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1767ABC_45189Berlin 1767. 12mo. Gottlieb August Langius Contemporary vellum manuscript title on spine. With woodcut vignette on title-page and some woodcut head- and tailpieces. XVI 98 112 pp. "Seventh" edition of Phaedruss Latin verse translation and adaptation of 94 Aesop fables without the commentaries by Gude Rittershausen and others in the redaction by Pieter Burman 1668-1741 professor of eloquence and history at the Utrecht University which he first published in 1698. It includes the 34 fables added in the appendix of J.F. Nilants 1709 edition. Phaedrus wrote in the first century CE and went through dozens of editions but the present edition calls itself the seventh perhaps counting only editions of Burmans redaction of the five books. The first edition of the five books appeared at Troyes in 1596.With several contemporary owner's inscriptions and annotations and drawings throughout; modern stamps on the pastedown. Binding soiled and margins cut close tot the text but with practically no loss. A fair copy.l Schwabe & Barbier 1826 I p. 104. 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
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
1763962P5Dublin: T. and J. Whitehouse 1763. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. Robert Dodsley's edition of the fables of Aesop and other fabulists a scarce Irish edition. In a custom paper chemise which is in a near fine condition.Half-title is present.Including a life of Aesop.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists a scarce Irish edition of Dodsley's edition including a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine fables.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.Edited by Robert Dodsley a leading publisher and bookseller of the eighteenth century. In a contemporary calf binding. Externally generally smart with loss to the tail of the front board. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Minor marks to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Ink to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Paper chemise is in a near fine condition with a small amount of loss. Good T. and J. Whitehouse hardcover
202054174Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 2020. First edition thus. 1/1200. Quarto 11-1/2" x 8-3/4". Full dark green leather accented in red & gilt. A.e.g. Housed in publisher's green cloth slipcase with a gilt reproduction of the 1912 title page on front cover. Illustrated with Arthur Rackham's 13 tipped-in watercolor plates and 51 black & white drawings. Presented as they were in the rare limited first edition of 1912. A fine as new copy now out-of-print still in the Easton Press' original shrinkwrap and shipping carton. <br /> <br /> "The beloved fables of the wise ancient Greek storyteller Aesop come to vivid life in the extraordinary illustrations of England's great illustrator Arthur Rackham." Publisher<br /> <br /> Contents: The Fox and The Grapes -- The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs -- The Cat and The Mice -- The Mischievous Dog -- The Charcoal-Burner and The Fuller -- The Mice in Council -- The Bat and The Weasels -- The Dog and The Sow -- The Fox and The Crow -- The Horse and The Groom -- The Wolf and The Lamb -- The Peacock and The Crane -- The Cat and The Birds -- The Spendthrift and The Swallow -- The Old Woman and The Doctor -- The Moon and Her Mother -- Mercury and The Woodman -- The Ass The Fox and The Lion -- The Lion and The Mouse -- The Crow and The Pitcher -- The Boys and The Frogs -- The North Wind and The Sun -- The Mistress and Her Servants -- The Goods and The Ills -- The Hares and The Frogs -- The Fox and The Stork -- The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing -- The Stag in The Ox-Stall -- The Milkmaid and Her Pail -- The Dolphins The Whales and The Sprat -- The Fox and The Monkey -- The Ass and The Lap-Dog -- The Fir-Tree and The Bramble -- The frogs' Complaint Against The Sun -- The Dog The Cock and The Fox -- The Gnat and The Bull -- The Bear and The Travellers -- The Slave and The Lion -- The Flea and The Man -- The Bee and Jupiter -- The Oak and The Reeds -- The Blind Man and The Cub -- The Boy and The Snails -- The Apes and The Two Travellers -- The Ass and His Burdens -- The