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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
1789962Z6London: J. Dodsley 1789. Leather. Fine. 7" by 4". None stated. A beautifully bound copy of Robert Dodsley's edition of Aesop's fables accompanied with charming wood engravings and bound in a quarter morocco with patterned cloth boards and a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. A new edition. Illustrated with a monochrome wood engraved frontispiece and numerous wood engraved vignettes. 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.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection is separated into three 'books' and edited with an account of the life of Aesop by Robert Dodsley. Dodley's edition was notable as the animals spoke in character such as the lion speaking in a royal manner adding personality to the creatures. His addition also included fables from ancient sources and new stories written by himself and other notable writers. Bound in a lovely modern quarter morocco with patterned cloth to the boards and with a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. Blanks and endpapers renewed. Bound in modern quarter morroco and patterned cloth to the boards with endpapers and blanks renewed with a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely. The chemise is lovely and the slipcase is very smart with slight spotting to the head. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright washed pages. Fine J. Dodsley hardcover
1761962Z9Birmingham: John Baskerville 1761. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". None stated. The renowned first Robert Dodsley edition of Aesop's fables published by Baskerville adorned with wood engravings and beautifully bound in vellum and crushed morocco with a uniform cloth slipcase and chemise. The first Dodsley edition published by Baskerville. Illustrated with a monochrome wood engraved frontispiece monochrome wood engraved vignettes and sixteen wood engraved plates. Collated complete.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.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection is separated into three 'books' and edited with an account of the life of Aesop by Robert Dodsley. Dodley's edition was notable as the animals spoke in character such as the lion speaking in a royal manner adding personality to the creatures. His addition also included fables from ancient sources and new stories written by himself and other notable writers. This edition is also notable for being printed by Baskerville a printer known for inventing wove paper and his renowned typeface. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with vellum to the boards with endpapers and blanks renewed and a cloth chemise and slipcase. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with vellum to the boards with endpapers and blanks renewed and a cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely with only very slight marks to the vellum. Internally firmly bound with bright washed and generally clean pages with only the odd minor spot and owner's signature to the title page. Minor archival tape repairs to the rear few pages. The Slip and chemise are lovely. Near Fine John Baskerville hardcover
1761978F10Birmingham: John Baskerville for R. and J. Dodsley 1761 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The renowned and scarce first Robert Dodsley edition of Aesop's fables published by Baskerville and adorned with wood engraved plates and vignettes throughout. The scarce first Dodsley edition published by Baskerville. Illustrated with a wood engraved frontispiece vignettes and fifteen further wood engraved plates. 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 collection is separated into three 'books' and edited with an account of the life of Aesop by Robert Dodsley. Dodsley's edition was notable as the animals spoke in character such as the lion speaking in a royal manner adding personality to the creatures. His addition also included fables from ancient sources and new stories written by himself and other notable writers.ESTC T84696. With the collation a-e8 f3 B-P8 Q4. Collated complete.This edition is also notable for being printed by Baskerville a printer known for inventing wove paper and his renowned typeface. In a full calf binding with gilt detailing to back strip. Minor loss of calf to back strip tail with small loss to back strip head. Joints starting with boards firmly held. Majority of front free endpaper removed. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Abrasion to title page tail obscuring the words 'Price bound Five Shillings'. Very Good John Baskerville, for R. and J. Dodsley hardcover
1784963Q22Biponti : Biponti 1784 . Vellum. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A vellum-bound copy of the celebrated "Biponti" edition of Phaedrus's fables of Aesop along with contributions from other noted fabulists. The Biponti edition part of a celebrated series of Greek and Latin texts published in Biponti Germany.Bound in a contemporary full vellum with a custom cloth clamshell. A Latin collection of Phaedrus's fables of Aesop originating from 1st Century Roman fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus known for being the first versifier of Aesop's fables into Latin. Also included in this collection are fables by another well-known writer in the field pagan fabulist Aviani as well as a number of anonymous contributors. Based on the 1727 edition of Pierre Burman or Petrus Burman with contributions from other authors. With an unusual illustration to the title page depicting a mixture of animals in one. Bookplate of Bibliotheque de J. Thompson Bruxelles 1870 and another of Ch. de Toughe. Clamshell 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. Bound in a contemporary full vellum with a custom cloth clamshell. Externally very good with rubbing to the extremities and marking to the vellum as is common with this binding. Bookplate and inscriptions to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Clamshell is also in excellent condition with just a little fading. Very Good Biponti hardcover
