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1818012015Newcastle: Printed by E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son 1818. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition with receipt leaf with Bewick's thumbmark facsimiles of signatures and seaweed stamped on engraved nighttime scene. This receipt page is inscribed at the top to "The Rev. H. D. Griffith". A very nice copy originally bound by Riveire but now lacking front cover with damages spine aeg with a very narrow strip of discoloring top edge of the first signatures else absent foxing and thus deserving of rebinding. Printed by E. Walker, for T. Bewick and Son hardcover books
187953349Edinburgh:: Privately printed for Subscribers by Ballantyne Hanson & Co. 1879. Edition de Luxe; one of 100 copies this copy is unnumbered. old half morocco t.e.g. rebacked with original spine laid down and new endpapers. Clean tight and sound. Large 8vo. To Which are Prefixed The Life of Aesop and an Essay Upon Fable by Oliver Goldsmith. Privately printed for Subscribers by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., unknown
1868257093New York: Charles Scribner & Co 1868. With illustrations by Henry L. Stephens lithographed by Julius Bien. i-x 1-76 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Green cloth a.e.g. Bookplate. Spine neatly recased with the original spine laid down. Bookplate of James Augustus Hewlett. Stephens Henry L. With illustrations by Henry L. Stephens lithographed by Julius Bien. i-x 1-76 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Charles Scribner & Co unknown books
elala3737London: Printed for D.Brown R.Sare A.Roper. 1724 & London: Printed for J. and J.Knapton R.Williamson. 1730. Seventh & Fourth Editions. Complete set of 2 Volumes the first volume is frequently sold on its own. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l. 550 2ads; 7 p.l. 266. 2 engraved plates incl. frontis. portrait. contemporary sprinkled calf rubbed Vol. I covers detached & spine defective stain to lower rear cover Vol. II joints cracked & spine ends chipped light dampstain to second half of Vol. I text lightly embrowned. armorial bookplate of Gower Earl Gower blindstamped crest on upper covers. ownership entry of Katherine Leveson Gower 1736 London: Printed for D.Brown, R.Sare, A.Roper..., 1724 & London: Printed for J. and J.Knapton, R.Williamson..., 1730 unknown
DADAX08611262970000-00-00. hardcover. New. 9.00x0.50x11.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. hardcover
1875C218889London: Chatto & Windus 1875. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. 46pp. Bound in later blue cloth with gilt spine titles new endpapers. Contents slightly thumbed marked and spotted a couple of plates with some small ink marks otherwise a very good copy. Hand-coloured frontis illustrated title page and 22 plates. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
1900962T89Not Stated: Not Stated c1900. Paperback. Very Good. 11" by 8". Not Stated. Two very scarce illustrated volumes of fables attributed to Aesop. Complete in two volumes. Very scarce editions. Illustrated with numerous in-text images. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Each volume contains two of these classic tales. Volume one contains twenty-seven tales including: The Dog and His Shadow The Lion and The Mouse and The Hare and The Tortoise amongst others. Volume two contains twenty-nine tales including: The Fox and The Grapes The Farmer and His Sons and The Kid and The Wolf amongst others. With illustrations from Ernest Gristet a French-born painter and illustrator noted for the humorous interpretations of his subjects and Joe Burton a British artist and illustrator. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Externally smart with light wear and minor sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good Not Stated paperback
22388William Heinemann London 1912. First edition thus. Coloured frontispiece and 12 coloured plates with lettered tissue guards. Title illustrations in b&w and other b&w plates. 8vo 8 1/4 x 6 inches 224-pages. Original green cloth pictorially blocked in gilt. Spine gilt a little dulled endpapers foxed name on front free endpaper. Overall very good. William Heinemann, London, 1912. hardcover
