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1885963T27London: W. Mack 1885. Cloth. Good. 6.5" by 5". F. S. Church. A very scarce collection of illustrated fables from Canadian writer George Thomas Lanigan. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece title vignette and over twenty in-text images. A collection of parody versions of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of these tales contain the typical animal characters. With titles including: The Merchant of Venice The Good Samaritan and The Wolf and the Kid amongst others. Written by George Thomas Lanigan under the pen name G. Washington Aesop a Canadian journalist and poet. Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church an American artist and illustrator especially known for his depictions of animals. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally sound with light bumping and chipping to the extremities. Loss of the paper to the spine with discolouration to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Library ink stamp to the front pastedown. Good W. Mack hardcover
1912104155William Heinemann. London. 1912. William Heinemann. 1912. First edition trade. Hardback. No DW. Green cloth decorated in gilt spine slightly knocked extremities lightly rubbed. Coloured frontis. plus 12 coloured plates all with captioned tissue guards. 5 plates in b/w and numerous illustrations to text. Endpapers browned gift inscription to blank of prelims. Generally a very clean and sound copy of this lovely edition. hardcover
1726JP0028Cambridge: Cornelius Crownfield 1726. 1st Edition. . Book Book Hardcover. Very Good. Cambridge: Cornelius Crownfield 1726. 1st Edition . Very Good. Recently rebound quarter calf using the original or 19th. century marbled boards and dark polished leather spine with black leather label for gilt title "BENTLEY'S COMMENTARIES 1726". Full-page frontispiece of Prince Frederick facing the dedicatory text. Title pages for the whole volume the first Terence part and the second Phaerdus' Aesop. Pagination: frontispiece leaf5 xxv 444 2Phaedrus title leaf frontispiece leaf Aesop and beastsvi871 finishing with the original rear free endpaper. Sporadic foxing of about three interior leaves and last few leaves lightly browned otherwise a very good copy excellently bound for safe and repeated use. This first edition lacks the indices illustrated title leaf and extra plate of the 1728 Amsterdam edition which despite the very similar pagination is independently typeset with the engraved plates very similar but freely copied from this Cambridge edition. see our JP0019 if unsold. Why not buy both to compare the printing and perhaps the text Cambridge: Cornelius Crownfield hardcover
1885193982London : Printed by R. Ward for B. Quaritch 1885. Memorial Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked 1/2 leather over boards. Raised bands and gilt tooling to spine. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Marbled endpapers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 376 pages; Physical description: xxiv 376 p : illus. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Aesop's fables - Translations into English - Illustrations. Fables Greek - Translations into English - Illustrations. Series: Memorial edition of Thomas Bewick's works ; v. 4. Includes title page vignette. London : Printed by R. Ward for B. Quaritch hardcover
1912307754London New York : W. Heinemann ; Doubleday Page & Co. 1912. New Edition. Hardcover. Good copy rebacked with the original spine laid back gilt decoration to the spine and boards. Front board starting. Some staining wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright and sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's inscription. Series; Children's illustrated classics. Physical description; xxix 223 pages 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations some color ; 21 cm. Subjects; Fables Greek ; Translations into English. Fables. Aesop's fables. Aesop's fables Children's literature. Animals in literature. Short stories ; Juvenile fiction. Folklore. Fables Greek ; Illustrations. Children's stories. Fables ; Juvenile fiction. Folklore ; Juvenile fiction. Fables Juvenile literature. Fables Greek ; Adaptations. Animals ; Juvenile fiction. Animals. Fables. Genres; Adaptations. Fables. Fiction. Illustrated. Juvenile works. Translations. London New York : W. Heinemann ; Doubleday, Page & Co. hardcover
41495LONDON HODDER AND STOUGHTON 1981. THIS LEATHER-BOUND EDITION REISSUED IN 1981 AS A REPRODUCTION FROM THE ORIGINAL1909 EDITION IS LIMITED TO 500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 1. FINE IN RED DECORATED MOROCCO. A.E.G. WITH MATCHING SLIPCASE. ILLUSTRATED BY EDWARD DETMOLD. LONDON, HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1981 hardcover
1846749Element Books. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books from classics to hidden gems ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. 09/02/1999 Element Books paperback
