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184947625Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston 1849. Very good. Early edition of this French reader for young US learners published as the cracks that would lead to the Civil War began to form. The world economic status of the US in 1849 was strong due in no small part to the country's ability to produce cotton cheaply through the labor of enslaved people. With the rise of Industrial Revolution technology people were able to move around the globe faster than every before - an urban American student learning French in this period was not only engaging in mental stimulation but actually stood a chance of using their skills to eventually converse with a real French person. ÆSOP'S FABLES IN FRENCH was published during this period offering moral anecdotes alongside "those idiomatic forms of speech" that "characterize a language" Advertisement. <br /> Scarce; OCLC locates only one holding of this edition. Duodecimo. 6'' x 3.5''. Original textured sheep-backed pink boards. 238 pages collated complete. Early partially removed ownership label to front board with last name Stocker. Early pencil ownership inscription to second blank. Early ink ownership inscription to page 3 matching ownership label. Scattered pencil annotations to margins. Binding with wear some dampstaining; careful repair to lower spine. Leaves with light foxing and occasional toning. Sound. Lindsay & Blakiston unknown
1857962P8London; New York: W. Kent & Co; Chatto and Windus; The Viking Press; Bracken Books 1857-1986. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 10.5" by 8.5"; 10" by 7.5"; 9.5" by 8"; 11" by 9"; . Charles H. Bennett; Swain; Randolph Caldecott. A curated set of five editions of Charles H. Bennett's illustrated Aesop's 'Fables' a curated set with colourful illustrations. Charles H. Bennett's illustrations for Aesop's 'Fables' first appeared in 1857 and as evidenced in this set was oft-reprinted over the following century. This is a unique and curated set containing five different editions of Bennett's 'Fables' from the first edition of 1857 to a 1986 reprint a curious reference set.In a custom cloth slipcase and a custom cloth chemise. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition.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.This set contains:'The Fables of Aesop and Others Translated Into Human Nature' the first Bennet edition hand-coloured issue published by W. Kent & Co in London in 1857. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece a hand-coloured title page and twenty-two hand-coloured plates. Collated complete.'The Fables of Aesop and Others Translated Into Human Nature' the first Bennet edition plain issue published by W. Kent & Co in London in 1857. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece a monochrome title page and twenty-two monochrome plates. Collated complete.'The Fables of Aesop and Others Translated Into Human Nature' published by Chatto and Windus in London in 1875. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece a hand-coloured title page and twenty-two hand-coloured plates. Collated complete.'Bennett's Fables From Aesop and Others' published by the Viking Press in New York in 1978 in the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a foreword by Gerald Gottlieb. Illustrated with a colour vignette title and twenty-three colour plates. Collated complete.'The Fables of Aesop and Others Translated Into Human Nature' published by Bracken Books in London in 1986 in the original unclipped dust wrapper. With additional fables designed and drawn by Randolph Caldecott. Illustrated with a colour vignette title twenty-two colour plates and monochrome illustrations. Collated complete.Bennett was a pioneering Victorian illustrator known for his techniques in comic illustration. 1857 hand-coloured issue is rebound in a quarter morocco binding with paper to the boards part of the original boards restored 1857 plain issue is in a rebacked quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards and renewed endpapers 1875 edition is in the original publisher's cloth smartly rebacked the 1978 and 1986 editions are both in the original publisher's cloth bindings in the original unclipped dust wrappers together in a custom cloth slipcase and custom cloth chemise. Externally the 1857 and 1875 editions are generally smart the 1978 and 1986 editions are very smart. Light bumping to the extremities of the 1857 and 1875 editions. Light rubbing and marks to the boards of the 1857 hand-coloured issue. Handling marks and discolouration to the boards of the 1857 plain issue heavier to the rear board. A few light marks and a little light rubbing to the 1875 edition hinges have been reinforced. Dust wrapper for the 1978 edition is a little sunned to the spine with a few light handling marks and a price sticker to the front fly leaf. Dust wrapper to the 1986 edition is smart with a price sticker to the front fly leaf. Internally firmly bound. 1857 and 1875 editions are generally bright with scattered spots whereas the 1978 and 1986 editions are bright and clean. Repair to the contents leaf and pages 1 5 and 21 of the 1857 hand-coloured issue. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Very Good Indeed W. Kent & Co; Chatto and Windus; The Viking Press; Bracken Books hardcover
