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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
2017020400New York New York: Racehorse for Young Readers/Skyhorse Publishing Inc. 2017. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Winter Milo; Peat Fern Bisel; Williams Margery; Cramer Rie; Madsen Eleanora; Nicholson Sir William. Breathtakingly beautiful set of 6 classic works of children's literature that belong on every child's shelf each lavishly illustrated. Housed in a sturdy protective box with a paper band wrapping around center this shows slight bowing. Recommended for children ages 6-10 but could be read aloud to any age. Includes: 1 "The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit" in 88 pages with the classic illustrations by the author; 2 "A Treasure of Bedtime Stories'' in 92 pages 40 stories illustrated by Eleanora Madsen & Fern Bisel Peat; 3 "Grimm's Fairy Tales'' in 155 pages illustrated by Rie Cramer; 4 "Mother Goose'' unpaginated 100 classic rhymes illustrated by Frederick Richardson; 5 "The Velveteen Rabbit'' in 47 pages illustrated by Sir William Nicholson & 6 "Aesop's Favorite Fables'' in 112 pages 130 tales with the classic illustrations of Milo Winter. The FIRST EDITION First Printing in this format from 2017 First thus all the hardcover books are FINE: look & feel BRAND NEW & obviously never opened! Completely clean & bright bindings strong & straight pages white & completely unmarked. The protective box is also FINE: no edgewear or tears or chips or fading. A gorgeous set for your favorite young reader priced at just $10 per book! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time later orders Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: set is too large for any expedited domestic or international shipping due to USPS postage rates. <br/> <br/> Racehorse for Young Readers/Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. hardcover
2000212162New York: SeaStar Books 2000. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 87 pages. Features color illustrations by Pinkney accompanying Aesop's fables. A clean near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. Signed by Pinkney on the title page. SeaStar Books unknown
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
1598762Leiden: Plantin Leiden 1598. Softcover. Fair. 2nd printing of the ancient Phaedrus' version of Aesop following the 1596 editio princeps printed from a manuscript found by Pithou; this edition with the added annotations of leading scholars. This copy with the sections mentioned by Brunet as not found in all copies. Brunet and Moss Manual of Classical Bibliography 1837 both note this edition as scarce. Also bound at the rear is a second work with its own title page and collation also printed in 1598 at the same printer Plantin Leiden with additional moralistic works of Publilius Syri Selectae Sententiae and Cato Distichs here titled Disticha de Moribus. In addition to its significance as the first scholarly edition of Phaedrus this collection of works is a wonderful selection of the ancient moral works studied by 16th century students. Several of the works are printed in both Greek and Latin. Bibliographic Details of Phaedrus - Universal Short Title Catalogue USTC number 424160 Catalogued by Brunet on column 587 of the 1921 Manuel du Libraire. Volume 4. Bibliographic Details of Syri/Cato - USTC number 423981; 35 copies recorded. Physical Attributes - Measures approx. 16 x 10 x 2 cm. Gatherings of eight octavo Softcover vellum wrap with Yapp edges. Faded title on spine in old hand. Text block edges sprinkled red. Two full title pages with printers marks. Several works with Greek and Latin parallel texts see works noted below. 1598 Fabularum Aesopiarum Pages 1-191 1 Collation A-M8 Fabellae & Aenigmata Greek and Latin text Pages 1-55 1 Collation a-c8 d4 Aenigmata Symposii Poetae Veteris No pagination Collation EE8 one gathering 2nd work with title page - 1598 Publii Syri Mimi Selectae Sententiae Greek and Latin text Pages 1-80 Collation A-E8 Condition - See pictures. It seems someone applied polish to the vellum which gives it a slightly odd feel. One spine cord broken near front-top of spine. Front hinge cracked which leaves first five gatherings somewhat proud; 1st four gatherings are holding on at bottom cord and fifth gathering is loose. Six and seventh gatherings F and G also feel shaken. Ex libris bookseller etc. annotations to pastedown and title page. No binders endpapers. Text block with some toning throughout; occasional fox spot page-edge chip ink spot and thumb. Title page also with library stamp strikethrough year in old hand at bottom of page and an incision where a name was removed. Occasional underlining to text and annotation throughout. Plantin, Leiden
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
9354845347.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19292082702114909669Kindai-sha 1929. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 570p Plate size: 20cm Kindai-sha paperback
