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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
1909962F27London: Hodder and Stoughton 1909 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 12" by 10". Edward J. Detmold. An exceptionally bright example of the first trade edition of Edward J. Detmold's vibrantly illustrated edition of the fables of Aesop. The first trade edition of Detmold's edition of the fables.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-two further tipped in colour plates by Edward Julius Detmold a prolific late Victorian era book illustrator.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. Housed in a cloth slip case. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding housed in cloth covered slip case. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail otherwise externally fine. Light spotting to endpapers with a touch of spotting to text block fore edge. Slip case fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Near Fine Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
19804063Vicenza: Neri Pozza 1980. Brossura custodia wrappers slip-case. Ottimo Fine. 107 disegni e 12 acquaforti originali numerate e firmate di Valeria Vecchia cm 24x17. Folio. pp. 136. Ottimo Fine. Edizione originale di 155 esemplari. Neri Pozza, unknown
1784ABC_45444Zweibrücken 1784. 8vo. Sprinkled paper over boards red sprinkled edges. With a strange engraving showing a fantastic creature with a roosters head a man in his belly a rams head for an ass stepping on a fish with a rabbit in the background in an oval with the inscription Agostini on the title-page. 2 LII 232 pp. The well printed celebrated "Biponti society" edition of Phaedrus part of a renowned series of Greek and Latin texts published in the German city of Zweibrücken Biponti a town near Sarbrücken starting in 1779. The edition is partly based on the edition of Johann Albert Fabricius 1621-1736 as edited by Johann August Ernesti 1707-1781. Ultimately however the starting point of the edition was the Petrus Burman recension with notes by Gudius and with fables added from the Romulus the Niccolò Perotti 1430-1480 appendix and others as well as the Avianus and Anonymous i.e. "Anonymous Neveleti" fables mentioned. The book also contains the Vita Phaedri by Johannes Scheffer 1621-1679 and the "Notitia literaria de Phaedro ex Jo. Alb. Fabricii Bibliotheca Latina" by the editor Ernesti pp. xiii-lii and "De Anonymus vetere fabularum auctore. latin. ed Ernesti" also by the editor.Top and bottom of spine bumped.l Schwabe/Barbier 111-112. hardcover
190960945London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. 4to.Illustrated. This is copy no. 537 of an edition limited to 750 copies signed by the illustrator Edward J. Detmold. Publisher's original maroon blind-stamped cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Series of spots to cloth of front board. Slight fraying to spine ends. Early ink name to front endpaper. Internally clean. With twenty-five tipped-in colour plates by Edward J. Detmold. The binding is unusual. One often sees the white buckram version but the plainness of this and the lack of gilt edges or decoration to the covers suggest it was a volume intended to forwarded to your binder to place some fancy dan affair around it. . Good. Blind-stamped Cloth. Signed Limited Edition. 1909. Hodder & Stoughton 1909 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
1747963Z7London: J. and R. Tonson and J. Watts 1747. Leather. Fine. 7" by 4". None stated. A beautifully bound copy of the very scarce fifth edition of Samuel Croxall's renowned edition of Aesop's fables adorned with wood engravings and bound by Eric Sweet in half crushed morocco with a clamshell casing. The fifth 'Samuel Croxall' edition. All early Croxall copies are very scarce.Beautifully bound with Eric Sweet in crushed half morocco with decorative paper to the boards and housed in a cloth clamshell box. Endpapers and blanks renewed. 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.Illustrated with a wood engraved frontispiece and 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 half morocco with decorative paper to the boards and a cloth chamshell box. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally lovely with minimal marks to the paper. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean washed pages. The clamshell is lovely with only slight fading to the spine. Fine J. and R. Tonson, and J. Watts 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
