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1979GKK220-015Heiligenhaus: Hans Gerd Goldschmidt 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine. Miniature Book. 2 1/4 x 1 9/16 inches. 124 pp. Text includes 22 fables of Aesop in German-language with 8 drawings by F. Rosmasler Jr. list of the fables included in the text; text clean unmarked. Gilt-stamped brown leather gilt-stamped dust-jacket paper slip-case; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. GKK220-015. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies this is number 127. Printed in 6-point Palatino by Rolf Riotte on Buttenpapier and bound by Horst Schmita. Projected to consist of 3 volumes this is the only volume issued of the series. It is the only miniature book printed in West Germany bound in leather with a printed dust-jacket; this edition has lovely headbands; a truly excellent example of the book arts. 2 copies listed in Worldcat. Hans Gerd Goldschmidt, hardcover books
17247417London: Printed for D. Brown et al. 1724. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 1229i.e. 33115502pp. Index of the fables. Leaf of ads for the publisher at rear and another leaf of ads for the author following his "Life of Aesop." Illustrated with a copper engraved frontispiece portrait and 1 copper engraved plate. Cont. calf worn nicely rebacked gilt decorated spine with red morocco label. Title page and top margin of frontis. with some old soiling. Faded water stain at lower outer corner of about 20 leaves near rear. Occasional light foxing. Ownership signature on front pastedown dated 1750. Printed for D. Brown et al. hardcover books
1788WAS38893J.F. and C. Rivington et al. London 1788. Good: moderate overall wear to binding; small piece torn from margin of C3 affecting approximately 10 letters gathering P partially sprung. fourteenth Edition 6 3/4 x 4 inches xxxiv 329 7 index pages contemporary calf with red morocco spine label Includes engraved frontispiece and 196 woodcut illustrations each measuring 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches in pagination. Neat ink owner inscription dated 1796 on front free endpaper. J.F. and C. Rivington, et al., London unknown books
1931215926Paris: Harrison 1931. Limited. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Calder Alexander. Illustrated with fifty drawings by Alexander Calder. 124pp. Tall thin 8vo original boards with blue printed d.w wrappers slightly foxed; uncut edges 2-piece red board slipcase is broken. Paris: Harrison of Paris 1931. A near fine copy in a good slipcase.<br/><br/> From a total edition of 615 copies printed on Auvergne hand-made paper this is one of only 20 marked "not for sale". The fifth publication of Harrison of Paris.<br/><br/> Harrison unknown books
1817725781817. AESOP. FABULAE AESOPI SELECTAE or Select Fables of Aesop: With AN English translation more literal than any yet extant designed for the reader instruction of beginners in the Latin tongue. By H. Clarke. Baltimore: Published by J. & T. Vance; J. Robinson Printer 1817. Parallel texts in Latin and English printed in double columns. 161 pp. 12mo. Worn and rubbed contemporary binding of speckled calf with shallow loss at crown. The upper board is detached. Text leaves are age-browned and foxed. This imprint is not noted in OCLC though it does note a Fielding Lucas Jr. imprint in Baltimore from the same year with the same pagination. Shaw & Shoemaker 39948. unknown books
18107067Philadelphia: Printed for C. and A. Conrad and Co. et al. Lydia R. Bailey Printer 1810. Later printing. Full Calf. Good. 155pp. Plus 3pp. publisher's ads. Cont. speckled calf very worn hinges cracked & tenuous. AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY 1810 #19318. Printed for C. and A. Conrad and Co. et al. Lydia R. Bailey, Printer unknown books
1768238735Mannheim: Academicis 1768. hardcover. very good. Edited by Franc. Josephi Desbillons. Illustrated with fine copperplate engravings. 2 volumes bound in 1 very thick small 8vo 3/4 vellum corners a bit tattered 615 pages top edge red rubricated edges. Mannheim: Academicis 1768. a Very good copy.<br/><br/> Academicis unknown books