1797H5474Paris: Didot; Excudebam Petrus Didot Natu Major Anno Reip. VI In Aedibus Palatinus. 1797. Hardcover. Very Good. Published in An VI 1797-1798 8vo pink boards remains of spine label very good light rubbing along joints minor occasional foxing; handsome mid-19th century bookplate by Dupont for A. Kuhnholtz-Lordat a collector from Montpellier. 3 99 pp. Didot; Excudebam Petrus Didot, Natu Major, Anno Reip. VI, In Aedibus Palatinus.. hardcover
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
170846353London: R. Sare Et Al. Very Good-. 1708. Hardcover. Two volumes. Contemporary panelled calf spine bands gilt decor. V1 includes the engraving of L'Estrange and after the preface the engraving of Aesop among his animals. VI: Two blanks Frontis title page preface engraving pp. 1-550; 1ad two blanks. Mild edgewear to boards outer hinges cracked but holding small losses to spine ends. Scattered foxing. V2: two blanks title page errata "to the Reader" table pp. 1-266 6pp books printed for Richard Sare. Similar condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . R. Sare, Et Al hardcover
170889232Printed for R. Sare A. and F Churchil D. Brown T. Goodwin M. Wotton F Nicho January 1708. Hardcover. Very Good. both volumes tight and clean except that volume 2 has cracks to spine and heavily browned first and last pages Printed for R. Sare, A. and F Churchil, D. Brown, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, F Nicho hardcover
179319695London: John Stockdale 1793. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. Gay Vol. II includes the advertisement leaf following the title page and publisher's advertisement on verso of final text leaf for an edition of Barlow's Aesop and Stockdale fables of Aesop no dates noted. Engraved title page in each volume plus 112 plates in the Aesop and 70 plates in Gay 12 by William Blake; plates with blank leaves as guards. A large paper copy bound in polished mottled calf with matching flyleaves gilt-ruled around the edges and inner dentelles gilt decorated spine. All edges gilt. Interior has some light offsetting from plates as usual. First edition first issue of both works with the long "s" throughout. An exquisite set. John Stockdale unknown
17936744London: John Stockdale 1793. Two volumes. 112 engraved plates with protective tissue by Thomas Stothard J. Landseer Hunt Medland Lovegrove Skelton Powell Eastgate W. Grainger Clarke L. Chapman A. Smith J. Saunders Audinet et al. Pp. lxi publisher’s ad. leaf 198; xii 248. Large 8vo. original cloth backed marbled paper covered board with printed paper spine labels. Some rubbing light browning to end of volume II and a bit shaken.An excellent untrimmed copy pretty well preserved in the original binding of Stockdale’s well printed and deliciously illustrated Aesop. This is a true first of the great 1793 Stockdale edition with the advertisement leaf for Stockdale’s Gay’s Fables and the misprinted p.891 for p.198 of the first vol. The text is by Samuel Croxall. Booklabels of Carleton Richmond. In the original publisher’s binding John Stockdale hardcover
1796106396Paris: l'Imprimerie de Delance. 1796. 1st ed. two volumes bound as one. Volumes I and II of four of the series "Les Trois Fabulistes Esope Phedre et La Fontaine par Chamfort et Gail". Octavo quarter-leather with marbled sides gilt-stamped lettering to spine pp xx 371; i; 280 v. Pages 275 - 278 of vol. II are loose final pages toned foxing mainly to earlier pages including title page later endpapers. Very good condition. First edition. Volume I: Aesop's Fables in Greek and Latin translations with further translations into French Volume II. The fables of Gaius Julius Phaedrus Phaidros or Phaeder a 1st-century AD Roman fabulist and the first versifier of a collection of Aesop's fables into Latin; translated here into French. Both volumes include the translator's notes. 1st Edition. Quarter leather. l'Imprimerie de Delance hardcover
1701009305Amsterdam: D'Estienne Roger Amsterdam 1701. Half leather four raised bands with title in gilt remaining four compartments decorated with foliate floral designs in glt. with marbled paper boards. Frontispiece engraving title page. The book opens with a lecture on the subject of the fables there follows an account of the life of Aesop from pages 11 to 93 over 30 chapters with a wood engraved illustration to each chapter.Then the 117 fables each one illustrated with charning wood engravings. The book runs to 473 pages. plus 7 pages: contents by chapter to the Life of Aesop section and an index of the fables plus an advertisement. "Table des chapitres de la vie d'Esope" and Table des fables .Pieter van der Borcht. 3.5 X 6.25 inches. Externally well rubbed al around with wear to corners edges and spine ends. Some cracks appearing at the joints boards attached. Internally quite good with offsetting to pastedowns. Armorial book plate of previous owner and ink name to front pastedown and endpaper. A good copy. Nouvelle Edition. Half Leather. Good/No Jacket. D'Estienne Roger Amsterdam 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
