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1865962T47London: Milner and Company c1865. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop with instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with one hundred engravings including a folding frontispiece. 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. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel The Frogs Desiring a King and The Kite and the Pigeons amongst others. With instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. With thirty-two leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Dated from York Minster. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed Milner and Company hardcover
1860962T48London: Milner and Company 1860. Cloth. Very Good. 5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop with instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with one hundred engravings including a folding frontispiece. 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. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel The Frogs Desiring a King and The Kite and the Pigeons amongst others. With instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Very Good Milner and Company hardcover
1874963T26London: Frederick Warne and Co. 1874. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. A smartly bound illustrated collection of the fables attributed to Aesop translated by Samuel Croxall. Illustrated throughout with eighty original 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. Translated by Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. With new applications and morals from George Fyler Townsend the British translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables. Dated from the British Library. Bound in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally very smart with light sunning to the extremities and the odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages have been washed and are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good Indeed Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
1839963Z10London: William Milner 1839. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5" by 3". None stated. A beautifully bound pocket sized copy of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables bound in full diced calf housed in a uniform chemise and slipcase adorned with many wood engravings. A beautifully bound nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's 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 facsimile of the original frontispiece lacking the original and one hundred monochrome vignette vignettes. A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.Bound in modern full diced calf with a cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Bound in modern full diced calf with a cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Lacking the original frontispiece renewed with a facsimile. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages with the odd spot and minor handling mark an owner's inscription to the verso of the title page and a minor archival tape repair to pp. 224. Very Good Indeed William Milner hardcover
1848962T49Manchester: Thomas Johnson 1848. Cloth. Very Good. 5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop with instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with one hundred engravings including a folding frontispiece and title vignette. The engraving to page 148 has been printed upside-down. 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. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel The Frogs Desiring a King and The Kite and the Pigeons amongst others. With instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. Light creases to the front free endpaper. Very Good Thomas Johnson hardcover
1802962P16London: S. Fisher 1802. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4". Not Stated. Samuel Croxall's popular edition of Aesop an illustrated volume of the classical fables. 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.Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten plates.Collated bound without plates 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 16 18 23 and 24.Croxall was noted for this edition of 'Fables' for his easy colloquial style and their instructive applications a popular and oft-reprint translation.Including a life of Aesop. In the original cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Spine is faded. Light rubbing and bumping to the spine and extremities. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine. A few light marks to the cloth. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots and handling marks. Page 153 to 168 are a little edge worn. Plates have been hand-coloured by a prior owner. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the title page. Very Good S. Fisher hardcover
1861962T51London: William Tegg 1861. Cloth. Very Good. 5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop with a preface from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and eighty engravings. 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. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel The Frogs Desiring a King and The Kite and the Pigeons amongst others. With a preface by Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. Bound in full cloth with modern endpapers laid in. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Very Good William Tegg hardcover
2000Q-0866116788Baronet Books 2000-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Baronet Books hardcover
Q-0759396159Heinle ELT. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Heinle ELT paperback
1996Q-0140369848Puffin Books 1996-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin Books paperback
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
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
1870962H36London; New York: George Routledge and Sons c1870. Cloth. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". Harrison Weir. A smart copy of Aesop's Fables featuring 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir RI and a charming colour frontispiece. in the publisher's original red cloth binding with blind stamp decoration.This volume is undated dated using Jisc from a copy held at The University of East Anglia Library.This edition is notable for featuring 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir RI and a charming colour frontispiece. Collated complete.Weir was known for both his extensive work as an illustrator and as "The Father of the Cat Fancy" having organised the first cat show in England at the Crystal Palace London in July 1871.This copy includes fables such as "Wolf and the Crane" "Hare and the Tortoise" "Vine and the Goat" Old Hound" "Fox and the Leopard" "Hare and the Hound" "Wolf and the Shepard" "Dove and the Crow" among many others.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. Publisher"s advertisements to rear two leaves typical of the era. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities particularly to joints resulting in minor loss to cloth. Fading to spine. Rubbing and the one or two handing marks to boards. One or two small closed tears at head and tail of spine joints. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot and one or two handling marks heavier to fore edge. Slight creasing and damp staining to corner of frontispiece not affecting the picture. Very Good George Routledge and Sons 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
4393London: Ward Lock & Co. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 1/2" tear and 3/8" chip to cloth at head of spine. No pictorial onlay to front board. Frontis detached and edgeworn. Corners of some leaves a little dog-eared. No signatures. Some staining to title page. Split to gutter at front hinge. 1/2" tear in margin of one contents leaf. ; No date c. 1920's. 44 colour plates including frontis double colour plates on front and rear endpapers. Dimensions: 8 1/4" by 6 1/4". All 44 plates called for in the contents are present presumably to make up the stated 48 plates the illustrated endpapers have been included in the count. Onlay illustration missing from front board ; 8vo . Ward, Lock & Co. hardcover