176051396London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes 1760. The Sixth edition Corrected and Amended. 155 pp. 1 vols. Later half calf trimmed closely at head and inner margins. The Sixth edition Corrected and Amended. 155 pp. 1 vols. ESTC N31485 Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes unknown books
183559414Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer 1835. hardcover. very good. Arregladas a la Ultima Ortografia de la Academia Mejoradas y Anadidas en esta Nueva Edicion. 108 text woodcuts by Jose Vilanova. 285pp. 6pp. index. Small 8vo contemporary vellum title inked by hand on front cover backstrip slightly chipped at tail; small water stain to corner of first 2 leaves. Barcelona: Juan Francisco Piferrer 1835.<br/><br/> Rare charmingly illustrated Spanish edition of Aesop's fables. This edition not found in NUC or BMC. With the signature of the Massachusetts educator clergyman and bookseller Elias Nason 1811- 1887 and the bookplate of Nelson Osgood Rhoades 1869-1928 an American engineer and consultant to the Mexican government. Palau III 140.<br/><br/> Juan Francisco Piferrer unknown books
1745268011Madrid: Antonio Perez de Soto 1745. hardcover. good. Title page woodcut vignette. 10 3-175 leaves. Thick 12mo full contemporary vellum; well-worn and crinkled but sound with marginal stains on first 20 leaves. Madrid: En la Officina de Antonio Perez de Soto 1745. Overall a good solid copy.<br/><br/> Antonio Perez de Soto unknown books
19727786Mill Valley CA: Sunflower Press 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Tight bright and unmarred. Printed paper boards. 33x29mm. 14pp. Numbered limited edition this being 22 of 75. <br/><br/> Sunflower Press hardcover books
176454449Birmingham England: Printed by John Baskervlle sic for R. and J. Dodsley 1764. Second edition first published in 1761. 8vo. 2 lxxviii 186 30 pp. Engraved frontispiece six engraved chapter head and tail-pieces. Without the 15 plates issued with the first edition and sometimes in this one. Gaskell 27: "The fifteen plates appear when found to have been printed from the copper-plates used in 1761 now more worn. The frontispiece is recut." Lowndes: "This is considered the best translation of Aesop." Contemporary mottled calf gilt a thin double-rule framing the boards red morocco label and gilt rules between raised bands on spine striking marbled endpapers. Small ownership label of Camille Rater on front pastedown. Rather persistent light foxing but an attractive copy. 1602. <br/><br/> Printed by John Baskervlle [sic] for R. and J. Dodsley hardcover books
1988WRCLIT81925Mount Vernon: A. Colish Inc. 1988. Narrow quarto. Decorated paper over boards gilt spine label. Woodcuts printed in red. Fine without dust jacket. First printing in this format. Introduction by Kit Currie. One of 1500 copies printed in Centaur and Narrow Bembo italic types on Strathmore paper after a design by Jerry Kelly. A. Colish, Inc. hardcover books
1988403466Mount Vernon NY: A. Colish 1988. Introduction by Kit Currie. 8vo. 52 2pp. Printed in red and black. Original patterned paper boards. Near-fine save two tiny areas of wear at foot of spine. One of 1500 copies designed by Jerry Kelly. Publisher's letterpress announcement laid in. <br/><br/> A. Colish hardcover books
1988403479Mount Vernon NY: A. Colish 1988. Introduction by Kit Currie. 8vo. 52 2pp. Printed in red and black. Original patterned paper boards. A fine copy. One of 1500 copies designed by Jerry Kelly. <br/><br/> A. Colish hardcover books
19199138Chicago: Rand McNally & Co 1919. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very good. Lg. sq. 4to. 112pp. Double column text. Profusely illustrated in color with both full-page plates and text drawings. Orig. green cloth spine stamped in white the paint rubbed. Large color plate mounted on front cover. Cont. gift inscription on front free endpaper dated 1922. Coded "B-20" on verso of title this is likely a second printing done in 1920. Rand McNally & Co hardcover books
188745215London: George Routledge & Sons 1887. First edition square 8vo pp. 56; color illustrations throughout decorative endpapers by the artist; original blue cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards by Crane edges rather scuffed with boards occasionally exposed textblock fine. Text based on W. J. Linton's manuscript "The Wisdom of Aesop." Osborne I p. 2. <br/><br/> George Routledge & Sons hardcover books
