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1865962F9New 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
1861962T51London: William Tegg 1861. Cloth. Very Good. 5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop with a preface from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and eighty 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 by Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. Bound in full cloth with modern endpapers laid in. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Very Good William Tegg hardcover
18178539Baltimore: J. & T. Vance / J. Robinson Printer 1817. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Good . Octavo 161pp. A good or better copy in contemporary full sheep. Front board partly detached but holding. Printed on cheap paper typical of American printers of the period which is generally age-toned. Bookseller ticket or bookplate lifted inartfully from the front paste-down. A completely unrestored decently preserved example of this early 19th century Baltimore imprint. The text is printed in two columns with the Latin and English presented side-by-side. According to Shaw & Shoemaker there appear to be three printings of this volume executed by Robinson for three different publishers see 39946-8 not in fact specifically noting the one executed for J. & T. Vance. OCLC lists 9 physical holdings for all three of these not differentiating between them. J. & T. Vance / J. Robinson, Printer hardcover
185777425New York:: Leavitt & Allen 1857. publisher's embossed cloth; gilt spine. 1857 pencil gift inscription; cloth a bit sunned; gold on spine dulled; tight and sound. 12mo. With more than sixty illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Leavitt & Allen, hardcover
185172925Philadelphia and New York:: Appleton 1851. publisher's gilt cloth. 1850 ink Christmas gift inscription; cloth sunned; tight and sound. 16mo. Added illustrated title page; more than sixty illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Appleton, hardcover
1857h44381London: W. Kent & Co 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Undated title page but preface by Bennett dated October 1857. Small quarto 10.5 x 8.5 inches cloth backed pictorial paper-covered boards. This is the colored edition. Good with some discoloration mottling and rubbing to cloth spine boards with soil and darkening small stains corner bumping and corner wear contents mainly very good but with some bumping to upper outer corners of pages throughout. Bookplate of Francisci Stanton Carey and a few text pages have old and neat small patches on their blank versos. With colored frontispiece title page and 22 plates illustrating 22 fables. W. Kent & Co hardcover
1887962F17London: Macmillan & Co 1887 . Leather. Near Fine. 12" by 9.5". Randolph Caldecott. A beautiful edition of Aesop's fables delightfully illustrated in colour by Randolph Caldecott and in a vibrant quarter morocco binding by Eric Sweet. This edition was first published in 1883.With vignette colour illustrations throughout by British artist and illustrator Randolph Caldecott a celebrated children's illustrator.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.Bound by Eric Sweet in 2002 in a morocco backed marbled paper covered boards by Eric Sweet with endpapers renewed and housed in a cloth covered clamshell.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. Rebound in morocco backed marbled paper covered boards by Eric Sweet with endpapers renewed. Housed in a cloth covered clamshell case. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages exceptionally bright with instances of handling marks to page perimeters and the odd spot. Small closed tear to tail of one leaf. Near Fine Macmillan & Co hardcover
1874963T26London: Frederick Warne and Co. 1874. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. A smartly bound illustrated collection of the fables attributed to Aesop translated by Samuel Croxall. Illustrated throughout with eighty original 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. Translated by Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. With new applications and morals from George Fyler Townsend the British translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables. Dated from the British Library. Bound in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally very smart with light sunning to the extremities and the odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages have been washed and are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good Indeed Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
18181484271Newcastle: 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
184374759Philadelphia and New Haven:: Smith and Peck; Durrie and Peck 1843. publisher's cloth with gilt spine and gilt emblem on front cover; a.e.g. 19th c. ink gift inscription; very slight use to cloth. About 3-1/4 x 2-3/4 inches. Illustrated from engravings. Smith and Peck; Durrie and Peck, hardcover
190072046Boston:: Dana Estes and Co. 1900. First edition. publisher's illustrated cloth. . 1901 ink gift inscription on front free endpaper; two leaves with some marginal damage to the fore-edges; a few gatherings loose; some light use to cloth. 8vo. Illustrated throughout some color. Dana Estes and Co., hardcover