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
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
95106Ludwigsburg Edition Libri Illustri Verlag 1992. . Eines von 800 arabisch numerierten Exemplaren für den Handel. - DABEI zwei Broschuren: 1. Kommentarbroschur von Amelung Peter: Der Ulmer Aesop von 1476/77. Aesops Leben und Fabeln sowie Fabeln und Schwänke anderer Herkunft. 1995. 84 S. Mit s/w Taf. 315 cm. / 2. Dokumentationsmappe des Verlages mit 6 illustr. TextBl. u. 1 Faks. - Äsop Aesopus vermutl. 6. Jahrhundert vor Chr. antiker griechischer Dichter von Fabeln und Gleichnissen. - Heinrich Steinhöwel 1412-1480 dt. Arzt Schriftsteller und Übersetzer und Herausgeber antiker Texte aus dem Lateinischen. - Wohlerhaltenes Exemplar Frei von Lesespuren Ludwigsburg, Edition Libri Illustri Verlag, 1992. unknown
16097836<p><b>1609 Aesop's Fables Greek Mythology AESOP Planudes Homer Batrachomyomachia Latin</b></p><p><i>"A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other and we then know how to meet him." </i></p><p>― Aesop<i> Aesop's Fables</i></p><p><i><br />Aesop's fables have been printed for centuries and include some of the most famous fables and tales of all time. Originating sometime in the 6th- to 7th-century BC these tales have appeared in popular culture for well over 2000 years in the form of books plays songs and visual media.</i></p><p><i>This incredible early 17th-century printing of Aesop's fables features several additional works including:</i></p><p>· A 'life of Aesop' by 13th-century Byzantine monk Maximus Planudes</p><p>· Galeomyomachia by Theodorus Prodromus</p><p>· Batrachomyomachia attributed to Homer</p><p>Item number: #7836</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>AESOP</p><p><b><i>Aesopi Phrygis Fabulae elegantissimis iconibus illustratae. Cum latina versione graeco textui adiuncta. Accesserunt et huic editioni vltra pracedentes icones quae in vita Aesopi desiderabantur. Adiectae sunt diuersorum fabulae nec non opuscula quae in sequenti pagina videre est.</i></b></p><p>Lugduni: Sumptibus I. Iullieron. M. DCIX 1609</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>o 427 5</p><p>o Signatures: a-z⸠2A-2Dâ¸</p><p>· References: BMC 12304.a.8</p><p>· Language: Latin / Greek in parallel</p><p>· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure</p><p>· Size: ~5in X 3in 13cm x 8cm </p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>7836</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> Sumptibus I. Iullieron hardcover
1789365792Philadelphia: T. Dobson 1789. The Ninth Edition Corrected and Amended. Text in English and Latin. 161 3pp. Errors in pagination as issued. Lacks terminal ad leaf. 12mo. Contemporary calf some losses to spine lacks endpapers. Foxing. The Ninth Edition Corrected and Amended. Text in English and Latin. 161 3pp. Errors in pagination as issued. Lacks terminal ad leaf. 12mo. The first America edition of Aesop was Samuel Croxall's translation published in Philadelphia by Aitken in 1777; the first American editions of Robert Dodsley's translation and that of Robert Burton were published the same year by Robert Bell of Philadelphia. The first American edition of this translation by Clarke was first published in Boston in 1787 with the present 1789 edition being the first Philadelphia edition of that translation. Evans 21631; ESTC W6771 T. Dobson unknown
179726353<p><strong>1797 Aesop Fables Illustrated 99 Francis Barlow ART Mythology Cuts ANIMALS RARE</strong></p><p><em>"A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other and we then know how to meet him." </em></p><p>― Aesop<em> Aesop's Fables</em></p><p>Aesop's fables have been printed for centuries and include some of the most famous fables and tales of all time. Aesop's Fables have been printed for centuries and this early 19th-century French edition by Francis Barlow is a highly desirable printing. Published in 1797 this volume from Barlow's edition features over 100 full-page illustrated engravings of animals and mythical creatures by Barlow. Barlow a 17th-century artist first designed his Aesop woodcuts for John Ogilby's 1665 edition. </p><p>Item number: #26353</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>AESOP</p><p><strong><em>Les fables d'EÌsope avec figures d'apreÌ€s Barlow</em></strong></p><p>A Paris : De l'imprimerie de Didot le jeune 1797</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->4 xii 97 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><strong>99 woodcuts</strong></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~7.5in X 8.75in 19cm x 22.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>26353</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> De l'imprimerie de Didot le jeune hardcover