1926288630Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel 1926. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Celia M. Fiennes. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Wood engraved illustrations by Celia M. Fiennes. 94 pages. Tall 8vo linen-backed brown boards uncut edges. Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press 1926. Limited Edition - number 267 of 325 copies. A fine copy lacking the dust wrapper.<br/><br/> One of 350 numbered copies.<br/><br/> Golden Cockerel unknown books
182375538Newcastle: T. Bewick & Son. Very Good. 1823. Fine Binding. This book has been re-bound hard-bound in a fine binding of smooth green leather with gilt-stamping raised bands and gilt stamped leather labels on the spine. The covers show some light scuffing and sunning edge-wear and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The spine is lightly sunned. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and legible with vignette illustrations but also with some damp-staining to the outer edge of some of the pages. Limited # 243 with a facsimile signature and "thumbprint" of Thomas Bewick on the Limitation Page. . T. Bewick & Son unknown books
192944667Chicago: Albert Whitman 1929. Third printing. Dash Joseph Eugene. 8vo pp. 254. Illustrated in black and orange by Joseph Eugene Dash. Red cloth with paper illustration on front and gilt lettering.Corners and ends of spine little scuffed or worn o/w a VG tight copy. Albert Whitman unknown books
16948748London. c. 1694. Bound by Richmond in full elaborately blind embossed calfskin. Guilt-tool ornamental devices to front and rear covers. Raised bands and guilt titles to spine. Marbled endsheets. Tall 4to. Early Printing. Illustrated with a frontis Depicting Aesope surrounded by animal characters. Wing A-706: Hodnett-Aesope in England 63. This copy; lacks title page ad leaf @ pg.38 and portrait of L'Estange. Spine heal lacking with lacquered repared. Corners bumped. Covers mildly rubbed. Else a Very Good sound copy. hardcover books
19821322Guildford England: Circle Press 1982. Printed wrapper. First Edition. 4to 8pp. illustrated with two relief prints. One of 100 copies signed by Legge in pencil. Designed and printed by the artists on 300 gsm Somerset rag-made paper bound in brown cardboard covers with black lettering on front and sewn with white thread. Fine. Circle Press unknown books
1989281885New York: Abrams 1989. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Introduction by Everett Fahy. Fables Translated from the Greek by Bernard McTigue. Illustrated throughout with 151 color facsimiles. 175pp. Slim square 4to gilt- stamped navy blue cloth d.w. New York: Abrams 1989. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper inscribed by Fahy on the title page.<br/><br/> Reproductions of the elegantly-illuminated 15th century Florentine manuscript traced to the library of Lorenzo de Medici's son Piero.<br/><br/> Abrams unknown books
1989276363New York: Abrams 1989. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Introduction by Everett Fahy. Fables Translated from the Greek by Bernard McTigue. Illustrated throughout with 151 color facsimiles. 175pp. Slim square 4to gilt- stamped navy blue cloth d.w. New York: Abrams 1989. One corner very slightly bumped still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed by Fahy on the title page to Shirley Hazzard & Francis Steegmuller.<br/><br/> Reproductions of the elegantly-illuminated 15th century Florentine manuscript traced to the library of Lorenzo de Medici's son Piero.<br/><br/> Abrams unknown books
1930306689San Francisco: Grabhorn Press 1930. Number 160 of 200 copies 175 for sale. Initials and hand-colored decorations by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. 8vo. Full brick-red morocco. Bookplate of Julia Wightman. Fine. Angelo Valenti. Number 160 of 200 copies 175 for sale. Initials and hand-colored decorations by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. 8vo. Grabhorn Bibliography 142 Grabhorn Press unknown books