1803961P63London: J. Brambles A. Meggit and J. Waters by H. Mozley 1803. Leather. Fine. 7" by 4.5"; 7.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A finely bound edition of Samuel Croxall's important Aesop translation complete with illustrations. Smartly if slightly idiosyncratically rebound in a modern quarter calf binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth chemise and cloth slipcase. An unsigned binding by Eric Sweet. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and an illustration for each fable a total of one-hundred and ninety-six. Collated complete.Frontispiece is by J. Burnet and R. Scott. The illustrations have been attributed to Elisha Kirkall.The fables of Aesop here translated and edited by Samuel Croxall.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.Croxall was noted for this edition of 'Fables' for his easy colloquial style and their instructive applications a popular and oft-reprint translation.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. In a modern quarter calf binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth chemise and cloth slipcase an unsigned binding by Eric Sweet. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Gift inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Fine J. Brambles, A. Meggit, and J. Waters, by H. Mozley hardcover
188745215London: George Routledge & Sons 1887. First edition square 8vo pp. 56; color illustrations throughout decorative endpapers by the artist; original blue cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards by Crane edges rather scuffed with boards occasionally exposed textblock fine. Text based on W. J. Linton's manuscript "The Wisdom of Aesop." Osborne I p. 2. George Routledge & Sons unknown
188745215London: George Routledge & Sons 1887. First edition square 8vo pp. 56; color illustrations throughout decorative endpapers by the artist; original blue cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards by Crane edges rather scuffed with boards occasionally exposed textblock fine. Text based on W. J. Linton's manuscript "The Wisdom of Aesop." Osborne I p. 2. <br/><br/> George Routledge & Sons hardcover books
1869962F22London: Cassell Petter and Galpin 1869 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 8.5". Ernest Griset. The very scarce first edition of J. B. Rundell's 'revised and re-written' edition of the fables of Aesop featuring the striking illustrations of painter and illustrator Ernest Griset. The very scarce first Rundell edition in a signed Riviere full calf binding.Illustrated with ninety-three full page and vignette illustrations from Griset the vast majority of which have been neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. Collated complete.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 eight pages of advertisements to the rear.With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. With a custom chemise and clamshell box.With the bookplates of Edward Dean Richmond and the Brother Julian Collection to the front pastedown.Griset specialized in animal illustrations making him a fitting choice to illustrate Aesop's works. In a full calf Riviere signed binding with gilt detailing to back strip and gilt dentelles. Front board detached but present. Rear joint starting to head but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedown. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned with instances of light spotting throughout. Majority of illustrations neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. Good Only Cassell, Petter and Galpin hardcover
1805ABC_45450Lyon: J. Ayné 1805. Half vellum over boards covered with marbled paper. spine with red title label lettered in gold green painted edges. 12mo. With a full-page woodcut portrait 100 x 68 mm. of Aesop woodcut vignette a fisherman on the titles and 225 woodcuts ca. 38 x 66 illustrating the 225 fables; woodcut head- and tailpieces. 2 parts in 1 volume. Augmented nicely illustrated re-edition of the editions of 1764 and 1787 printed by Richard Lallemant in Rouen Bodemann 113.1-2; see also the re-editions: nrs. 57 and 60. As in these editions also in our edition there are the 225 fables of Aesop in French prose with the quatrains by the French writer and dramaturge Isaac Benserade 1612-1691. All the fables are illustrated by a woodcut rather rudely after the series of Bernard Salomon and Marcus Gheeraerts. The Vie dEsop is not illustrated. Library stamp on first fly-leaf.l Cf. Bodemann 113.1-2. J. Ayné, hardcover
1856194703London 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
1856194703London 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 books
1817725781817. AESOP. FABULAE AESOPI SELECTAE or Select Fables of Aesop: With AN English translation more literal than any yet extant designed for the reader instruction of beginners in the Latin tongue. By H. Clarke. Baltimore: Published by J. & T. Vance; J. Robinson Printer 1817. Parallel texts in Latin and English printed in double columns. 161 pp. 12mo. Worn and rubbed contemporary binding of speckled calf with shallow loss at crown. The upper board is detached. Text leaves are age-browned and foxed. This imprint is not noted in OCLC though it does note a Fielding Lucas Jr. imprint in Baltimore from the same year with the same pagination. Shaw & Shoemaker 39948. unknown books
18799372Edinburgh:: 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