1874055654Istanbul: Sark Matbaasi. AH 1291 = 1874 1874. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original very thin and fragile green wrappers. Cr. 8vo. 20 x 14 cm. In Ottoman script Old Turkish with Arabic letters and Arabic. 48 p. Slight chippings on extremities wear to spine occasional foxing on pages. Overall a very good and well-preserved copy. First and only edition of this early and extremely rare book containing 10 Aesop fables in Arabic along with their Ottoman Turkish translations compiled by Mekteb-i Sultani Galatasaray High School Arabic teacher Hafiz Refi. It was prepared based on the first printed compilation of Aesop's fables in Turkish together with their French translations titled "Choix de fables: Traduit en turc par un effendi de Constantinople et publiées avec une version française" compiled by Victor Letellier 1787-1859 in Paris 1826. The introduction of the book is in Arabic. This introduction starts with narrations of the prophets about science in general and Arabic science-themed apothegms. All of these are given with their Turkish translations by the author. After the introduction written to teach Arabic at Galatasaray High School Mekteb-i Sultânî the book includes ten Aesop stories in Arabic with their Turkish translations. These ten stories are parallel to the stories in the first Turkish Aesop compilation prepared by Victor Letellier and published in Paris in 1826. Özege 4577. Özdemir p. 19. As of December 2023 we couldn't trace any copy in the OCLC and KVK. <br/> <br/> Sark Matbaasi., AH 1291 = [1874] paperback
2013Q-1607109476Canterbury Classics 2013-10-15. Flexibound. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Canterbury Classics unknown
2003Q-159308062XSterling Publishing 2003-11-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Sterling Publishing paperback
1912180219011London: William Heinemann 1912. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Deluxe limited edition; copy #540 of 1450 signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. Publisher's buckram cloth stamped in gilt. Very Good. Cloth lightly soiled darkened at spine lightly toned and with light staining to edge of rear cover. Dark stain to gutter at top margin of roughly the first third of pages stain to bottom for edge margin to last several leaves and endsheet. Thirteen full-color plates mounted on brown paper with captioned tissue guards all present. William Heinemann 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
Q-0448054531GROSSET & DU7NLAP 1963-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! GROSSET & DU7NLAP hardcover
Sewacr41947. Good. 1947 Hardcover Good- Old Ex-library rebound red decorative cover No Dj light wear Text 112 pages Good condition w/ some repairs Pictures by Milo Winter Published E. M. Hale and Company Includes: Wolf and His Shadow; Bundle of Sticks; Rat and the Elephant; Fox and the Stork; Monkey and the Cat; Leap at Rhodes; Serpent and the Eagle; Two Pots; etc. Sewa ISBN: 1566192927 hardcover
1946962H22New York: Archway Press 1946. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6". Philip Grushkin. A very scarce beautifully reproduced hand-written and illustrated edition of the Fables of Aesop by Philip Grushkin with the publisher's original slipcase. In the publisher's original cloth binding.With the publisher's original slipcase.This edition is notable for its handwritten calligraphy and red decorative illustrations by Philip Grushkin reproduced for publication as part of "The Scribe" series from the Archway Press.This edition includes 18 fables and 34 illustrations collated complete.Philip Grushkin 1921-1998 was a book designer educator and art director. He is well-known for his book design work for a number of publishers including Harry N. Abrams where he also worked as Art Director and Vice President.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight discolouration to spine. Very slight bumping to extremities. Slight offsetting to endpapers with minor age toning and one or two spots. Slipcase generally smart. Rubbing to boards and the odd handling mark in particular a circular mark to the upper left corner of the front board. Previous owner's inscription to front board. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in loss to patterned paper boards. About 1cm of loss to board at the head of the opening. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if a little age toned. The odd spot to fore edge. Near Fine Archway Press hardcover
1742963Q18Parisiis : Coustelier 1742 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 3.5". Antoine Coypel . A beautifully bound eighteenth-century Latin edition of this collection of fables inspired by Aesop taken from the writings of early fabulists Phaedrus and Avianus. Beautifully bound in full calf housed in a custom cloth clamshell by Eric Sweet. Pages have been washed during the restoration process.Comprised of 'Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum' and 'Flavvi Aviani Fabularum Aesopiarum'.Two works bound together although running with a continuous pagination as is expected with this work. A collection of fables inspired by Aesop the first part originating from Roman fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus and the second part being compiled from the writings of pagan writer Avianus. Born in the 1st century AD not much was known about Phaedrus until the discovery of a few of his manuscripts during the Renaissance when his popularity soared. He is recognised as being the first versifier of Aesop's fables into Latin. Born around AD 400 Avianus was a pagan writer of fables in Latin inspired by Babrius the author of a collection of Greek fables known today as Aesop's fables. Written in Latin. Illustrated with a frontispiece of Antoine Coypel after Fessard and five vignettes. Collated complete. Pagination error p107-p111 skipped in pagination as is expected of this edition. Restoration carried out and clamshell created 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.Label of 'Bibliothèque du Boisgeloup'. Bound in full calf housed in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally very smart with light rubbing to joints and extremities and the odd mark. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages have been washed and are bright and clean. Pagination error p107-p111 skipped in pagination as is expected of this edition. Very Good Indeed Coustelier hardcover
1754003T2Typis Josephi Barbou Parisiis: 1754. 1754 pp. xlviij 305 Engraved Frontis. Fine headpieces and tail pieces engraved by Fessard Sornique and others. Foxed. 12mo. Disbound. All edges gold gilt. Brunet V/1788; Cohen 798. Gaius Julius Phadrus 1st century was a Thracian slave who translated Aesop's fables into Latin verse. He was certainly more than a reproducer of Aesop and can be credited with adding many fables of his own. A brief history of the Barbou Classics is given by Schweiger II 1269. In 1742 Lenglet de Fresnoy persuaded Coustelier to start a series which was meant to be a French rival to the Elzeviers - even surpassing them in terms of scholarship and typography. Though this effort soon exhausted itself it was revived by Jean Joseph Barbou in 1753. Seven of these attractive little books appeared in 1753-1755 and though there were more issued in the next decade there was not enough market interest to support a sustained publishing program. They still stand as a monument to French scholarship and typography. This copy is priced low enough to allow for a nice new binding. PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 5 Language: eng. No Binding. Good. Typis Josephi Barbou, Parisiis: 1754. unknown