2090502126903446Sekaibunkasha N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Sekaibunkasha paperback
299Verona: Officina Bodoni 1972. Limited Edition. Fine. Octavo 9 7/8 x 6 1/2 in 250 x 165 mm; 2 volume set in slipcase. Vol. 1 pp. 280 with 68 hand-colored woodcuts; Vol. 2 pp. 120. Set in Centaur type and printed on hand-made Magnani paper with goose watermark. Original morocco-backed vellum with strapwork border and title in gilt t.e.g. remaining uncut; number 146 of 160 sets; text in Latin Italian and English. Woodcut illustrations by Anna Bramanti after Liberale da Verona ALL HAND-COLOURED AFTER A COPY OF THE 1479 EDITION IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM BY THE ATELIER DANIEL JACOMET OF PARIS list of woodcuts loosely inserted. <br /> Mardersteig 182. An exquisite and beautifully-executed edition of Aesop's FABLES richly illustrated with newly-cut wood engravings after a copy of the 1479 edition in the collection of the British Museum whose woodcuts are attributed to Liberale da Verona 1441-1526. The illustrations are beautifully carved and hand-colored with a rich scale of colors and shadings that remind us of illuminated miniatures.<br /> <br /> The Latin text comes from the Giovanni Alvise 1479 edition and was translated from the Greek by the Veronese poet Accio Zucco who possibly also used some earlier medieval translations. Each fable is followed by two sonnets by Zucco: the first tells the story Sonetto materiale and the second point the moral of the fable Sonetto morale. For this edition the Latin and Italian texts were revised by the philiologist Giovanni Battista Pighi. <br /> <br /> The second volume contains the William Caxton translation 1484 into English of the first 60 fables. The remaining 6 fables are here translated from Latin by Betty Radice. Prefatory note by Tanya and Hans Schmoller who carried out the revision of the text. <br /> <br /> Vol. 1 frontispiece: "THE FABLES OF AESOP. Printed from the Veronese edition of MCCCCLXXIX in Latin verses and the Italian version by Accio Zucco with the woodcuts newly engraved and coloured after a copy in the British Museum." Vol. 2 frontispiece: "The first three books of CAXTON'S AESOP containing the fables illustrated in the Verona Aesopus of MCCCLXXIX"<br /> <br /> Commenting on the making of this edition Giovanni Madersteig wrote: "At the end of the epilogue I examine the different illustrated editions of the fables printed in Italy during the fifteenth century. This comparison proves that the Verona Aesop was the model for all of them. Even the better-known Aesop from Naples printed by Tuppo contains quite a number of scenes with the same composition but in mirror image. The watermark of the goose which identifies the paper used in the first edition of the Aesop and in other Veronese books as having come from Toscolano was revived for this and other books printed at the Officina Bodoni." Barr John. The Officina Bodoni Montagnola Verona: Books Printed By Giovanni Mardersteig on the Hand Press 1923-1977. London: The British Library 1978. pp. 170-174<br /> <br /> Giovanni Mardersteig Weimar 1892 - Verona 1977 was a printer and typographer who as head of Officina Bodoni created books exemplifying the highest standards in the art of printing. The press began in 1922 in Montagnola Switzerland and moved to Verona in 1927. It printed and published some 200 books and pamphlets including Politian's Favola d'Orfeo; Shelley's Epipsychidion Shakespeare's Tempest and Dante's Vita nuova. There are good collections in many major European and American libraries. The Bodleian Library at Oxford holds a particularly rich collection. Following Mardersteig's death in 1977 his son Martino Mardersteig took over and still occasionally used the Officina Bodoni imprint for works he printed on his father's hand-presses. Officina Bodoni unknown
173076Verona: Officina Bodoni 1973. A fine set First Officina Bodoni edition number 86 of 160 copies on handmade Magnani paper. The Officina Bodoni was founded in 1922 by Hans Mardersteig and his press became the most important 20th-century private press on the Continent. This edition was published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its founding. John Barr notes that this edition was Mardersteig's "reinterpretation of a fine illustrated book printed in Verona in 1479 by Giovanni Alvise. For the Officina Bodoni edition the original woodcuts were. recut by a contemporary engraver and coloured by hand". This copy includes five leaves of prospectuses issued by the press or The Bodley Head who were the sole agent for distribution in the UK. It is recorded that 70 copies each were reserved for The Bodley Head and the Chiswick Book Shop Sandy Hook Connecticut. All other copies were reserved for the Officina Bodoni. 2 vols octavo. With 66 hand-coloured woodcut illustrations by Anna Bramanti after Liberale da Verona. Original green morocco-backed vellum boards spines and front covers lettered in gilt covers with decorative borders in gilt top edges gilt. With acetate dust jackets and brown paper slipcase. List of woodcuts loosely inserted. Acetate slightly toned at spine: a fine set in near-fine jackets and fine slipcase. Barr 91. hardcover