1823962P14Newcastle; London: E. Walker; Longman and Co 1823. Leather. Fine. 9" by 5.5"; 9.5" by 6.5". Thomas Bewick. A finely bound edition of Bewick's Aesop a lovely copy complete with his woodcuts and a facsimile thumbprint receipt. Smartly bound in a half morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet in April 2001. Clamshell is in a fine condition.Facsimile receipt leaf to the front with the facsimile thumbprint of Bewick. This is copy number 829 with this receipt. Pages have been washed presenting an uncommonly bright copy of this sought after work.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 though the endpapers have been renewed. 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.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. In a half morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet. Externally fine. A couple of very light marks to the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few very light handling marks. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Fine E. Walker; Longman and Co hardcover
1820964P39Newcastle; London: S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". Thomas Bewick; John Bewick. The Bewick brother's edition of Aesop complete with their iconic woodcuts of the fables. Thomas and John Bewick's edition of Aesop's 'Fables'.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title four portrait plates and woodcut vignettes throughout. This edition includes a memoir and a descriptive catalogue of the works of the Bewick brothers. Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables generally attributed to the ancient Greek Aesop. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life.Thomas Bewick spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated 'Aesop's Fables' the first of which was published in 1776. Bewick was an illustrator known for his fine illustrations for books illustrating many natural history works such as 'A History of British Birds' and 'A History of Quadrupeds'. He is known for popularising the practice of printing illustrations using wood producing high-quality illustrations at a lower price. In a rebacked half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. Boards are a little discoloured and rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy hardcover
1835962Z25Halifax: William Milner 1835. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5" by 3". None stated. A pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables smarty bound in quarter calf and adorned with many wood engravings. A nineteenth century edition of Samuel Croxall's edition. Illustrated with an engraved title page and over one hundred wood engraved vignettes throughout. Lacking the folding frontispiece. 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 quarter calf with paper to the boards Endpapers and blanks renewed. Bound in quarter calf with paper to the boards Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally excellent with minimal rubbing to the extremities. Internally lacking frontispiece otherwise firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with only the odd minor spot and handling mark. Very Good Indeed William Milner hardcover
182535545Paris 1825. avec le sens moral en quatre vers et les quatrains de benserade Couverture au dos est dommagée. Buchrücken im Falz lädiert. Insgesamt guter Zustand Auguste Boulland Quer-8°. Pbd. Literatur unknown
1857962F16London: 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
1815ABC_45453Madrid 1815. 12mo. for Petrus Lopez and his brother Marbled calf over boards gilt spine with red title label lettered in gold sprinkled edges marbled endpapers. With woodcut of the writing Aesop on title and 86 woodcuts ca. 43 x 56 mm. 324 12 pp. Nineteenth-century edition of de Dorpius redaction of the Aesop fables the collection of the Aesop fables in prose originally compiled by Martinus Dorpius 1485-1525 a humanist teaching in Louvain. This so-called Aesopus Dorpii was first published in 1509 in Antwerp. All 349 Latin Fables are provided with an Adfabulation. The Dorpius compilation has been very important for the diffusion of Aesop as a textbook during the following centuries and was reprinted in a variety of ways at least two hundred times. Four of the woodcuts are illustrating the Vita 82 the Fables.Ownerships entry of Franc. Ant. Vetonnes 1819 on first fly-leaf. The woodcuts are partly rather worn out. Title a bit soiled some slight browning at the end.l Cf. Bodemann 641-3 1623 1734 1788: Madrid with 81 woodcuts. hardcover
1818405619Newcastle: E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son 1818. A very good copy internally clean and fresh joints restored and with some light wear to binding. 8vo. xxiv 376 pages. 188 fable cuts and 136 tailpieces in text. Contemporary English polished calf the sides and spines decorated in blind and gilt marbled edges by Whitehead and Sons Leeds with their ticket on pastedown. A handsome copy of Bewick's extensively and exquisitely illustrated fables. Roscoe 45. <br/><br/> E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son unknown books
1818405619Newcastle: E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son 1818. A very good copy internally clean and fresh joints restored and with some light wear to binding. 8vo. xxiv 376 pages. 188 fable cuts and 136 tailpieces in text. Contemporary English polished calf the sides and spines decorated in blind and gilt marbled edges by Whitehead and Sons Leeds with their ticket on pastedown. A handsome copy of Bewick's extensively and exquisitely illustrated fables. Roscoe 45. E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son unknown
