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1978RO30341464Whitman-France. 1978. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Mouillures. 19 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleur, dans et hors texte. Rousseurs. papier jauni. Une annotation au stylo sur le 1er contreplat. Quelques annotations au stylo dans le texte. . . . . Classification Dewey : 843.0692-Livres d'enfants
1963RO30326770Del Duca. 1963. In-Folio. Cartonné. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Non paginé. Environ 30 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans et hors texte. Page de titre et frontispice illustrés en couleurs. Un accroc au dos.. . . . Classification Dewey : 398.2-Conte populaire
1940963T8London: Puffin Picture Book c1940. Paperback. Good Only. 7" by 8.5". Not Stated. A scarce copy of this collection of fables for children with bright illustrations throughout. Scarce work. A Puffin Picture Book. Illustrated with colour throughout. A collection of Aesop's fables retold in simple language for children including: The Old Man and His Donkey The Dog and His Bone and The Proud Bull Frog. Aesop was 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. Adapted by Sheila Hawkins a British author and illustrator. Dated from the Victoria and Albert Museum Libraries. In the original pictorial paper wraps. Externally worn with both the front and rear pages detached but present. Light wear to the extremities with minor sunning. The first page is also detached but present. Internally generally firmly bound with the odd page loosening and a split to the spine. Pages are very bright and clean. Good Only Puffin Picture Book paperback
1997962T97London: Grandreams Limited; Hamish Hamilton 1997-1999. First edition. Hardback. Fine. 12" by 9.5". Pam Storey; Korky Paul. Three very smart first edition volumes of Aesop's fables retold for children. With bright illustrations throughout. Three volumes. Illustrated throughout with colour 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. Each volume contains two of these classic tales. This set contains: A Collection of Aesop's Fables 1997. First edition. With stories including: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing The Quack Frog and The Fortune Teller amongst others. Retold by Deborah Campbell-Todd a British children's book author. Illustrated by Pam Storey an English self-taught artist and illustrator. Aesop's Funky Fables 1997. First hardcover edition first impression. With stories written in to catchy rap-rhythms including: The Boy Who Cried Wolf The Fox and the Stork and The Hare and the Tortoise amongst others. Retold by Vivian June Isoult French a British writer of picture book texts novels plays and non-fiction for children and young adults. Illustrated by Hamish Vigne Christie "Korky" Paul a Rhodesian-born British illustrator of children's books. Aesop's Funky Fables 1999. First softcover edition by Puffin Books first impression. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally excellent. The hardcover edition of Funk Fables is bound with the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also in excellent condition. With a cloth covered clamshell case also in excellent condition bound by Eric Sweet. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine Grandreams Limited; Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1974963T4Loughborough: Ladybird Books 1974-1998. Hardback. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". Robert Ayton; Ken McKie; John Dyke; David Frankland; John Hateley. A smart collection of six Ladybird Books containing Aesop's Fables written for children. Six volumes. Ladybird Books. Illustrated throughout. 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 contains: A First Book of Aesop's Fables 1974. Retold by Marie Stuart a British author of children's books. Illustrated by Robert Norton Ayton a British comics artist and illustrator who worked for the Eagle and Ladybird Books. A Second Book of Aesop's Fables 1974. Retold by Marie Stuart. Illustrated by Robert Norton Ayton. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 1982. Retold by Anne McKie an English author and an illustrator of children's books. Illustrated by Ken McKie a British illustrator. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 1993. Read It Yourself Level 3. Retold by Alison Ainsworth an English writer. Illustrated by John Dyke a British author and illustrator. Classic Fables and Legends: Aesop's Fables 1995. Retold by Ronne Randall an American author and children's book publisher. Illustrated by David Frankland a British illustrator. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 1998. Read It Yourself Level 2. Illustrated by John Hateley a British artist and illustrator. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally very smart with light wear to the extremities. With a cloth covered clamshell bound by Eric Sweet in excellent condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine Ladybird Books hardcover
191072721London and New York:: John Lane the Bodley Head 1910. publisher's pictorial cloth. Large bookplate on pastedown; small abrasion to the front free endpaper; a bright unworn copy clean tight and sound. 8vo. With Pictures by Percy J. Billinghurst. From the English Version of Sir Roger L'Estrange. Introduction by Kenneth Grahame. John Lane the Bodley Head, hardcover
1984Q-1850070458Godfrey Cave Associates Ltd / Omega Books Ltd 1984. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Godfrey Cave Associates Ltd / Omega Books Ltd hardcover
1924962Y34London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd 1924. Leather. Fine. 9" by 6.5". Percy J. Billinghurst . A beautifully bound volume of Aesop's Fables decorated throughout with illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst. A handsome later impression of this illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables including 'The Lion and the Mouse' 'The Stag and the Horse' and 'The Boasting Mule'. In a handsome modern rebind of quarter morocco decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Held in the binder's uniform clamshell with a spine title label. From the translation of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange and with an introduction by British author of 'The Wind of the Willows' Kenneth Grahame. Strikingly illustrated throughout with full-page drawings by Percy J. Billinghurst. 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 with decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. In the binder's uniform clamshell with spine title label. Externally lovely. Clamshell has a hint of shelf wear otherwise excellent. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd hardcover
1995RO60078253Penguin Books. 1995. In-24. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. Plaquette de 52 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1907RO40247573Cassell & Co Ltd. 1907. In-16. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 96 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc et en couleur, dans et hors texte. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1994500195584Wordsworth Editions Ltd 1994 208 pages 12 4968x19 7104x1 2954cm. 1994. Broché. 208 pages.