181478613Philadelphia:: Printed by James Maxwell 1814. The Second Edition Improved. . old full sheep. Old ink names on the front pastedown; text age-toned throughout; boards a little bowed and leather scuffed; corners rounded; tight and sound. 12mo. With an English Translation as Literal as Possible Answering line for line throughout the Roman and Italic characters being alternately used; so that it is next to an impossibility for the student to mistake. With a Compend of Latin Prosody. Printed by James Maxwell, hardcover
185676772Boston:: J. Buffum 1856. publisher's tan cloth extra gilt on the spine and front cover; a.e.g. Some smudges and light stains to some text pages; light use to cloth; tight and sound. 16mo. Illustrated from engravings. J. Buffum, hardcover
1865023496Hurd 1865. No Binding. Near Fine. New York: Hurd and Houghton 1865. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Illustrated with 111 engravings from original designs by Herrick . First edition thus. 12mo. green and gilt boards with period yellow end papers 311 pp. All edges gilt very ornate binding with animals and decorations all in blind-stamped gilt very attractive and conditionally near fine. Date on title page matches date of copyright true first printing thus. <br/> <br/> Hurd unknown
1868962H31London: Frederick Warne and Co. c1868 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 5". Various. A very scarce edition of The Fables of Aesop translated by Samuel Croxall featuring eighty woodcut illustrations. In the publisher's original in mahogany cloth binding with blind stamp decorations. Undated dated from inscription from previous owner. This edition is notable for featuring eighty woodcut illustrations alongside two hundred and two fables. These fables include titles such as "The Frog and the Ox" "The Peacock and the Crane" "The Lion in Love" "The Wolf and the Lamb" "The Fox Without a Tail" "The Fox and the Lion" The Wolf and the Crane" "The Wolves and the Sheep" "The Cock and the Jewel" and "The Boy and the Nettle" to name a few. This copy has 14 pages of the publisher's advertisements to rear cataloguing their popular novels priced at one shilling each. Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities and spine. Very slight cockling to rear panel. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two handling marks and spots towards fore edge. Very Good Indeed Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
18849917William L. Allison NY 1884. HBNODJ issued 1884 1st Revised Edition Burgundy cloth with Paper Label on Spine with Gold Gilt Cover minor wear tiny chips & tiny ding Extremities with Red ribbon bookmrk F/NF NODJ Interior Nice Tight Clean 250 pgs Table Contents Top pgs edges Gold Gilt . First Thus. Hard Cover. William L. Allison NY hardcover
1857500047160London: W. Kent & Co & Bradbury and Evans 1857. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Original decorated . Lime green cloth spineSome marks to boards foxed especially corner of plates <br/> <br/> W. Kent & Co & Bradbury and Evans hardcover
1871978F24London: Bickers & Son 1871 . Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9.5". Thomas Bewick. Handsomely bound in full morocco by Ramage this is an attractive late 19th century edition of Bewick's selection of Aesop's fables illustrated throughout with his engravings. A collection of fables from Aesop and other sources selected and compiled by Thomas Bewick and arranged in three parts: 'Fables Extracted from Dodsley's'; 'Fables with Reflections in Prose and Verse' and 'Fables in Verse'. A Large Paper copy in a full morocco binding by Ramage.Illustrated throughout with Bewick's original wood engraved vignettes and with a frontispiece and a full plate portrait of Bewick. Collated complete.Also including 'The Life of Aesop' and 'An Essay Upon Fable' by Oliver Goldsmith. Reprinted from the Newcastle Edition which was published in 1784.With the bookplate of C E Stewart to front pastedown.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 full morocco signed binding by Ramage with gilt detailing. Back strip and board perimeters age toned as is common with this shade of morocco. Minor losses of calf to back strip head and tail. Joint heads and tails starting with boards holding firm. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Very Good Bickers & Son hardcover
1855963Z13London: T. Allman 1855. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 5" by 3". None stated. Two pocket sized copies of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables one in the original cloth and the other smartly bound by Eric Sweet in gilt cloth and both housed in a cardboard clamshell casing. A two volume set featuring one copy in the original cloth and another bound by Eric Sweet in modern cloth with gilt details and endpapers and blanks retained. Both housed in the original clamshell casing. One copy 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 wood engraved vignettes. Two charming collections 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.Undated dated by the binder's date to the clamshell and copies held institutionally. The copy bound by Eric Sweet is lacking the original title page and has been renewed with a facsimile with the original vignette laid down. One volume bound in the original cloth the other is bound in modern cloth with endpapers and blanks renewed and both housed in a cardboard clamshell casing. Externally the original cloth copy is very smart with with minimal bumping and wear to the extremities and a mark to the front board and front hinge starting after blanks. The second copy is lovely. Internally the original cloth copy is generally firmly bound with title page tender with a closed tear pages lightly age toned with occasional light spotting. The second copy is lacking the title page renewed with facsimile otherwise firmly bound with generally clean and lightly age toned pages. The clamshell is lovely. Very Good Indeed T. Allman hardcover