1834963Z9London: Joseph Smith 1834. Leather. Fine. 5.5" by 3". None stated. A smartly bound pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables bound by Eric Sweet in crushed morocco with a uniform chemise and clamshell casing and adorned with many wood engravings. A beautifully bound pocket size nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's noted 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 folding wood engraved frontispiece an engraved title page and one hundred wood engraved vignettes throughout. Collated complete.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 half morocco with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Bound in modern crushed half morocco with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean washed pages. The chemise and slipcase are lovely. Fine Joseph Smith hardcover
1820964P43Newcastle; London: S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. Leather. Fine. 8.5" by 5.5"; 9" by 6". Thomas Bewick; John Bewick. A finely bound copy of Bewick brother's edition of Aesop complete with their iconic woodcuts of the fables. In a beautiful quarter morocco binding with patterned cloth to the boards in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase a lovely unsigned binding by Eric Sweet with renewed endpapers. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition.Pages have been washed presenting an uncommonly bright copy of this sought after work.Thomas and John Bewick's edition of Aesop's 'Fables'.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title four portrait plates and woodcut vignettes throughout. Collated complete though the endpapers have been renewed. This edition includes a memoir and a descriptive catalogue of the works of the Bewick brothers. Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables generally attributed to the ancient Greek Aesop. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life.Thomas Bewick spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated 'Aesop's Fables' the first of which was published in 1776. Bewick was an illustrator known for his fine illustrations for books illustrating many natural history works such as 'A History of British Birds' and 'A History of Quadrupeds'. He is known for popularising the practice of printing illustrations using wood producing high-quality illustrations at a lower price.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. In a quarter morocco binding with patterned cloth to the boards in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase. Externally fine. Pages are bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Fine S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy hardcover
1818964P41Newcastle; 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
184877948London: John Murray 1848. Hardcover. Very good. The scarce first John Tenniel edition with more than one hundred illustrations. Lewis Carroll was so impressed by Tenniel’s animated designs for this edition of Aesop’s Fables that he chose the artist to illustrate Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 1865. Octavo: xxv 3 221 12 ads pp. In the publisher's patterned tan cloth binding with gilt-stamped titles and decorative blind-stamped borders. The binder's ticket appears on the rear pastedown. Occasional light foxing. Two ink gift inscriptions the first dated 1852 and the second 1909 to the front flyleaf with the small bookplate of noted book collector Anthony David Estill to the front pastedown. The spine is darkened with a few minor stains to the cloth; else very good. Housed in a custom felt-lined clamshell box. John Murray hardcover
1894962F19London: Macmillan & Co 1894 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 11.5" by 8.5". Richard Heighway. The very scarce large paper limited edition of Joseph Jacob's reworking on Aesop's fables illustrated throughout by Richard Heighway. A very scarce large paper first edition limited to one-hundred unnumbered copies.Illustrated throughout by Richard Heighway with a frontispiece and with vignette illustrations to majority of leaves.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 this volume these tales are retold by noted folklorist Joseph Jacobs who also traces their fascinating history. With the armorial bookplate of A S Marsden-Smedley to the front pastedown. Housed in a cloth clamshell case.The leaves of this volume have been washed.A very scarce late nineteenth century limited edition. In the publisher"s original cloth binding. Light fading to back strip otherwise externally excellent. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages exceptionally bright and generally clean with only the odd spot. Majority of leaves unopened to head. Housed in a cloth clamshell case. Near Fine Macmillan & Co hardcover
187534370London: Chatto & Windus 1875. Very good. Second edition of this Victorian tour de force with fine and fabulous hand-colored images of humanized animals. Eric Quayle notes that Bennett 1829-1867 had a short career which was terminated by consumption but his books were "extremely popular most passing though several editions"; this book "contains some of Bennett's finest and most vigorous work" 217. The Morgan Library's EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS also list it as a notable edition of Aesop. Bennett's compositions suggest the fine caricature of PUNCH but applied a classic work of ancient Greece. 9.75'' x 7.25''. Original blue pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and black. Yellow coated endpapers. Illustrated by Bennett with 24 full-page wood engravings hand colored including title page. 22 pages. Emboss of famed Victorian bookselling firm W.H. Smith & Son to front fly leaf. Slight lean with a bit of cracking to hinges still firm. Subtle repairs to spine ends a few spots to boards. Interior lightly foxed. Bright. Chatto & Windus unknown