1998067837The Easton Press. A beautiful crisp clean leather bound hardcover in fine condition. Photos available upon request. We are a brick-and-mortar store and sell our own inventory. . Fine. Hardcover. 1998. The Easton Press hardcover
1975BN190368Imprint unknown 1975. 1975. Softcover. Fables <br/><br/>Fables Aesop Imprint unknown paperback
BN329544Lirabelle. Hardcover. Le rat des villes et le rat des champs <br/><br/>Le rat des villes et le rat des champs Ayako Kubo et Esope Lirabelle hardcover
9422W KENT & CO 1857 1ST EDIT H/B. Hardcover. GOOD SMALL LOSS TO LOWER EDGE OF P19 SOME GRUBBY MARKS TO PAGES ENDPAPERS RATHER GRUBBY & SMALL STAIN TO BEP FBW; 9422 . W KENT & CO 1857 1ST EDIT H/B hardcover
1867000013138Boston: T.O.H.P. Burnham 1867. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 4 5 vi-xxiii 2 26-358 4 pp. Brown smooth publisher's cloth with blind rules on the boards gilt lettering and a wolf's head in gilt on the spine. Peach endpapers and pastedowns. With 198 illustrations done in black and white one full-page the rest in-text. Stated third edition on the title page but this is likely the third edition from this publisher of Croxall's Aesop. Translated from the Greek into English by Samuel Croxall. With instructive applications. A small nick to the front board mellowing to the spine a few leaves with imperfections in the paper. T.O.H.P. Burnham hardcover
1896962P29London; Edinburgh: Review of Reviews Office"; Salvia Books 1896-1987. First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5"; 8.5" by 6". Brinsley le Fanu. A reference set of W. T. Stead's edition of Aesop alongside a bibliography on Stead scarce works presented together in a clamshell. A curated three volume set of scarce works containing two copies of the first edition of 'Books For the Bairns. I. Aesop's Fables' one in the original publisher's paper wraps the other rebound in cloth with the original wraps bound in alongside Sally Wood's bibliographical work 'W. T. Stead and His "Books For the Bairns"'. The cloth bound edition includes the new series of Aesop's 'Fables' being 'Books for the Bairns No. XXVI'. Held together in a custom paper clamshell which is in a very good condition.Aesop's 'Fables' was the first volume in Stead's popular series 'Books for the Bairns' which published fairy tales and works of classical literature for children.Sally Wood's volume offers a bibliography of Stead's works as well as a brief biography on him.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.All three works are illustrated in-text throughout. The new series of Aesop's 'Fables' is illustrated by Brinsley le Fanu.W. T. Stead was a newspaper editor and a pioneer of investigative journalism. He died in 1912 in the sinking of the Titanic.This set was curated by Eric Sweet with his bookplate to the front paste down of the cloth bound first edition. 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. Two volumes are in the original publisher's wraps and one is rebound in cloth by Eric Sweet together in a custom paper clamshell. Externally smart. The paperback issue of 'Books for the Bairns' is little worn and age-toned with light edge wear and a repair to the spine and tail of the rear wrap. Minor handling marks to the wraps and a rubbed out pencil inscription to the head of the front wrap. A couple of marks to the cloth of the rebound 'Books for Bairns'. 'W. T. Stead and His "Books For the Bairns"' is smart a little sunned to the wraps with a few light handling marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spots 'W. T. Stead and His "Books For the Bairns"' is bright and clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page of the paperback 'Books for the Bairns' and to the head of the front wrap of the rebound 'Books for the Bairns'. Neat repair to the tail of the first few pages of the paperback 'Books for the Bairns'. Custom clamshell is a little worn in a very good condition. Very Good Indeed Review of Reviews Office"; Salvia Books paperback
65775Hannover Werkkunstschule 1962. . Jede Radierung von der Künstlerin SIGNIERT. - Katrin Beck- Brandt geb. 1942 studierte Grafik und Malerei und arbeitete danach als freie Grafikerin. Sie heiratete den österreichischen Maler Gustav Kurt Beck 1902-1983 der im Schloss Wolfsburg eine Druckwerkstatt für Künstler eingerichtet hatte. Seit über zwanzig Jahren arbeitet Katrin Beck-Brandt in der Städtischen Galerie Wolfsburg; sie schuf u. a. Kinderbücher u. Märchenillustrationen. - Unteres Kapital leicht bestoßen obere Umschlagkante schwach aufgehellt. Gutes Exemplar mit scharfgratigen Abzügen auf festem Kupferdruckpapier. (Hannover, Werkkunstschule, ( 1962). unknown
056501Bassani Ex Typographia Remondiniana 1764 in 16 (14,5x8) 1 volume reliure pleine basane fauve de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés, tranches teintées rouge, 240 pages, avec de nombreuses figures gravées sur bois dans le texte. Bon exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
GR024Paris, J. Barbou 1769. In-12o, Frontispiece gravé+xxxvi+504+1 bl. En-tetes, culs-de-lampes gravés. Reliure plein veau contemp., roulettes sur les plats, dos droit orné avec p. de titre maroquin, tranches dorées. Brunet II, 608.