1821694L26London: J Booker 1821. Disbound. Good Only. 5" by 3". Not Stated. A scarce pocket sized edition of Aesop's fables. Illustrated throughout. A scarce edition. With upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematic devices. With a preface with S Croxall. Samuel Croxall was an Anglican churchman writer and translator. His edition of Aesop's Fables was first issued in 1722 and was celebrated for its colloquial style and is then followed by 'instructive applications'. Prior owner's inscription to the front endpaper 'C Kirk'. Aesop's Fables originally belonged to the oral tradition and were not collected for three centuries after Aesop's death. In a full calf binding. Boards are detached. Minor rubbing to the spine with loss to the head and tail of spine. The textblock is firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with handling marks and occasional scattered spots to pages. Good Only J Booker unknown
1839963Z10London: William Milner 1839. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5" by 3". None stated. A beautifully bound pocket sized copy of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables bound in full diced calf housed in a uniform chemise and slipcase adorned with many wood engravings. A beautifully bound nineteenth century copy 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 facsimile of the original frontispiece lacking the original and one hundred monochrome vignette 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 full diced calf with a cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Bound in modern full diced calf with a cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Lacking the original frontispiece renewed with a facsimile. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages with the odd spot and minor handling mark an owner's inscription to the verso of the title page and a minor archival tape repair to pp. 224. Very Good Indeed William Milner hardcover
1837962Z27Halifax: William Milner 1837. Leather. Near Fine. 5" by 3.5". None stated. A pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables bound in full suede and adorned with many wood engravings. 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 folding wood engraved frontispiece an engraved title page and over 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 full modern suede endpapers and blanks renewed and housed in a cloth clamshell box. Bound in full modern suede endpapers and blanks renewed and housed in a cloth clamshell box. Externally excellent with only front hinge starting after the frontispiece. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only the odd minor spot. The clamshell is lovely. Near Fine William Milner hardcover
1801124201Paris.: Billois. 1801. Hardcover. Good. 14 x 9 cm. 2 tomos encuadernados en un volumen. Encuadernación en plena piel de época lomo dorado con tejuelo hierros y ruedas. contiene trece láminas de grabados originales. Idioma francés. Literatura. 82 82 Billois. hardcover
187819519London: Longman's Green & Co 1878. Later printing. Hardcover. Duodecimo 5" x 7.25" green red and gilt-stamped pictorial cloth with gilt spine. All edges gilt. Back cover decorated in blind. 312pp. Profusely illustrated throughout the text "with the original wood engravings by Thomas Bewick". Two former owners' names and an inscription on the verso of the front free-endpaper. Some wear at extremities particularly the head and tail but still a lovely copy. "In Three Parts. I. Fables Extracted from Dodsley's; II. Fables with Reflections in Prose and Verse; III. Fables in Verse. To which are prefixed The Life of Aesop and An Essay Upon Fable by Oliver Goldsmith. Faithfully Reprinted from the Rare Newcastle Edition published by T. Saint in 1784." Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
18612040Worcester: J. Grout Jr. 1861. JUVENILE RHYMING VERSE CHAPBOOK. Wrapper title: The Book of Fables. Illustrated by Engravings.<br /> 24mo 5 ¾" x 3 ¾"; 24pp; pale peach wrapper front wrapper title and publisher surrounded by a border of fancy printer's ornaments a sid-wheeler steam ship on the top flying an American flag and an open double-decker railroad car at the bottom a vignette of flowers under the title; the rear wrapper is a publisher's ad for his "CHEAP BOOKSTORE" at 199 Main Street Worcester; publisher's string binding; engraved vignette of a fox on the title page; 3 full page illustrations head and tail piece; soiling to wrapper title and first page with damage to fore-edge not extending into the print area spotting throughout; very good minus. AAS 223140. Fourteen fables from Aesop some told in rhyming verse: The Fox and the Grapes The Fox and the Tortoise The Shepherd's Boy The Fox and the Goat The Ass in the Lion's Skin The Dog and the Water Dog The Wolf and the Crane The Dog in the Manger; Hercules and the Clown The Lark and Her Yonug sic Ones The Doves and Hawk The Groom and the Horse The Lion and Other Beasts and The Owl and the Nightingale.<br /> <br /> This copy has the misspelled fable title "The Lark and Her Yonug Ones" on page 17. Page 24 has an engraving of a large tree a person holding a gun on one side and a goat on the other. There are variants with the spelling corrected and an engraving showing a tent under a tree. This may be an earlier imprint with the uncorrected spelling. J. Grout, Jr. unknown