Shepherd's Boy and The Wolf -- The Fox and The Goat -- The Fisherman and The Sprat -- The Boasting Traveller -- The Crab and His Mother -- The Ass and His Shadow -- The Farmer and His Sons -- The Dog and The Cook -- The Monkey As King -- The Thieves and The Cock -- The Farmer and Fortune -- Jupiter and The Monkey -- Father and Sons -- The Lamp -- The Owl and The Birds -- The Ass in The Lion's Skin -- The She-Goats and Their Beards -- The Old Lion -- The Boy Bathing -- The Quack Frog -- The Swollen Fox -- The Mouse The Frog and The Hawk -- The Boy and The Nettles -- The Peasant and The Apple-Tree -- The Jackdaw and The Pigeons -- Jupiter and The Tortoise -- The Dog in The Manger -- The Two Bags -- The Oxen and The Axletrees -- The Boy and The Filberts -- The Frogs Asking for a King -- The Olive-Tree and The Fig-Tree -- The Lion and The Boar -- The Walnut-Tree -- The Man and The Lion -- The Tortoise and The Eagle -- The Kid on The Housetop -- The Fox Without a Tail -- The Vain Jackdaw -- The Traveller and His Dog -- The Shipwrecked Man and The Sea -- The Wild Boar and The Fox -- Mercury and The Sculptor -- The Fawn and His Mother -- The Fox and The Lion -- The Eagle and His Captor -- The Blacksmith and His Dog -- The Stag at The Pool -- The Dog and The Shadow -- Mercury and The Tradesmen -- The Mice and The Weasels -- The Peacock and Juno -- The Bear and The Fox -- The Ass and The Old Peasant -- The Ox and The Frog -- The Man and The Image -- Hercules and The Waggoner -- The Pomegranate The Apple-Tree and The Bramble -- The Lion The Bear and The Fox -- The Blackamoor -- The Two Soldiers and The Robber -- The Lion and The Wild Ass -- The Man and The Satyr -- The Image-Seller -- The Eagle and The Arrow -- Cont'd.<br /> The Rich Man and The Tanner -- The Wolf The Mother and Her Child -- The Old Woman and The Wine-Jar -- The Lioness and The vixen -- The Viper and The File -- The Cat and The cock -- The Hare and The Tortoise -- The Soldier and His Horse -- The Oxen and The Butchers -- The Wolf and The Lion -- The Sheep The Wolf and The Stag -- The Lion and The Three Bulls -- The Horse and His Rider -- The Goat and The Vine -- The Two Pots -- The Old Hound -- The Clown and The Countryman -- The Lark and The Farmer -- The Lion and The Ass -- The Prophet -- The Hound and The Hare -- The Lion The Mouse and The Fox -- The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner -- The Wolf and The Crane -- The Eagle The Cat and The Wild Sow -- The Wolf and The Sheep -- The Tunny-Fish and The Dolphin -- The Three Tradesmen -- The Mouse and The Bull -- The Hare and The Hound -- The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse -- The Lion and The Bull -- The Wolf The Fox and The Ape -- The Eagle and The Cocks -- The Escaped Jackdaw -- The Farmer and The Fox -- Venus and The Cat -- The Crow and The Swan -- The Stag With One Eye -- The Fly and The Draught-Mule -- The Cock and The Jewel -- The Wolf and The Shepherd -- The Farmer and The Stork -- The Charger and The Miller -- The Grasshopper and The Owl -- The Grasshopper and The Ants -- The Farmer and The Viper -- The Two Frogs -- The Cobbler Turned Doctor -- The Ass The Cock and The Lion -- The Belly and The Members -- The Bald Man and The Fly -- The Ass and The Wolf -- The Monkey and The Camel -- The Sick Man and The Doctor -- The Travellers and The Plane-Tree -- The Flea and The Ox -- The Birds The Beasts and The Bat -- The Man and His Two Sweethearts -- The Eagle The Jackdaw and The Shepherd -- The Wolf and The Boy -- The Miller His Son and Their Ass -- The Stag and The Vine -- The Lamb Chased By A Wolf -- The Archer and The Lion -- The Wolf and The Goat -- The Sick Stag -- The Ass and The Mule -- Brother and Sister -- The Heifer and The Ox -- The Kingdom of The Lion -- The Ass and His Driver -- The Lion and The Hare -- The Wolves and The Dogs -- The Bull and The Calf -- The Trees and The Axe -- The Astronomer -- The Labourer and The Snake -- The Cage-Bird and The Bat -- The Ass and His Purchaser -- The Kid and The Wolf -- The Debtor and His Sow -- The Bald Huntsman -- The Herdsman and The Lost Bull -- The Mule -- The Hound and The Fox -- The Father and His Daughters -- The Thief and The Innkeeper -- The Pack-Ass and The Wild Ass -- The Ass and His Masters -- The Pack-Ass The Wild Ass and The Lion -- The Ant -- The Frogs and The Well -- The Crab and The Fox -- The Fox and The Grasshopper -- The Farmer His Boy and The Rooks -- The Ass and The Dog -- The Ass Carrying The Image -- The Athenian and The Theban -- The Goatherd and The Goat -- The Sheep and The Dog -- The Shepherd and The Wolf -- The Lion Jupiter and The Elephant -- The Pig and The Sheep -- The Gardener and His Dog -- The Rivers and The Sea -- The Lion in Love -- The Bee-Keeper -- The Wolf and The Horse -- The Bat The Bramble and The Seagull -- The Dog and The Wolf -- The Wasp and The Snake -- The Eagle and The Beetle -- The Fowler and The Lark -- The Fisherman Piping -- Cont'd.<br /> The Weasel and The Man -- The Ploughman The Ass and The Ox -- Demades and His Fable -- The Monkey and The Dolphin -- The Crow and The Snake -- The Dogs and The Fox -- The Nightingale and The Hawk -- The Rose and The Amaranth -- The Man The Horse The Ox and The Dog – The Wolves The Sheep and The Ram -- The Swan -- The Snake and Jupiter -- The Wolf and His Shadow -- The Ploughman and The Wolf -- Mercury and The Man Bitten By An Ant -- The Wily Lion -- The Parrot and The Cat -- The Stag and The Lion -- The Impostor -- The Dogs and The Hides -- The Lion The Fox and The Ass -- The Fowler The Partridge and The Cock -- The Gnat and The Lion -- The Farmer and His Dogs -- The Eagle and The Fox -- The Butcher and His Customers -- Hercules and Minerva -- The Fox Who Served A Lion -- The Quack Doctor -- The Lion The Wolf and The Fox -- Hercules and Plutus -- The Fox and The Leopard -- The Fox and The Hedgehog -- The Crow and The Raven -- The Witch -- The Old Man and Death -- The Miser -- The Foxes and The River -- The Horse and The Stag -- The Fox and The Bramble -- The Fox and The Snake -- The Lion The Fox and The Stag -- The Man Who Lost His Spade -- The Partridge and The Fowler -- The Runaway Slave -- The Hunter and The Woodman -- The Serpent and The Eagle -- The Rogue and The Oracle -- The Horse and The Ass -- The Dog Chasing A Wolf -- Grief and His Due -- The Hawk The Kite. The Easton Press unknown
1745268011Madrid: Antonio Perez de Soto 1745. hardcover. good. Title page woodcut vignette. 10 3-175 leaves. Thick 12mo full contemporary vellum; well-worn and crinkled but sound with marginal stains on first 20 leaves. Madrid: En la Officina de Antonio Perez de Soto 1745. Overall a good solid copy.<br/> <br/> Antonio Perez de Soto unknown
191011574<p>Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London. 1910. 8vo. 7.2 x 5.1 inches. Reprint of an edition that was originally published in 1894 with notes and an index. Beautifully illustrated throughout with over 100 fine engravings by Heighway. A few light spots to the blank endpapers but overall a nice clean copy in a fine contemporary leather binding of full tree calf. Spine with raised bands each decorated with gilt piping. Compartments double ruled and decorated in gilt. Burgundy morocco title label ruled and lettered in gilt. Double ruled gilt border on boards. Front board with gilt stamped arms of the Queen Elizabeth School in Cranbrook. Board edges with decorative gilt tooling. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. School prize label on the front pastedown endpaper. A lovely copy.</p> Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London. 1910 hardcover
1709015988D'estienne Roger : Amsterdam 1709. 2 volumes bound in 1. Book measures 17x10.cm. 4488pp engraved frontis circa 140 illustrations within text. Bound in modern half calf with lettering on top board. Binding in near fine condition. Internally pages clean. A very nice clean copy. Housed in a modern cloth drop-back box. F . Half Calf. Very Good Plus. 12mo. Amsterdam Hardcover
