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1713mon0000128509Tiguri Davidis Gessneri 1713. Leather. Good. in x in x in. 6.25"". 149pp3pp inscriptions. Red stained cut edges. Rubbing to the half leather boards with marble pastedowns. Hinges holding but loose. Name dated 1817 on ffep. Some ghosting from a previous protective cover. Frontis present but mostly ripped at gutter. Someone attempted a repair on this tear with glue at some point - a bit of foxing from it. The spine title is missing. An inch at the head of the spine is lost showing German gothic scrap. Tiguri Davidis Gessneri hardcover
1793106262John Stockdale 1793-01-01. Leather. Very Good. 2 volume set 4th June 1793 Stockdale in gilt ruled pebbled full leather bindings dentelles and marbled endpapers. 5 hub spine all edges gilt. Bookplate to front paste down. oversized and overweight. d34 Please email for photos. John Stockdale hardcover
176073880London:: Printed for J. Rivington R. Baldwin and 12 others 1760. Early edition. 19th c. dark blue straight-grain morocco. Lacking one engraved plate as noted. Tiny old ink name partially effaced from title; old signature practiced on the verso of one plate not visible on recto and ink calculations at the bottom margin of one page of text; neat repair to one torn leaf; some light spots and inoffensive soiling. Joints partially cracked; edges and corners quite rubbed; still sound. . 12mo. Engraved illustrated title page. Containing Two Hundred and Forty i.e. 230 Fables with a Cut Engrav'd on Copper to each Fable. The engravings were printed ten to a page and this copy is unfortunately lacking one of the 24 plates Plate XIII. . And the Life of Aesop prefixed by Mr. Richardson. Printed for J. Rivington, R. Baldwin [and 12 others], unknown
1775962P1London: J. F. and C. Rivington; et al 1775. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4"; 8" by 5". Not Stated. Aesop's enduring fables an illustrated edition with ten scenes to each plate including a life of Aesop. In a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet in 1998 clamshell is in a near fine condition.The important fables of Aesop.Illustrated with an engraved title and twenty-five plates each of which portrays ten scenes. 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.Including a life of Aesop by Mr. Richardson.Undated dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.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 full calf binding rebacked in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally smart. Light discolouration and marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean. Small chip to the margin of the plate facing page 142 no loss to image. Publisher's label over the imprint to the title page. Ink to the title page. Clamshell is in a near fine condition with only a few light marks. Very Good J. F. and C. Rivington; et al hardcover
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
17935806London: John Stockdale 1793. First Stockdale Edition. First Stockdale Edition. Two Volumes. Quartos. Bound in full 19th Century polished calf with filet gilt ruled lines at intricate gilt tooled spines two morocco labels each volume. The rather scarce first Stockdale Edition featuring 110 superb wood-engraved plates 2 title-page vignettes as called for. Both volumes with front cover displacement and in need of a binder. Otherwise very nice interior. Priced accordingly. John Stockdale unknown
174377478Bassano:: Ex Typographia Remondini 1743. contemporary limp vellum. Some gatherings starting; vellum quite soiled. . 12mo. Woodcut illustrations; printer's device on title page. Ex Typographia Remondini, hardcover
177750340<p>This 1777 Venetian edition of Aesopi Phrygis et aliorum fabulae quorum nomina sequens pagella indicabit printed by Bartholommei Occhi contains a collection of classical fables attributed to Aesop presented in Latin. These moral and allegorical tales have circulated since antiquity and remained widely read through successive editions across Europe. This example includes numerous in-text engravings accompanying the text. Good condition quarter leather and hardcover boards showing heavy wear binding intact pages and engravings generally clean with occasional spotting and age toning. 16mo single volume. Collation: 264 pp. Illustrations: numerous in-text engravings. Edition: 1777. Item number: #50340. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> Bartholommei Occhi hardcover