1800961P60London: C. Whittingham; J. Johnson; W. Ginger and Son; et al c1800. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. A scarce edition of the enduring fables of Aesop an illustrated edition with an engraved to each fable. A scarce edition of Aesop's 'Fables'.Illustrated with an engraved title and an engraving for each fable. 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 adventure of many different creatures.Undated dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In a contemporary calf binding. Externally generally smart a little rubbed. Neat repair to the front joint. Small tear to the head of the front joint. Minor bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good C. Whittingham; J. Johnson; W. Ginger and Son; et al hardcover
1781962P4London: J. Dodsley 1781. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. Robert Dodsley's edition of the fables of Aesop and other eminent fabulists illustrated with engraved head-pieces to each fable. In a custom cloth clamshell in a fine condition.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title and an engraved head-piece to each fable including a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine head-pieces.Edited by Robert Dodsley a leading bookseller and publisher of the eighteenth century. In a full contemporary tree calf binding in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of wear to the front board. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean. Closed tear to page 77/78. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Very Good Indeed J. Dodsley hardcover
1788962P6London; Gainsborough: William Osborne & J. and H. Mozley; Henry Mozley; C. and J. Rivington c1788-1824. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smart set of three different editions of Aesop's 'Fables' edited by Robert Dodsley smartly bound copies. A striking set of three different editions of Robert Dodsley's 'Select Fables' collecting together the fables of Aesop and other fabulists.Held together in a custom cloth slipcase and a custom cloth chemise to each volume an unsigned binding by Eric Sweet. Chemises are in a very good condition slipcase in a very good indeed 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. Edited by Robert Dodsley a leading bookseller and publisher of the eighteenth century.This set contains:'Select Fables of Aesop and Other Fabulists' published by William Osborne & J. & H. Mozley in London. Undated dated c1788 from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title page and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Strikingly bound in a contemporary crushed morocco binding with gilt decoration to the boards and spine an unsigned binding. Engraved in imitation of Bewick.'Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists' published by Henry Mozley in Gainsborough in 1813. Illustrated with an engraved title and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Collated bound without the frontispiece.'Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists' published by C. and J. Rivington Longman Hurst and Co et al in London in 1824. illustrated with an engraved title and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Twelve pages of adverts to the rear dated July 1831. A striking unsigned binding by Eric Sweet.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. c1788 edition is in a full crushed morocco binding 1813 edition is in a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards with renewed endpapers and the 1824 edition is in a modern quarter crushed morocco with marbled paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth slipcase and a custom chemise for each volume. Externally smart the 1824 edition is fine externally. Very light rubbing to the c1788 ed. Light spots to the 1813 edition. Bookplate to the front paste down of the c1788 edition. Internally firmly bound. c1788 and 1813 are age-toned with scattered spots 1824 is bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Faded ink inscription to the title page of the 1824 edition. Repair to the title page of the 1813 edition lacking the frontispiece. Chemises are a little spotted in a very good condition. Slipcase is a little faded to the head with light rubbing and marks in a very good indeed condition. Near Fine William Osborne & J. and H. Mozley; Henry Mozley; C. and J. Rivington hardcover
1781962P7London: J. Dodsley 1781. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A strikingly bound quarter vellum edition of Robert Dodsley's Aesop's 'Fables' an illustrated edition. Strikingly bound in a quarter vellum binding with paper to the boards with renewed endpapers bound by Eric Sweet in November 1994 in a custom cloth slipcase and custom cloth chemise. Slipcase and chemise are both in a fine condition.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists.Illustrated with an engraved title and an engraved head-piece to each fable including a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine head-pieces.Collated bound without the frontispiece. 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 bookseller and publisher of the eighteenth century.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 vellum binding with paper to the boards with renewed endpapers bound by Eric Sweet in a custom cloth slipcase and custom cloth chemise. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots and handling marks. Bound without the frontispiece. Ink to page 2. Title page has been repaired. Slipcase and chemise are both in a fine condition. Very Good Indeed J. Dodsley hardcover
1761323871Birmingham: Baskerville 1761. hardcover. good. Small 8vo 4 lxxvii 204 pages 28 page index. Copper engraved frontispiece and engraved vignette on the title page. 17 full-page copper engravings and 5 half-page illustrations. Contemporary leather boards well rubbed and crackled with early re-backing in similar brown calf with morocco spine label front cover neatly reattached. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for R. and J.Dodsley 1761. Scattered foxing and early previous owner's name on title page.<br/> <br/> The first of Baskerville's books to be issued with illustrations.<br/> <br/> Baskerville unknown