1781ABC_45398Copenhagen: widow of Gabr. Christ. Rothen & Leipzig Christian Gottlob Prost 1781. Contemporary half calf brown paper sides brown morocco spine label with the title in oxidized gold. 8vo. With a woodcut title-vignette woodcut head- and tailpieces and 117 etchings with captions "Fab. I-CXVII" illustrating the 117 Aesop fables each pasted on separate leaves except the last one Fab. CXVII. The second edition of the German translation of the French edition of the Aesop fables by Jean-Baptiste Morvan de Bellegarde 1648-1734 with extensive dialogues on the moral of each fable together with the life of Aesop by Planudes the 18 fables of the Italian renaissance humanist and classical scholar Francesco Philelphus 1398-1481 and the fables of Gabrias and Avianus Amsterdam for Pierre Mortier 1708. The first edition appeared in Copenhagen by the widow of Gabr. Christ. Rothen und in 1769 in Leipzig by Christian Gottlob Prost Bodemann 97.4. The 117 etchings illustrating the Aesop fables are after the engravings of the first edition but are different.Leather worn top of spine lacking boards damaged with the right corner of the front board nearly cracked hinges weak. Some small stains. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Bodemann 97.4 first edition; not in Fabula docet. [widow of Gabr. Christ. Rothen] & Leipzig, Christian Gottlob Prost, unknown
0870-23Ulm Johann Cornad Wohler Druck: Johannes Gassenmeyer 1714. Zum andern mal vermehrter in Druck verfetiget" 2. Auflage. 1. Teil von 3 apart. 12°. Gefalt. Kupfertitel gefalt. Titelbl. in Schwarz u. Rot 2 Bll. 400 S. 2 Bll. mit 50 gefalt. Kupfertaf. Ldr.-Bd. d. Zeit über Holzdeckeln mit 2 intakten Schließen. Rücken mit verblasstem handschriftl. Titel Deckel mit reicher Rollstempel- und Streicheisenverzierung. Blauschnitt. Einband etwas berieben. Innen leicht gebräunt und stockfleckig 5 Tafeln mit Einrissen oder kl. Ausrissen im w. Rand. Titel mit zeigen. Nummer in Tinte. vgl. Wegehaupt I 18; vgl. VD17 12:646391S - Erster von 3 Teilen der 2. Auflage der in Ulm gedruckten überarbeitenen Fabeln des Aesop 6. Jhd. v. Chr. Die Überarbeitung und die zumeist an die Fabeln anschließenden Kommentare "Nutzen dieser Fabel" stammen laut Vorwort von Matthäus Schultheiß gest. vor 1714 der möglicherweise mit dem Drucker früherer Ulmer Ausgaben und Auflagen Matthäus Schultes aktiv 1652-1692 ident ist. Die Kupferstiche stammen vermutlich von dem Augsburger Kupferstecher Christoph Schmidt der nach Aegidius Sadelers 1570-1629 Fabel-Illustrationen gearbeitet hat. Für die vorliegende Ausgabe wurden wohl teils die Kupferstich-Platten der Ausgabe Ulm 1679 verwendet bzw. überarbeitet jedoch wurde die Signatur "Aegid. Sadeler inventor; Christ. Schmidt sculp. Augsp." aus den Platten gelöscht. Die ersten 127 S. enthalten eine Lebensbeschreibung Aesops. Ulm, Johann Cornad Wohler (Druck: Johannes Gassenmeyer) 1714. unknown
65966Couverture rigide. Bon/1790. in-8. Paris 1790 in-8 588pp pagination continue reliure demi-chagrin vert dos doré Très bel exemplaire! 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
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
186727206<p><strong>1867 English Aesop's Fables Mythology 197 Woodcuts Illustrated Croxall FAMOUS</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><br />Aesop's fables have been printed for centuries and include some of the most famous fables and tales of all time. This rare 1867 edition of Aesop includes the English translation of Samuel Croxall and includes nearly 200 fables most of which are accompanied with an engraving depicting the fable's events. </p><p>Item number: #27206</p><p>Price: $399</p><p>AESOP</p><p><strong><em>Fables of Aesop and others.</em></strong></p><p>New York: published by James Miller 1867.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->344</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><strong>130 woodcut engravings throughout</strong></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Handwritten – <em>C. C. Woodworth</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Green cloth</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~7in X 4.75in 18cm x 12cm</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><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> James Miller hardcover
1770962P2London: J. Dodsley 1770. Leather. Fine. 6.5" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A finely bound edition of Aesop's fables in a custom clamshell a lovely washed copy complete with plates. Smartly bound in a modern quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet in March 2001 with renewed endpapers. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Pages have been washed presenting an extraordinarily and uncommonly bright copy of this work.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title and fifteen plates. Collated complete.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.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.Edited by Robert Dodsley. Smartly bound in a modern quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Fine J. Dodsley hardcover
