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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
2011962T74London: Tango Books 2011. First edition. Hardback. Fine. 8.5" by 8.5". Agnese Baruzzi. A very smart first edition of this brightly illustrated pop-up book of Aesop's fables illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi. First edition of this pop-up book. Very scarce work. Illustrated with six pop-up scenes with six pull-tabs for moving parts. Collated complete with all pop-up and moving parts in excellent working condition. 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. With titles including: The Hare and the Tortoise The Fox and the Grapes and The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi an Italian author and illustrator of children's books. In the original paper covered boards. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. With all pop-up and moving parts in excellent working condition. Fine Tango Books hardcover
2010962T67London: Simon and Schuster 2010. First edition. Hardback. Fine. 10.5" by 8.5". Kees Moerbeek; Chris Beatrice; Bruce Whatley. A very smart first edition copy of this scarce pop-up book containing ten of the fables of Aesop. First edition first impression. Scarce work. Illustrated with six large pop-up scenes alongside fourteen smaller folding pop-out images. Collated complete with all pop-up features in excellent working condition. A collection of ten 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. Containing tales such as: The Fox and the Crow The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg and The Tortoise and the Hare. Paper engineering by Kees Moerbeek a Dutch writer illustrator and paper engineer. With illustrations from Chris Beatrice an American video game designer and artist and Bruce Whatley an Australian artist and children's book writer. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with all pop-up features in excellent working condition. Fine Simon and Schuster hardcover
1900962T89Not Stated: Not Stated c1900. Paperback. Very Good. 11" by 8". Not Stated. Two very scarce illustrated volumes of fables attributed to Aesop. Complete in two volumes. Very scarce editions. Illustrated with numerous in-text 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. Volume one contains twenty-seven tales including: The Dog and His Shadow The Lion and The Mouse and The Hare and The Tortoise amongst others. Volume two contains twenty-nine tales including: The Fox and The Grapes The Farmer and His Sons and The Kid and The Wolf amongst others. With illustrations from Ernest Gristet a French-born painter and illustrator noted for the humorous interpretations of his subjects and Joe Burton a British artist and illustrator. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Externally smart with light wear and minor sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good Not Stated paperback
1900963T17Germany: Not Stated c1900. Cloth. Near Fine. 11" by 9.5". Graham Robert. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce collection of fables attributed to Aesop. Very scarce work. Designed in England printed in Germany. Illustrated throughout with four chromolithograph pages. 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 Graham Robert a British artist and illustrator. Bound in modern cloth with the original wraps bound in. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small mark and minor age toning to the extremities. Near Fine Not Stated 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
1905962T70London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. c1905. Cloth. Very Good. 13" by 9.5". Not Stated. A very scarce edition of illustrated fables attributed to Aesop bound in untearable linen. Very scarce edition bound in untearable linen. Illustrated with fourteen images twelve of which are in full colour. 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: The Lion and the Mouse The Wolf and the Lamb The Hare and the Tortoise The Quack Frog and The Dog and the Shadow amongst others. In the original quarter linen binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally smart with light wear to the extremities and minor discolouration. Hinges starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities. Very Good Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. hardcover
1987962Y52London: Tiger Books International 1987-1993. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". Harry Rountree; Lindsay Duff. A very scarce trio of editions of Aesop's fables for children by Tiger Books all adorned with colour plates. A trio of very scarce Tiger Books editions of Aesop's fables for children. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers.Illustrated to each including a frontispiece and ten colour plates to 'Children's Treasury' fifteen double-sided colour plates to 'Children's Classics' and eight double-sided colour plates to the 1987 edition. Collated complete. Offering a delightful set of children's anthologies of these classic fables including stories such as 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' 'The Three Wishes' 'The Fox and the Grapes' 'The Goose Who Laid Golden Eggs' 'The Milkmaid and Her Pail' and many more. In the original cloth except for 'Children's Treasury' which is in the original pictorial boards. All complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally very smart with mild discolouration to the edges of the cloth and a couple marks to the boards of 'Children's Treasury'. Dust wrappers are also very smart with spots and slight sunning to the blue wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with marginal age toning and a scattered spotting to the fore edge of 'Children's Classics' and 'Children's Treasury' affecting the odd page. Near Fine Tiger Books International hardcover
