. Bound by Eric Sweet in quarter morocco with marbled paper covered boards. With a corresponding cloth clamshell box identifying this as bound by Sweet in 2002. 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. In a quarter morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards with cloth covered clamshell case. Externally fine with endpapers renewed. Slip case in fine condition with bookplate to the interior. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine C. and J. Rivington et al. hardcover
1875C218889London: Chatto & Windus 1875. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. 46pp. Bound in later blue cloth with gilt spine titles new endpapers. Contents slightly thumbed marked and spotted a couple of plates with some small ink marks otherwise a very good copy. Hand-coloured frontis illustrated title page and 22 plates. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
180972731London:: Printed for J. Johnson 1809. The Eighteenth Edition. Carefully Revised and Improved. later old half morocco; gilt spine; marbled sides; all edges stained yellow. The last engraving in the book has been partially hand-colored; some very slight rubbing to the leather. Tight and sound. 16mo. Illustrated from engravings. With Instructive Applications: and a Print before Each Fable by Samuel Croxall. Printed for J. Johnson, hardcover