1814961P59Gainsborough: H. Mozley 1814. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4"; 7.5" by 4.5". Thomas Bewick. A very scarce edition of Aesop's fables spelt as "Esop" here a smart edition with reproductions of Bewick's woodcuts. A very scarce edition of Aesop's fables published by H. Mozley in Gainsborough.Smartly bound in a modern quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards in a custom cloth slipcase bound by Eric Sweet in November 2006 with renewed endpapers. Slipcase is in a fine conditionThe 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.Engraved after Bewick with a head-piece to each fable. 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.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.Collated bound without the final leaf of the index. In a modern quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth slipcase bound by Eric Sweet. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spots. Neat archival repairs to the text including to the title-page and other pages of text with no loss more significant repair to page 53/54 with loss of text. Bound without the final leaf of the index. Slipcase is fine. Very Good Indeed H. Mozley hardcover
49499o. O. Schweizerische Graphische Gesellschaft 1953. 4° 28.5 x 20.5 cm 11 Doppelbl. m. 7 Orig.-Radierungen Lose Bl. in kart. Mappe in Schmuckschuber. Schuber min. lichtrandig sonst tadellos. EA. Ex. Nr. 107/130. Von H. Fischer im impressum signiert. Jahresgabe der Schweizerischen Graphischen Gesellschaft 1953. 010 o. O., Schweizerische Graphische Gesellschaft, 1953 unknown
1848962F12London: John Murray 1848 . First edition. Cloth. Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". John Tenniel. A vibrantly bound example of the first Thomas James edition of Aesop's fables illustrated throughout by celebrated artist John Tenniel. The first edition of these fables from Rev. Thomas James.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 an engraved title page and 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 twelve pages of advertisements to the rear dated March 1848.The leaves of this volume have been washed. Rebound by Eric Sweet in cloth with endpapers renewed. With a slip case from Sweet which incorporates the publisher's original cloth binding.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. Reboud in cloth with endpapers renewed housed in a cloth slip case with the publisher's original boards and back strip laid down. Externally fine. Original boards lightly age toned with ring mark to front board and back strip age toned. Slip case in very good condition indeed. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages clean and bright. Fine John Murray hardcover
5534-01Leiden Luchtmans 1727. Gestoch. Frontisp. Tit. 25 Bll. 263 S. 22 Bll Index 93 S. Epistola critica. Pbd. d. Zt. m. goldgeprägt. Rückentit. Berieb. Alter Namenstempel am Tit. Beigeb.: SCHACHT Hermanno Oosterdyk. Oratio Funebris in Obitum viri Doctissimi et Celeberrimi Petri Burmanni. Leiden Luchtmans 1741. Tit. 48 S 13 Bll. Mit 1 gefalt. Frontisp. Leiden, Luchtmans 1727. unknown
1780016165Berne: Chez La Nouvelle Societe Typographique 1780. Book measures 19.5x13.cm. 460pp 18 plates including frontis. Bound in modern quarter calf marble boards paper title label on top cover. Binding in fine condition. Internally some light spotting light creasing to some pages probably the quality of paper but not aesthetically distracting . Pages and plates in good clean condition. A very nice well bound copy. Housed in a modern cloth drop-back box.F. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Chez La Nouvelle Societe Typographique Hardcover
179373691London:: Printed for John Stockdale 4th June 1793. old speckled calf neatly rebacked retaining the original spines and gilt-lettered spine labels. Ink ownership signature on blank leaf in Vol. I and at the head of the title page of Vol. II; text age-toned throughout with some scattered light foxing. 8vo. 110 Fables each with an engraved illustration plus two engraved title pages with vignettes. Brunet I 103. Printed for John Stockdale, unknown