1897963Y3London: Bliss Sands & Co. 1897. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated . A very smart edition of Aesop's classic fables each accompanied by a relevant proverb from the writings of Shakespeare Macaulay and others. The first edition of this collection of Aesop's fables. With each fable paired with its own proverb from prominent writers such as Shakespeare John Bunyan Macaulay William Wordsworth and others. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Illustrated with half-page engravings throughout. Includes stories such as 'The Mischievous Dog' 'The Birds the Beasts and the Bat' 'The Fox and the Wolf' and many more. In the original red cloth binding. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities and dulling to the spine cloth. With a couple small marks to the tail of spine. Internally firmly bound. With scattered spotting throughout heaviest to the first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed Bliss, Sands & Co. hardcover
1912963Y2London: Adam and Charles Black 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6". Charles Folkard . The first of this illustrated edition of Aesop's fables adorned with colour plates by Charles Folkard. The first edition with Charles Folkard's illustrations. In the publisher's charming pictorial cloth binding. Collated complete with a colour frontispiece eleven further colour plates and numerous illustrations in the text throughout by Charles Folkard 1878-1963. Folkard studied at various art schools including the St John"s Wood School of Art and Goldsmith"s College School of Art before establishing himself through illustrating children"s classics and nursery literature.This anthology offers many classic fables originating from Aesop including 'The Fox and the Stork' 'The Old Hound' 'The Wolf and the Lamb' and 'The Wind and the Sun'.With two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally very smart with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities most notably to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spotting of varying degrees throughout. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good Adam and Charles Black hardcover
1908962Z14New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1908. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 10" by 7.5". Lucy Fitch Perkins. The very scarce first Lucy Fitch Perkins illustrated edition of the popular fables of Aesop with her fantastic colour plates throughout and in the original early dust wrapper. The first Lucy Fitch Perkins illustrated edition. Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins with a colour frontispiece monochrome headpieces and ten colour plates. In the publisher's pictorial cloth covers with the original unclipped early dust wrapper.Lucy Fitch Perkins was an American illustrator known for her delightful illustrations and children's books such as her best known work 'Dutch Twins'. A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. In the publisher's original pictorial covers with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with a damp stain and a bump to the centre of the rear board. Owner's inscription to the front free endpaper with tidemarks to the rear endpapers. The wrap has sunning to the spine and cover the odd mark small closed tears to the extremities and a tidemark to the rear and verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages and tidemarks to the rear few pages. Very Good Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
1024075583.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2011DADAX1447437896Pook Press 2011-12-03. hardcover. New. 8.70x0.90x11.20. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Pook Press hardcover
191215<p>London: Heinemann 1912. First Edition. Gray muslinn wrapped hardcover. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Translated by V.S. Vernon-Jones. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Color frontispiece and 12 other color plates protected with lettered tissue plus numerous black & white drawings all by Arthur Rackham. 224 pages. Some fading of the outside cover with damage to the bottom and top. Inside pages is pristine condition with minimal tanning of the exterior of pages.</p> William Heinemann/Double Day Page & co. hardcover
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1807375205New Haven: Sidney's Press 1807. Woodcut illustrations. 142pp. 12mo. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled paper boards minor wear. Woodcut illustrations. 142pp. 12mo. Edited by Nathaniel Crouch. At least two wood engravings signed by Alexander Anderson. Welch 15.2; Shaw 11949 Sidney's Press unknown
4320677897.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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426605William Heinemann. Hardcover. Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. A new translation by V S Vernon Jones with an introduction by G K Chesterton and illustrations by Arthur RackhamCovers show some signs of wear Handwritten inscription top of first page William Heinemann hardcover