1825962F35London: C. and J. Rivington et al. 1825 . Leather. Fine. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. Handsomely bound in quarter morocco this is a charmingly illustrated early nineteenth century edition of Croxall's edition of the fables of Aesop. The twenty-second Croxall edition of Aesop's fables.Illustrated with a frontispiece and with vignette woodcuts throughout.Samuel Croxall was an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his translation of Aesop's Fables in 1722.Endpapers renewed.With a twelve page publisher's catalogue to the rear dated April 1828.The leaves of this volume have been washed. Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare" "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance honesty and hard work. Bound by Eric Sweet in quarter morocco with marbled paper covered boards. With a corresponding cloth clamshell box identifying this as bound by Sweet in 2002. Eric Sweet was a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. In a quarter morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards with cloth covered clamshell case. Externally fine with endpapers renewed. Slip case in fine condition with bookplate to the interior. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine C. and J. Rivington et al. hardcover
mon0001002291Frederick Warne and Co. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. New edition. Pages clean no markings wear to edges. Complete with 110 original illustrations. Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
a297881972 Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Reprint of original Westminster 1483 edition. The English Experience No. 439. Hardcover. Large 4to. 284pp. illustrations bright red cloth. Fine no DJ. . hardcover
008596New York: Hodder & Stoughton Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Date 1909-1912. Collects 313 of Aesop's classic fables and features 23 mounted full-color plates all present by Detmold. Originally published by Hodder and Stoughton in London in 1909 in a limited edition this American edition is quite uncommon in commerce. Very Good in original embossed green cloth with gilt lettering illustrated end papers small prior owner name in ink scattered moderate toning throughout spine evenly sunned to pale green mounting page for illustration at p.134 loose. Still an attractive copy with all of the marvelous Detmold illustrations. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
19991904100080Easton Press 1999-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Bound in full black leather. Stamped with gilt design on cover front back and spine. 4 raised bands. All edges gilt. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. <br><br> For more than 30 years the Easton Press has been the standard for finely bound profusely gilt classic leather bindings. Easton Press hardcover
181050128Leipzig, Weigel, 1810. 8vo. Contemp. modest hcloth with handwritten papertitle on spine. (2),CCXXXVIII,172,180,164,(2) pp. A small tear at foot of title-page repaired, no loss. Internally fine, printed on good paper. Text in Greek and Latin.
181050128Leipzig Weigel 1810. 8vo. Contemp. modest hcloth with handwritten papertitle on spine. 2CCXXXVIII1721801642 pp. A small tear at foot of title-page repaired no loss. Internally fine printed on good paper. Text in Greek and Latin. <br/><br/><em>Second printing the best of De Furia's noted edition. "Reprinted at Leipzig the offered item in a very handsome and more copious manner in the following year 1810. This beautiful and elaborate editions presents us with the Fables of Æsop before they had been corrupted as is supposd by their first editor Planudes. The text is taken from a celebrated and very ancient MS preserved at Florence in the Library of the Cassini Monks; written in a different style and greatly departing from the received text. This appears to be upon the whole the very best edition of Æsop extant." Dibdin I p. 252. </em> hardcover
193441889Couverture illustrée en couleurs. Traduit du grec par J.-B. M. de Bellegarde avec les quatrains de Benserade. Illustré par X. LEFEVRE. Couverture et frontispice par A. F. COSYNS. A grands témoins.
2010SB340<p>TRADUZIDAS DA LINGUA GREGA Com Applicações Moraes a cada Fabula Por MANOEL MENDES DA VIDIGUEIRA. Segunda Ediçaõ correcta e emendada. LISBOA Na Typografia Rollandiana. 1791. Com licença da Real Meza da Commissaõ Geral sobre o Exame e Censura dos Livros.</p>_x000d_<p>De 145x95 cm. Com xxxii 134 x págs. Encadernação inteira de pele com ferros a ouro na lombada.</p>_x000d_<p>Exemplar com assinaturas de posse com letra coeva na folha de rosto e na última página não numerada.</p> I-10-I-25 unknown
110031929: Tipografía de Archivos Madrid. 33x22 LIIp. del prólogo de Emilio Cotarelo y Mori CXXXII folios intonso. Rústica muy buen estado. Tipografía de Archivos paperback
2304SB059<p>Com Applicações accommodadas á Moral Christã. Offerecidas ao ill.mo e ex.mo senhor D. JOSEPH DE ASSIS MASCARENHAS Conde de Obidos . Por seu Author MIGUEL DO COUTO GUERREIRO. LISBOA Na Offic. Patr. de Francisco Luiz Ameno. M. DCC. LXXXVIII. 1788. Com licença da Real Mesa da Comissaõ Geral sobre o Exame e Censura dos Livros.</p>_x000d_<p>In 8.º de 15x10 cm. Com xxiv 456 págs. Encadernação inteira de pele com nervos rótulo e ferros a ouro. Corte das folhas carminado.</p>_x000d_<p>Compêndio de 345 fábulas cada uma acompanhada de uma «Applicação» ou comentário moral na forma de soneto. Apesar do título este livro reúne muitas fábulas que não são de Esopo mas sim de outros autores incluindo do tradutor e autor das «Applicações» Miguel Couto Guerreiro.</p>_x000d_<p>Inocêncio VI 231-235 1746.</p> M-11-C-76 unknown