1701aes33Amsterdam: Francisci Halme. VG : in very good condition. Rebacked with new endpapers. Wear to corners and laid-on spine panels. Archival repairs to verso of folding portrait plate. Library stamp to verso of fep. Inner hinges cracked. Browning and occasional marking commensurate with age. 1701. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 270mm x 230mm 11" x 9". 32pp. 160pp. 84pp. index. Engraved folding frontis portrait by P. van Gunst after B. Vaillant; engraved frontispiece by P. Boutats after J. Goeree; 18 engraved plates with 6 roundels on each plate; additional engraved decorations. Beautifully illustrated edition of the 94 Aesop fables with 5 additional fables found by the German philologist and classical scholar Marquart Gudius. Together with a Life of Phædrus by Joanne Scheffero. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Francisci Halme hardcover
171429251London: Sawbridge; B. Tooke; and G. Strahan. Poor with No dust jacket as issued. 1714. 6th Edition Corrected. First Printing. Unbound. Contents include: The Preface Frontispiece of portrait of LEstrange missing; Life of Aesop 29 pages; the index; Section of Fables 550 pages 548 as follows: Aesop Barlandus Anlanus Abstemius Poggius and Miscellany Fables. No. 500 missing - supplied with print-out . Covers lacking. Binding copy. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 548 pp . Sawbridge; B. Tooke; and G. Strahan unknown
1760962Z5London: J. Rivington et al 1760. Leather. Fine. 7" by 4". None stated. A beautifully bound eighteenth century engraved collection of Aesop's renowned fables bound in half calf and housed in a cloth chemise and uniform slipcase. The Samuel Richardson edited 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 monochrome copper engraved frontispiece and twenty-four monochrome cooper engraved plates each depicting ten engravings. Collated complete. Frontispiece incorrectly bound facing pp. xv. A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection includes two hundred and forty fables with an account of the life of Aesop by Samuel Richardson. Bound in modern quarter calf with marbled paper to the boards and a cloth chemise and slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Undated dated by copies held institutionally. Bound in modern quarter calf with marbled paper to the boards and with a cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally lovely. Frontispiece bound before pp.xv. Bookplate of 'Eric Sweet' to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with washed bright pages and generally clean with only the odd spot. The slipcase has spotting. Fine J. Rivington et al hardcover
1782949P42London: W. Strahan; J. F. and C. Rivington; et al 1782. Leather. Good Only. 7" by 4". Not Stated. An illustrated collection of Aesop's fables his most popular moral tales an important translation by Samuel Croxall. The fables of Aesop here translated and edited by Samuel Croxall.Illustrated with a frontispiece and an engraving before each fable a total of one-hundred and ninety-six. Collated complete.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.Croxall was noted for this edition of 'Fables' for his easy colloquial style and their instructive applications. This was an oft-reprinted translation this being the twelfth edition. In a full calf binding. Externally rubbed and a little worn with loss to the front board and to the head and tail of the spine. Light marks and discolouration to the boards. Small cracks to the joints. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few scattered spots. Good Only W. Strahan; J. F. and C. Rivington; et al hardcover
1737961P64London: J. and R. Tonson; J. Watts 1737. Leather. Fine. 6.5" by 4"; 7" by 5". Not Stated. A finely bound edition of Aesop's fables the fourth edition of the important Croxall translation complete with illustrations. 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. The fourth Samuel Croxall edition.The fables of Aesop here translated and edited by Samuel Croxall.Illustrated with a frontispiece and one-hundred and ninety-six head-pieces being one for each fable. 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.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 morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet in March 2001 with renewed endpapers. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Neat repair to the frontispiece. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Fine J. and R. Tonson; J. Watts hardcover
1797961P61London; York: A. Millar W. Law and R. Cater 1797. Leather. Fine. 7" by 4"; 7.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A finely bound and washed edition of the fables of Aesop a lovely copy complete with detailed engravings. Smartly rebound in a modern quarter calf binding with patterned cloth 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. Pages have been washed presenting an extraordinarily and uncommonly bright copy of this work.The London imprint is fictitious the work was printed in York.Engraved by E. Dyas with a frontispiece and one-hundred and ninety-six engravings one for each fable. Collated complete though with renewed endpapers.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-reprinted 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 cloth to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth chemise and cloth slipcase an unsigned binding by Eric Sweet. Externally fine. Internally smart. Pages are bright and clean with only a few very light handling marks. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Fine A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater hardcover