1730ABC_45416Venice & Bassano: Jo. Antonius Remondinus 1730. Full calf 2-5 lines ruled in blind on both covers. 12mo. Title-page framed in double lines with woodcut printers device; some woodcut initials typographical head- and tail pieces and typographical borders also the 76 woodcuts ca. 42 x 55 mm. are all framed in a typographical border and are partly after Bernard Salomon partly after Nicolaus and Gerardus Jansen van Kampen. Elegant edition of de Dorpius redaction of the Aesop fables. All Latin 349 fables in prose are printed in one column each with a Adfabulation. Our edition is a reprint of the Brescia edition of 1623 Bodemann 64.1 with woodcuts after those in the 1623 edition but somewhat enlarged. Our copy is an undated variant of Bodemann 64.2: identical title and imprint etc. dated 1743 printing error for 1734. Most of the woodcuts not all! in our edition are less worn down than in the 1734 edition see nr. 36.With two 19th-cent. German ownerships entries on first fly-leaf. Some pages in the beginning slightly cropped some margins repaired. Spine slightly damaged.l Bodemann 64. 2 variant see also 64.1 & 31.1; not in Fabulae docet. Jo. Antonius Remondinus, unknown
1734ABC_45417Bassano 1734. Jo. Antonius Remondinus Sheepskin over boards. With woodcut printers vignette on title-page and some woodcut initials and 76 woodcuts ca. 42 x 55 mm. partly after Bernard Salomon partly after Nicolaus and Gerardus Jansen van Kampen. 12mo. 279 280 8 pp. Elegant edition of de Dorpius redaction of the Aesop fables. All Latin 349 fables in prose are printed in one column each with a Adfabulation. The edition is an almost page-for-page reprint of an earlier Bassano edition see nr. 35 which is a reprint of the Brescia edition of 1623 Bodemann 64.1 with partly the same woodcuts as in the undated earlier Bassano edition which are after those in the 1623 edition but somewhat enlarged. The woodcuts in our edition not all! are more worn down than in the u dated Bassano edition.l Bodemann 64. 2 variant or printing error in Bodemann: 1743 = 1734 see also 64.1 & 31.1; not in Fabulae docet. hardcover
1727123608London: impensis Societatis Stationariorum 1727. Leatherbound. Very good. 14 176 p. 16 cm. Title vignette and decorations. Full leather. Respined with repaired corners. New endpapers. Title page discoloured at edges with an ink signature. <br/><br/>Title continues: "Nunc demùm ex Collatione Optimorum Exemplarium ab infinitis penè Mendis repurgatae; Unà cum nonnullis Variorum Authorum Fabulis adjectis. Et Indice Correctiori praefixo." Whether the legendary Greek fabulist Aesop really existed remains a fascinating mystery. He may have been a slave and storyteller in ancient Greece or merely a legend. The series of fables that bear his name however have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted. This early 18th-century Latin language collection was produced by the Company of Stationers. impensis Societatis Stationariorum hardcover
1791013739Mitriti: Apud Hilarium Santos 1791. Red leather spine label. Spine floral designs in gilt. Old marbled endpapers. Title-page with illustration. All edges red. Spine extremities worn as are corners. Writing in a very old hand on title-page with small area of brown spotting. See photo. Text is quite clean with occasional brown spots. 88 illustrations through the text indexed at the conclusion. 324pp. index. A rather elusive edition of Aesop's Fables published in Madrid text in Latin. Not listed in OCLC or APBC. We have seen a 1788 Madrid edition with same number of plates but a different publisher. This edition was mentioned in Blake's "Ninth Catalogue of Second-hand Books" on p.312. . Later Edition. Full Mottled Calf. General Moderate Wear/No Jacket. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". Apud Hilarium Santos Hardcover
1781ABC_45398Copenhagen: widow of Gabr. Christ. Rothen & Leipzig Christian Gottlob Prost 1781. Contemporary half calf brown paper sides brown morocco spine label with the title in oxidized gold. 8vo. With a woodcut title-vignette woodcut head- and tailpieces and 117 etchings with captions "Fab. I-CXVII" illustrating the 117 Aesop fables each pasted on separate leaves except the last one Fab. CXVII. The second edition of the German translation of the French edition of the Aesop fables by Jean-Baptiste Morvan de Bellegarde 1648-1734 with extensive dialogues on the moral of each fable together with the life of Aesop by Planudes the 18 fables of the Italian renaissance humanist and classical scholar Francesco Philelphus 1398-1481 and the fables of Gabrias and Avianus Amsterdam for Pierre Mortier 1708. The first edition appeared in Copenhagen by the widow of Gabr. Christ. Rothen und in 1769 in Leipzig by Christian Gottlob Prost Bodemann 97.4. The 117 etchings illustrating the Aesop fables are after the engravings of the first edition but are different.Leather worn top of spine lacking boards damaged with the right corner of the front board nearly cracked hinges weak. Some small stains. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Bodemann 97.4 first edition; not in Fabula docet. [widow of Gabr. Christ. Rothen] & Leipzig, Christian Gottlob Prost, unknown