182375538Newcastle: T. Bewick & Son. Very Good. 1823. Fine Binding. This book has been re-bound hard-bound in a fine binding of smooth green leather with gilt-stamping raised bands and gilt stamped leather labels on the spine. The covers show some light scuffing and sunning edge-wear and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The spine is lightly sunned. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and legible with vignette illustrations but also with some damp-staining to the outer edge of some of the pages. Limited # 243 with a facsimile signature and "thumbprint" of Thomas Bewick on the Limitation Page. . T. Bewick & Son unknown
1908962Z14New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1908. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 10" by 7.5". Lucy Fitch Perkins. The very scarce first Lucy Fitch Perkins illustrated edition of the popular fables of Aesop with her fantastic colour plates throughout and in the original early dust wrapper. The first Lucy Fitch Perkins illustrated edition. Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins with a colour frontispiece monochrome headpieces and ten colour plates. In the publisher's pictorial cloth covers with the original unclipped early dust wrapper.Lucy Fitch Perkins was an American illustrator known for her delightful illustrations and children's books such as her best known work 'Dutch Twins'. A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. In the publisher's original pictorial covers with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with a damp stain and a bump to the centre of the rear board. Owner's inscription to the front free endpaper with tidemarks to the rear endpapers. The wrap has sunning to the spine and cover the odd mark small closed tears to the extremities and a tidemark to the rear and verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages and tidemarks to the rear few pages. Very Good Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
189811578<p>John Murray. London. 1898. 8vo. 7.4 x 5 inches. Beautifully illustrated throughout with over 100 fine engravings by Tenniel and Wolf. A few light marks to the front blank endpapers but overall a nice clean copy in a fine contemporary leather binding by Bickers and Son of full tree calf. Spine with raised bands each decorated with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and fully decorated in gilt. Brown morocco title label ruled and lettered in gilt. Decorative gilt border on boards. Board edges with decorative gilt tooling. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. A little rubbing to the extremities but overall a lovely copy.</p> John Murray. London. 1898 hardcover
1882962F21London: John Murray 1882 . Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". John Tenniel; Wolf. A charming collection of four 19th century copies of Aesop's fables all of which feature the illustrations of John Tenniel. Four volumes of Rev. Thomas James edition of the fables of Aesop which were first published in this edition in 1848.Each of these volumes is the edition of James and features illustrations from John Tenniel and Wolf.Illustrated with over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel in each volume. 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'.Present here are: the 1852 edition of this work; the 1863 edition being the forty-eighth thousand; the 1868 edition being the sixty-third thousand and the 1882 edition being the seventy-eighth thousand.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 a thirty-two page catalogue to the rear of the 1852 volume dated January 1852 and another to the 1868 volume dated April 1868.Housed in a cloth clamshell case these four volumes were collected by Eric Sweet whose bookplate appears to the interior of the clamshell. In the publisher's original cloth bindings and paper wraps housed in a cloth clamshell. The earliest volume is in paper wraps with losses of paper to the back strip and significant rubbing to wraps. Rear hinge of 1863 volume strained but firmly held. Hinges of 1868 volume strained but firmly held. Clamshell fine. Internally 1852 volume strained throughout with remaining volumes lightly strained. Pages a touch age toned with instances of light spotting throughout. Good John Murray hardcover
