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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
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
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
1920963T18London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. c1920. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce collection of fables attributed to Aesop with colour illustrations. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout with twelve colour full-page 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. Bound in modern cloth with the original wraps bound in. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. A contemporary ink inscription to the front page. Near Fine Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. hardcover
1911962Y53New York: The Century Co. 1911. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". E. Boyd Smith. A smart first illustrated edition of this Aesop anthology with drawings by Elmer Boyd Smith. The first illustrated edition of this collection of Aesop's fables. In the original cloth binding.Decorated beautifully throughout with illustrations by Elmer Boyd Smith an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Offering a vast selection of these classic moral tales including 'The Hare and the Tortoise' 'Shepherd-boy and the Wolf' 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' 'Blackamoor' and many more. In the original cloth binding. Externally with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities and a couple small marks to the boards. Front hinge is strained. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good The Century Co. hardcover
1980962T85New York: Castle Books 1980. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine. 11.5" by 9". Percy J. Billinghurst; Martina Selway. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop with original images put into colour. First edition of this collection with original black-and-white drawings first published in 1899 put into colour by Martina Selway. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece a colour title illustration and thirty-three colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of seventy-five 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. Illustrated by Percy James Billinghurst a British book illustrator and designer of book-plates who specialised in animal drawings for children. Put into colour by Martina Selway an English author and illustrator who has worked for the BBC making children's television. In the original pictorial paper covered board. Externally very smart with light wear and minor sunning to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine Castle Books hardcover
1910962T66London: George Routledge & Sons 1910. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 8.5". Harrison Weir. A brightly illustrated collection of some of the fables attributed to Aesop. Illustrated with twenty-five colour images. Collated complete. 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. The collection of stories are re-written in simple language and includes titles such as: Bad Dog Cock and the Jewel Field Mouse and the Town Mouse Fox and the Crow and Hare and the Tortoise amongst others. Illustrated by Harrison William Weir a British artist. Dated from the British Library. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally sound with light bumping to the extremities and spotting to the boards. Minor discolouration to the board edges with the odd small spot. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with age toning to the endpapers. Good George Routledge & Sons hardcover
1927962T57London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1927. Leather. Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Nora Fry. A smartly bound new edition of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop illustrated by Nora Fry. New edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece seven colour plates and numerous hand coloured in-text images. Collated complete. 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. Illustrated by Nora Lavrin née Fry an English engraver book illustrator and painter. 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. Bound in quarter crushed morocco with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally excellent. With a cloth covered clamshell also in excellent condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark. Minor spotting and light age toning to the first and last few pages. A contemporary ink inscription to the half-title. Near Fine George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd hardcover
1921962Z17London: J. Coker; G. H. Harrap 1921-32. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Edwin Noble. Two copies of Edwin Noble's boldly illustrated edition of Aesop's fables one being the first Noble edition and both featuring Noble's fantastic colour plates and housed in a clamshell box. Two Edwin Noble illustrated editions.A two volumes set. Illustrated by Edwin Noble with a chromolithographic frontispiece monochrome vignettes and seven chromolithographic plates to '1921' collated complete. A chromolithographic frontispiece and five chromolithographic plates to '1933'. A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. Bound in modern cloth with the original covers adhered to the front boards blanks and endpapers renewed retaining half titles and housed in a cloth clamshell box. Bound in modern cloth with the original covers adhered to the front boards blanks and endpapers renewed retaining half titles and housed in a cloth clamshell box. Externally lovely with only slight creasing to the adhered illustration to the front board of '1932'. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only the odd minor handling mark and spot. The clamshell is lovely. Near Fine J. Coker; G. H. Harrap hardcover
1912962P19London: Adam & Charles Black 1912. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 8"; 10.5" by 8.5". Charles Folkard. An edition de luxe of Charles Folkard's colourfully illustrated Aesop signed by the publishers A. & C. Black. An edition de luxe of two hundred and fifty copies of which this is numbered one hundred and seven published at the same time as the first Folkard edition.Signed by the publishers to the limitation leaf to J. H. Brough.In a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase both of which are in a near fine condition. The important fables of Aesop. Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece eleven tipped-in colour plates and numerous line illustrations in text by Charles Folkard. 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.Folkard created the cartoon character Teddy Tail who ran in the Daily Mail.With a preface by Gordon Home. Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase. Externally generally smart. Small tears to the head and tail of the front joint. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is discoloured. Light marks to the cloth. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Slipcase is a little faded to the spine in a near fine condition. Chemise is age-toned to the spine in a near fine condition. Good Adam & Charles Black hardcover
1990962Y58Philadelphia; Bristol: Running Press; Parragon Books 1990-1995. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4.5" by 3.5". Lorna Hussey. A lovely trio of miniature children's books containing Aesop's fables all complete with their dust wrappers. Three miniature children's books offering classic moral fables from Aesop. Includes two collections from Running Press and one copy of 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse' from the Mini Classics series.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers.The 1990 and 1995 collections are retold by Steven Zorn and 'Town Mouse' is retold by Stephanie Laslett. Including stories such as 'The Fox and the Crow' 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' 'The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs' and more. 'Town Mouse' and 1995 collection are both illustrated throughout in colour. In the original cloth bindings except for 'Town Mouse' which is in the original pictorial boards. Externally lovely. Dust wrappers are also lovely. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine Running Press; Parragon Books hardcover
1924962H1Not Stated: Typhoo Tea Ltd; Gallaher 1924 . Loose Pages Articles. Near Fine. 9.5" by 7". None Stated. A scarce and highly collectible selection from two 1920s series of 25 Aesop's Fables cards issued by Typhoo Tea and Gallaher each with a vivid front illustration and an excerpt from Aesop's fables to the reverse. This is a scarce collection from a series of 25 tea and cigarette cards featuring Aesop's Fables from Typhoo Tea and Gallaher. These cards were included with Typhoo tea packets in the former's case and were included in cigarette packets in the latter's. These cards are highly collectable with a short excerpt from Aesop's classic fables to the rear with matching colour illustration to the front. Included from the series of 25 from Typhoo Tea are: No.2 The Fat and the Lean Fowls No.3 The Wolf and the Lamb No.5 The Farmer and his Sons No.6 The Fox and the Mask No.7 The Lark and her Young Ones No.8 The Fox and the Wolf No.9 The Wolf and the Kid No.10 The Two Loaded Asses No.11 The Horse and the Ass No.12 The Stag Looking into the Water No.13 The Tortoise and the Eagle No.14 The Old Hound No.15 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse No.16 The Fox and the Goat No.17 The Jackdaw and the Pigeons No.19 The Wolf and the Shepherds ×2 No.20 The Miller His Son and the Ass No.21 The Fox and the Crow No.22 The Ass in the Lion's Skin No.23 The Wind and the Sun From the series of 25 issued by Gallaher: No.11 The Wolf and the Crane No.15 The Fox and the Mask No.20 The Cock and the Jewel No.21 The Countryman and the Viper Externally very smart. Slight bumping to extremities of the cards. The cards are protected in a plastic case. One of the two cards No.19 has a very small closed tear to the corner. The paper is bright and clean with one or two slight handling marks to the odd card. Near Fine Typhoo Tea Ltd; Gallaher unknown