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
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
1708424978London : Printed for Richard Sare 1708. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original leather. Spine bands damaged; panel edges dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Boards damaged. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description: vol. 2 10 266 6 pages plate; 20 cm. Subjects: 1701-1800; Fables; Fables ; Early works to 1800; Aesop. London : Printed for Richard Sare hardcover
1741ABC_45418London 1741. 8vo. for Claude du Bosci and sold by C. Davis Full calf over boards with gilt double ruling along the edges of both covers ribbed spine gilt binding edges. With engraved frontispiece by Claude Du Bosc Aesop communicating with the animals 100 engraved illustrating the 100 Fables ca. 96 x 110 inspired by the fable illustrations by Marcus Gheeraerts numerous head- and tailpieces by Henry Woodfall. 2 XVI 190 2 VI 3-191 pp. First edition of this lovely printed collection of the famous 100 Aesop fables originally translated in elegant Latin verses by Gabriel Faerno 1563 and now translated into English and French verses by Claude Du Bosc and Charles Perrault.Pope Pius IV convinced that reading the fables of Aesop was of great use in forming the morals of young children commissioned Gabriel Faerno whom he knew as an excellent poet as well as a man with a taste for elegant and beautiful Latinity to versify these fables so that children might learn at the same time and from the same book both moral and linguistic purity. Faerno 1510-1561 a scrupulous scholar and Latin poet from Cremona has been called a second Phaedrus by reason of the excellent style of his Fables though he never saw Phaedrus who did not come to our knowledge till above thirty years after his death.The French translation by Perrault had been published in 1699 for the first time.With ownerships entries in ink of Charlotte Biddulph one dated 1819. Hinges weak corners bumped slightly stained.l Bodemann 119.1; cf. 33.1 not in Fabula docet. hardcover
17042307136R. Sare 1704. 4th. very good. 4th edition corrected and amended as stated on title page. Very good condition. Some restoration to front and rear gutter with paper tape. Frontispiece of man with animals attached to verso of front free end paper. Plate in front of Sir Roger L'Estrange is missing. Small piece of paper missing at top of front paste-down browning to edges of front and rear paste-down and to end papers. R. Sare unknown
179373691London:: Printed for John Stockdale 4th June 1793. old speckled calf neatly rebacked retaining the original spines and gilt-lettered spine labels. Ink ownership signature on blank leaf in Vol. I and at the head of the title page of Vol. II; text age-toned throughout with some scattered light foxing. 8vo. 110 Fables each with an engraved illustration plus two engraved title pages with vignettes. Brunet I 103. Printed for John Stockdale, unknown
179368118London:: Printed for John Stockdale 4th June 1793. old diced calf with extra gilt spines expertly rebacked retaining the original spines but with all four gilt-lettered spine labels absent; all edges gilt. . The line containing the date of publication is trimmed in Vol. I but not Vol. II. A few minor smudges to text; light scuffing to leather; both volumes tight and sound. 8vo. 110 Fables each with an engraved illustration plus two engraved title pages with vignettes. Brunet I 103. Printed for John Stockdale, hardcover
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
1737mon0000999124J. and R. Tonson 1737. Hardback. Very Good. in x in x in. Lacks frontispiece. The 4th edition improved. Pages clean with some light spotting light wear to edges. Binding tight. Smartly Rebound with renewed endpapers. Missing the frontispiece. J. and R. Tonson 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