2011297829Norwalk 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
193313775New York: Viking Press 1933. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: Viking Press 1933. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's cloth red topstain in cream pictorial dust jacket custom cloth slipcase; xii86pp.; woodcut frontispiece and illus. throughout pictorial endpapers printed in red. Dust jacket verso reinforced with archival paper heavy color touch-ups to extremities especially along top margin of front panel with evidence of prior shallow chips and tears along edges and various splits down folds; faint offsetting from woodcuts else Near Fine in a Very Good albeit overly-restored copy of the uncommon dust jacket. Signed by Artzybasheff without inscription on half title. Viking Press unknown
16-5874Paris: Pierre Rocolet 1659. 8vo. 11 x 18.2cm. Contemporary calf with gilt spine unrestored. Engraved frontispiece from the 1631 du Bray edition; 22712 8112pp.Pages 206-210 with Fable XXXVI have been removed. 118 full page engravings. .Frontispice et 120 figures gravés en taille douce dont quelquesunes signées Isaac Briot ou de sa fille Marie Briot. Les autres sontcopiées pat un anonyme sur Corneille Galle. Les Fables de Philelpheont un titre séparé.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:491695286Notes:Les fables de Philelphe ont une p. de titre particulièreSig. ã8 ẽ4 a-f8 g6 A-Z8 Aa-Yy8 Zz2 ; ã4 A-G8118 gravures sur cuivre 1 par fable d'EsoExpertise by Jean-François Bétis1 rue de l'Eglise Donzacq F-40360 Paris: Pierre Rocolet, 1659. unknown
17004112Venice and Bassano: Gio. Antonio Remondini 1700. 12mo 134 x 67 mm. Collation: A-R12. 394 14 pp. 2 parts separately titled second title-page on F5r. Woodcut printer’s device on titles 120 text woodcuts a very few repeated. A few cuts with black dots e.g. on p. 257 apparently from wormed blocks. Fol. K12 with short closed tear touching a woodcut a few headlines shaved; some light discoloration. Late 18th-century English green calf covers with gilt intertwining feather and pointillé border smooth spine gold-paneled and tooled with 3 different all-over patterns red calf lettering piece gilt edges marbled endleaves worn: spine cracked headcaps gone. Provenance: a member of the Fletcher family: engraved armorial bookplate two gryphons as supporters motto “Dieu pour nous†the shield described by Burke as “sable a cross flory argent between four escallops. Crest a bloodhound azure ducally gorged or.â€<br/> <br/> An illustrated pocket edition of 400 fables from Aesop and other traditions specifically intended for children preceded by Giulio Landi’s life of the semi-mythic fabulist. The charming simple but decisively cut woodcut illustrations are typical of the early productions of the Remondini firm who used the blocks as well in several Latin editions of the fables.<br/> <br/> Giovanni Antonio Remondini 1634-1711 an enterprising businessman whose earliest commercial successes were in wool production was the founder of the long-lived Bassano print publishing firm later known for its paper production. Specialized at first in the production of popular prints mainly engravings the firm’s typographic activities were circumscribed until the mid-18th century by the Venetian monopoly of book production; thus the Remondinis’ earlier typographical output was limited to popular chapbooks and devotional works for a local readership usually in small formats and often illustrated with quickly but skillfully cut woodcuts as here. <br/> <br/> This undated edition corresponds with the below-cited ICCU record in its pagination and fingerprints but several mispaginations described in ICCU were here corrected. The ICCU editors note two variants one with the place of publication given as Bassano only and this state or issue with imprint “In Venetia et in Bassano†dubbed variant B. ICCU ITICCULO1E04628; cf. M. Infelise I Remondini di Bassano 1980 pp. 23-33 and 132-3. Gio. Antonio Remondini unknown