44733Mannhemii (Mannheim) Typis Academicis 1778 in 8 (20x13) 2 volumes reliures demi basane marron, dos à nerfs ornés de fleurons dorés, 615 pages, pagination continue, avec des gravures hors-texte gravées etinventées par Egid. Verhlst (graveur de la Cour Electorale à Mannheim), dont 2 frontispices. Reliures XXe. Texte en latin. François-Joseph Desbillons, 1711-1789. Bon exemplaire
19291655MADRID: Tipografía de Archivos 1929. Folio.- Media piel lomera con tejuelo conserva cubiertas originales.- LII.- CXXXII.- 204 ilustraciones entre texto. Edición facsímil. Las 52 primeras páginas corresponden a una bibliografía de las Fábulas de Esopo por Emilio Cotanello y Movi. Manchas de óxido en cubiertas. Palau nº 81959 Tipografía de Archivos unknown
14056Orléans, Couret de Villeneuve, 1750. 2 tomes en 1 vol. in-12, basane fauve jaspée, dos à nerfs sans ornementation, pièce de titre verte, tranches rouges. Reliure de l'époque, coiffes absentes, petites fentes aux mors, coins râpés. (2) ff., xxiv-252 pp.; (2) ff., 262 pp., (1) f. Petite galerie de vers dans la marge inf. des 3 premiers ff.
1920220081Um 1920. Signiert "Erich Glas". In der Form mit dem Monogramm und bezeichnet "Avaritia". Druck auf bräunlichem Velin. Ca. 11 x 9 cm 24 x 20 cm.
4755petit in folio reliure d’éditeur pleine toile rouge,titre doré sur le premier plat,dos toile rouge,factice,muet,à caisson à froid.Faux-titre,portrait de LA Fontaine dans un médaillon,en frontispice.Titre,LX,864 pages,texte encadré d’un double filet noir,332 illustrations de Gustave DORE dont 84 hors-texte.L.Hachette & Cie 1868.rousseurs très éparses,un petit manque coin inférieur de la page de garde. Poids 5kg
171811512Den Haag, Heinrich Scheurler, 1718. Gest. Frontispiz, Titel in rot-schwarz- Druck, 30 nn. Bll., 398 SS., 1 Bl., 258 SS., 35 nn. Bll. 8°, Ganzpergament der Zeit, drei schwarze, goldgepr. Rückenschilder, marmorierter Schnitt.
183779835London & N.Y. ,George Routledge & Son, 1837. Illustrierter Halbleinenband, 8° 56 Seiten.
1894mon0000080149Macmillan 1894-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. On green decorative cloth gilded lettering and bird motif to frontis 1894 edition with some light staining to bottom of first few pages Macmillan hardcover
19236794Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1923. Deux parties en un volume grand in-4 broché de [18- titre, faux-titre, justification, introduction, table]-286-[2] pages, premier plat orné de décors et titres dorés, dos orné de filets, fleurons, dates et titres dorés, second plat orné d'un motif floral doré. Bords de la fragile couverture un peu usé avec de mimimes déchirures, dos plissé, intérieur sans défaut.