132069Na livraria portugueza de J. P. Aillaud 1837 Paris. 13x21. 1/2 piel. 202 pgs. Texto en portugués. Ilustraciones. Texto enmarcado en cenefa. Puntos de óxido. Una de las láminas desprendida y con algunas faltas. Q9503 Na livraria portugueza de J. P. Aillaud, 1837, Paris. unknown
104963Editions du Grésivaudan, Seyssinet-Pariset, 38170 (Isère), 1995, 2 volumes grand in-folio de 355x265 mm environ, 458 pages (pagination continue sur les 2 volumes), 4 ff. (table), 4 ff. (justificatif de tirage), dans 2 coffrets pleine toile bleu outremer, titres et tomaisons dorés sur dos demi-lune, une illustration dorée sur les premiers plats. Exemplaire N° 220, un des 131 exemplaires sur vélin d'Arches, comportant les 120 illustrations en couleurs et les 60 illustrations en noir, numérotés de 120 à 250, Tous les justificatifs sont signés par l'artiste.Tirage strictement limité à 250 exemplaires. Dorures légèrement ternies sur le dos, coupes inférieures et 2 coins un peu déformés, sinon bon état.
227091 volume grand in-12° relié pleine basane marron, dos lisse, titre doré, 4 f., C, 314 p., 5 f. Bois gravés. Traces de frottement. Annotation en page de garde. Bel état.
1900963T17Germany: Not Stated c1900. Cloth. Near Fine. 11" by 9.5". Graham Robert. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce collection of fables attributed to Aesop. Very scarce work. Designed in England printed in Germany. Illustrated throughout with four chromolithograph pages. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Illustrated by Graham Robert a British artist and illustrator. Bound in modern cloth with the original wraps bound in. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small mark and minor age toning to the extremities. Near Fine Not Stated hardcover
1852962F20London: John Murray 1852 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". John Tenniel. A vibrantly bound example of Thomas James's edition of Aesop's fables illustrated throughout by celebrated artist John Tenniel. Rev. Thomas James first published his edition of these fables in 1848.Lewis Carroll was so impressed by John Tenniel's animated designs for this edition of the fables that he chose the Tenniel to illustrate 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Illustrated with over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare" "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance honesty and hard work. With four pages of advertisements to the rear.Rebound by Eric Sweet in quarter morocco with marbled paper covered boards and with endpapers renewed. With a chemise from Sweet which incorporates the publisher's original cloth binding to the front and rear pastedown.Bound by Eric Sweet a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. Rebound in quarter morocco by Eric Sweet with marbled paper covered boards. Externally fine. Endpapers renewed. In a cloth covered chemise with the cloth of the publisher's original binding pasted to the front and rear pastedown. Chemise near fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned with instances of significant spotting and foxing throughout. Very Good Indeed John Murray hardcover
1933962Z16New York; London: Charles Skilton; Viking Press 1933-48. Leather. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5"; 8.5" by 5.5". Boris Artzybasheff. The first U.S and first UK editions of Boris Artzybasheff 's illustrated edition of Aesop's fables one copy in the original dust wrapper and the other beautifully bound by Eric Sweet in crushed quarter morocco. The true first American and UK editions of Boris Artzybasheff's illustrated edition of Aesop's fables. 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 frontispieces and monochrome wood engraved vignettes and full page illustrations. A two volume set. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper and the other copy bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with paper to the covers. Both housed in a cloth clamshell box. A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. These editions were edited and illustrated by the American/ Russian illustrator Boris Artzybasheff. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper and the other copy bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with paper to the covers. Both housed in a cloth clamshell box. Externally lovely. The wrap is excellent with one small tear and slight handling marks. Internally bright to both and clean to '1933' and generally clean to '1948' with occasional light spotting. The clamshell is lovely with Eric Sweet's binder's label. Near Fine Charles Skilton; Viking Press hardcover