1920104556Berlin: Amsler & Ruthart. Fine. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Nine laid and matted wood engravings in black ink on japan paper by artist Erich Glas 1897-1973 depicting eight fables from Aesop/Phaedrus. Each engraving is signed at lower margin by the artist. Prints and tilte page / colophon page also signed by the artist are laid in publisher's portfolio bound in 1/2 linen over hand made paper cover boards. An edition of 50 copies this being #34. In fine condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Amsler & Ruthart hardcover
19121240601.03<p>William Heinemann London 1912. Very Good. 4to hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Attractively rebound copy in green buckram over silk boards paper spine title label replacing original perished leather label. Limitation statement signed by Rackham on the half-title verso. Contents clean no marking or writing; binding square and tight. 13 tipped-in color illustrations collated all present; numerous black and white illustrations in the text.</p> William Heinemann, London hardcover
1731962F33London: J. Tonson and J. Watts 1731 . Leather. Fine. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The very scarce third edition of Samuel Croxall's translation of the fables of Aesop vibrantly bound in half morocco by Eric Sweet and illustrated throughout. The very scarce third edition of this work which was first published in 1722. All early Croxall editions are very scarce.Illustrated with a frontispiece and with vignette woodcuts throughout.Samuel Croxall was an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for this translation of Aesop's Fables in 1722.ESTC T8470Endpapers renewed.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 half morocco with paper covered boards. With a corresponding cloth clamshell box identifying this as bound by Sweet in 2004. 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 half morocco binding with paper covered boards and cloth clamshell box. Externally fine. Endpapers renewed. Bookplate to clamshell interior. Clamshell in fine condition. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages bright and generally clean with only the odd light handling mark. Fine J. Tonson and J. Watts hardcover
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
1741ABC_45418London 1741. 8vo. for Claude du Bosci and sold by C. Davis Full calf over boards with gilt double ruling along the edges of both covers ribbed spine gilt binding edges. With engraved frontispiece by Claude Du Bosc Aesop communicating with the animals 100 engraved illustrating the 100 Fables ca. 96 x 110 inspired by the fable illustrations by Marcus Gheeraerts numerous head- and tailpieces by Henry Woodfall. 2 XVI 190 2 VI 3-191 pp. First edition of this lovely printed collection of the famous 100 Aesop fables originally translated in elegant Latin verses by Gabriel Faerno 1563 and now translated into English and French verses by Claude Du Bosc and Charles Perrault.Pope Pius IV convinced that reading the fables of Aesop was of great use in forming the morals of young children commissioned Gabriel Faerno whom he knew as an excellent poet as well as a man with a taste for elegant and beautiful Latinity to versify these fables so that children might learn at the same time and from the same book both moral and linguistic purity. Faerno 1510-1561 a scrupulous scholar and Latin poet from Cremona has been called a second Phaedrus by reason of the excellent style of his Fables though he never saw Phaedrus who did not come to our knowledge till above thirty years after his death.The French translation by Perrault had been published in 1699 for the first time.With ownerships entries in ink of Charlotte Biddulph one dated 1819. Hinges weak corners bumped slightly stained.l Bodemann 119.1; cf. 33.1 not in Fabula docet. hardcover
53798Unknown . Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Printed for R. Sare B. Took M. Gillyflower A. & J. Churchil and J. Hindmarsh. First L'Estrange edition 1692. Beautifully rebound 4to; half-bound leather and mahogany cloth. 5 raised bands to spine. Gilt titles in a red compartment to spine. The Life of Aesop includes detailed full-page engraving of Aesop & animals. 1/4 inch tear on FABLES title page near bottom. Some foxing & staining on edges. Unknown 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. E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son unknown