163103Verona: Officina Bodoni 1973. with the woodcuts newly engraved and coloured after a copy in the British Museum. Epilogue in English by Giovanni Mardersteig. Two volumes. Volume I: Pp. 2782blank colophon 68 pochoir woodcuts attributed to Liberale da Verona recut by Anna Bramanti; Volume II: THE FIRST THREE BOOKS OF CAXTON'S AESOP containing the fables illustrated in the Verona Aesopus of MCCCCLXXIX. Pp. 1202blank colophon; med. 8vo; green morocco spines lettered and decorated in gilt 'cloudy' vellum boards lettered and decorated in gilt the spines uniformly faded; t.e.g. others uncut; together within a brown card slipcase edges slightly worn; bookseller's small stamp at top edge of upper pastedowns; Officina Bodoni Verona 1973. One of 130 sets thus total edition 160. Barr 91. Printed on handmade paper watermarked with a goose like that of the original edition this reinterpretation of an early illustrated book printed in Verona in 1479 by Giovanni Alvise was published to mark the 50th anniversary of the Officina Bodoni. A list of the woodcuts with page numbers is loosely inserted in Volume I together with the publisher's prospectus. Volume I contains the Latin text of the 1479 edition with Accio Zucco's Italian translation. Volume II contains the fables in Caxton's translation with the first fable and the final six of the Veronese edition which Caxton did not include translated from the Latin by Betty Radice. The illustrations were coloured by hand at the Atelier Daniel Jacomet Paris. 'The Aesop cuts show a rich spectrum of colours with delicate hues that recall miniatures. Mardersteig maintained that only a great master could have made the preliminary drawings for the fable illustrations and had in mind at the outset the colouring which would give life to the linear woodcuts. This artist he identified on stylistic grounds with the miniaturist Liberale da Verona whose paintings are to be seen in the large choir-books in the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedra and elsewhere' Barr page 90. Officina Bodoni unknown
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2017__0198418558OUP Oxford 2017. Paperback. New. 32 pages. 7.87x5.04x0.67 inches. OUP Oxford paperback
1994Q-0673361950Celebration Pr 1994-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Celebration Pr hardcover
1985102885Holt Rinehart and Winston 1985. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED by author on title page. The best copy currently being offered online. Clean tight and bright pictorial boards. Dust jacket is preserved in an archival grade Mylar sleeve. GIFT QUALITY COPY! Ships from the U.S. can ship int'l. TRACKING INCLUDED ON ALL DOMESTIC AND PARTICIPATING INT'L DESTINATIONS. Other titles available in this and other like series. Please inquire. We would be happy to pull and list items upon request. 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE ON ALL PURCHASES.TRUST AN EXPERIENCED DEALER WITH 30 YEARS IN THE CHILDREN'S BOOK TRADE! Trust an experienced independent bookseller since 1988. Orders are shipped daily via USPS with delivery confirmation. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston hardcover
2011Q-0745962009Lion Hudson 2011-09-23. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Lion Hudson hardcover
19342002070039Paris : Philippe Gonin 1934. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. The Iconography of Aesop's Fables First edition. Limited edition of only 213 copies. Folio 38 cm 15". Held in original printed cream wrappers in custom-made mylar slip cover. 91 leaves. Clean unmarked pages. 20 full-page lithographs by Hernandez loose as issued. Printed on Japan paper. L. Carteret Le Tresor du bibliophile t. 4 p. 151. Paris : Philippe Gonin paperback
1924365994New York: John Martin's Book House 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A children's book attractively printed in black and orange.<br /> <br /> Illustrated by George L. Carlson and W. Fletcher White. First edition no statement of later printings. Mounted paper label on front cover with surface wear especially at the edges thus very good lacking the scarce dust jacket. With a few small stray pen marks in the text. John Martin's Book House hardcover
2006Q-0794513786Usborne Pub Ltd 2006-06-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Usborne Pub Ltd hardcover
1993Q-0809474468Time Life Education 1993-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Time Life Education hardcover
19971-0295976411Univ of Washington Pr 1997. Hardcover. New. subsequent edition. 55 pages. 10.25x8.25x0.50 inches. Univ of Washington Pr hardcover