193226423London, J Coker & Co, 1932. Grand in-8, cartonnage couleurs. Dos rafistolé au scotch noir épais, première charnière ouverte, coins frottés, rousseurs, deux pages volantes. . . pourquoi vous le proposer dans cet état me direz-vous ? Eh bien pour les très belles illustrations en noir et en couleurs par Edwin Noble, qui ont séduit votre libraire ! A faire restaurer, ce beau livre le mérite bien - En l'état, donc.
1965vd926London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd Cartonné avec jaquette 1965 In-8 (14,4 x 21,8 cm), cartonné avec jaquette, 164 pages, texte en anglais, illustrations en couleur ; jaquette un peu usée (jaquette brunie notamment au dos, bord supérieur frotté, trace au dos), rousseurs sur la tranche supérieure, par ailleurs assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1982013162Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1982. Leather binding. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. full blue leather with three raised bands to spine. Unopened condition with notes from the editors pamphlet <br/> <br/> Franklin Library hardcover
1984Q-0026890224Atheneum 1984-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Atheneum hardcover
19613131711Meisenheim/Glan: Anton Hain 1961. 51, (1) Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
1979WRCLIT72880Charlottesville VA: Bibliographical Society of the Univ. of Virginia 1979. x163pp. Gilt cloth. Illustrations. First edition. Concordance bibliography and index. About fine without dust jacket. Bibliographical Society of the Univ. of Virginia hardcover books
1947962F24London: Juvenile Productions Ltd. c1947. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9.5". E. H. Davie. Two copies of a charmingly illustrated mid-twentieth century juvenile edition of the fables of Aesop vibrantly illustrated in colour by E. H. Davie. Present here are two copies of this children's edition of the animal fables of Aesop illustrated throughout in colour by E. H. Davie.Davie is best known as one of the illustrators frequently used by Enid Blyton but little else about them is known.The first of the two copies of this edition present here is in the publisher's original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards while the other has been rebound by Eric Sweet - with his bookplate to the front pastedown - with endpapers renewed.Eric Sweet was 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.Sweet has produced a chemise and slip case to house these two volumes. To the interior of the chemise is laid down the pictorial paper boards of the rebound volume.Undated; dated circa 1947 via the British Library.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. Two volumes - one in the publisher's original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards and another rebound in cloth - housed in a cloth chemise and slip case. The pictorial boards of the rebound volume are laid down to the interior of the chemise. Externally excellent with rubbing to perimeters of paper covered boards. Bookplate to front pastedown of rebound cloth volume. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright and generally clean with only the odd spot or light handling mark. Very Good Indeed Juvenile Productions Ltd. hardcover
197452755London: William Heinemann 1974. 8vo xxix i 223 1 pp. 13 coloured plates marbled endpapers. Handsomely bound by Bayntun in maroon calf a.e.g. gilt spine with grey and green morocco labels a lovely copy. London: William Heinemann unknown
1933115476Limited Editions Club 1933. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Slipcased limited editions club issue # 440 of 1500 copies issued signed by Bruce Rogers. Tight and unmarked. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1964310063New York: Parents' Magazine Press 1964. Special Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. 2 inch closed tear on front panel. Small open tear on front panel bottom corner. Foxing on top text block edge. Parents' Magazine Press hardcover
198946953London: Jonathan Cape 1989. First edition thus 8vo xvi 160 pp. Numerous illustrations. Cloth d.w. light marking to the top edge otherwise very good. London: Jonathan Cape unknown
191225887<p><strong>1912 Aesop Fables 1ed Arthur Rackham Illustrated Esoteric Occult Fairy Tales ART</strong></p><p><em>"A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other and we then know how to meet him." </em></p><p>― Aesop<em> Aesop's Fables</em></p><p><em><br /></em>Aesop's fables have been printed for centuries and include some of the most famous fables and tales of all time. This first edition features 13 color tipped-in plates of Arthur Rackham art including the frontispiece. It also has several in-text illustrations in black and white. Many of these illustrations depict animals personifying human qualities in a satirical or humorous manner.</p><p>Rackham art is highly desirable and has been used in numerous literary works. However the illustrations in this printing are particularly notable. According to Hudson</p><p>"Arthur Rackham's primary intention was to amuse…he was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy." Hudson Arthur Rackham His Life and Work p. 94</p><p>This 1912 edition was translated and edited by V.S. Vernon Jones who was known only for this work.</p><p>Item number: #25887</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>AESOP</p><p><strong><em>Aesop's fables. A new translation by V.S. Vernon Jones; with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton ; and illustrations by Arthur Rackham</em></strong></p><p>London : William Heinemann ; New York : Doubleday Page & Co. 1912. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->xxix 1 223 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->65 illustrations throughout</p><p> <!--endif-->13 color tipped-in plates by Arthur Rackham including frontispiece</p><p> <!--endif-->52 black and white in-text illustrations</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Green cloth</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~8.25in X 6.25in 21cm x 15.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>25887</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> William Heinemann hardcover
1914010480London / Philadelphia: Raphael Tuck & Sons / David McKay 1914 140 pgs 4 pgs of ads. Blue cloth ruled & titled in gilt light wear and fraying to extremities spine darkened and stained binding shaken occasional finger soil previous owner's bookplate. An uncommon edition of Aesop's Fables illustrated with 12 color plates other artwork in line by Edwin Noble. . First American Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Edwin Noble. Large 8vo. Raphael Tuck & Sons / David McKay hardcover
19792502250002Easton Press 1979-01-01. leather_bound. Very Good. 10x7x0. Robert Lawson. Very Good text solid binding appears unread. Leather cover has a few small shelf marks to edges light scratch to front. Cover has gilt abstract/petal-like design NOT fox. US orders shipped via US Mail. International orders shipped via Asendia or DHL. Additional postage may be required on oversize books and sets. NO prison orders. Easton Press hardcover
