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185872352xx 148 32 pages 32-page publisher's catalogue at rear illustrated throughout with woodcuts in the text and illustrated title page Published by John Murray hardcover
1867962F11London: Strahan & Co; Alexander Strahan 1867-1872. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5.5". J. Wolf; J. B. Zwecker; T. Dalziel . A charming collection of three illustrated editions of the moral fables of Aesop all of which feature the illustrations of J. Wolf J. B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel. A delightful collection of three very scarce illustrated editions of the fables of Aesop housed in a custom cloth covered clamshell case.The earliest of these three volumes is Edward Garrett's 1867 'New Edition' of these fables with one-hundred illustrations from J. Wolf J.B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel including a frontispiece. Collated complete.In the publisher's original cloth binding and with an advertisement leaf to the rear.The final two volumes are duplicates of the later 1872 edition of the fables with the same illustrations from J. Wolf J.B. Zwecker and T. Dalziel including a frontispiece. Collated complete.One of these volumes is in the publisher's cloth and another in a contemporary half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards.With the bookplate of Eric Sweet to the inside of the clamshell. Half morocco binding signed by Mudie. Prize inscription to front free endpaper and title page head of publisher's cloth 1872 volume.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. Three volumes - two in the publisher's cloth and one in contemporary half morocco with marbled paper covered boards - housed in a cloth covered clamshell case. Half morocco binding signed by Mudie. Cloth volumes beautifully bound and exceptionally bright with a touch of rubbing to back strip tail of half morocco volume. Rear hinge of 1872 cloth front hinge of 1867 volume and both hinges of half morocco binding strained but firmly held. Prize inscription to front free endpaper and title page head of publisher's cloth 1872 volume. Pages a touch age toned but generally clean and bright. Clamshell in fine condition. Very Good Strahan & Co; Alexander Strahan hardcover
1869962F22London: Cassell Petter and Galpin 1869 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 8.5". Ernest Griset. The very scarce first edition of J. B. Rundell's 'revised and re-written' edition of the fables of Aesop featuring the striking illustrations of painter and illustrator Ernest Griset. The very scarce first Rundell edition in a signed Riviere full calf binding.Illustrated with ninety-three full page and vignette illustrations from Griset the vast majority of which have been neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. Collated complete.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.With eight pages of advertisements to the rear.With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. With a custom chemise and clamshell box.With the bookplates of Edward Dean Richmond and the Brother Julian Collection to the front pastedown.Griset specialized in animal illustrations making him a fitting choice to illustrate Aesop's works. In a full calf Riviere signed binding with gilt detailing to back strip and gilt dentelles. Front board detached but present. Rear joint starting to head but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedown. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned with instances of light spotting throughout. Majority of illustrations neatly hand coloured by a prior owner. With the publisher's cloth laid down to the blanks at the rear. Good Only Cassell, Petter and Galpin hardcover
18481406119New York: Collins & Brother ca. 1848. Hardcover. Octavo xv 148 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in decorated green cloth paneled spine with gilt tooling. Spine green with bright gilt inlay. Mild shelfwear and soiling minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine with light fraying. Textblock age toned but clean. Front free endpaper loose. Includes over 50 illustrations. Shelved above showcase. 1406119. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Collins & Brother hardcover
1888962T46London: Isaac Pitman & Sons 1888. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A smart copy of this collection of Aesop's fables printed in the learners' style of phonography or phonetic shorthand. Uncommon work printed in the learners' style of phonography or phonetic shorthand. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller whose tales are characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection contains: The Nurse and The Snake Stone Broth The Stag in The Lake and many others. Written and translated by Lucy Aikin an English historical writer biographer and correspondent who published under pseudonyms such as Mary Godolphin. In a modern cloth cover with the original paper wraps bound in. Externally excellent. Original wraps are smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark. A contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Very Good Indeed Isaac Pitman & Sons hardcover
1848962F12London: John Murray 1848 . First edition. Cloth. Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". John Tenniel. A vibrantly bound example of the first Thomas James edition of Aesop's fables illustrated throughout by celebrated artist John Tenniel. The first edition of these fables from Rev. Thomas James.Lewis Carroll was so impressed by John Tenniel's animated designs for this edition of the fables that he chose the Tenniel to illustrate 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Illustrated with an engraved title page and over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel.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. With twelve pages of advertisements to the rear dated March 1848.The leaves of this volume have been washed. Rebound by Eric Sweet in cloth with endpapers renewed. With a slip case from Sweet which incorporates the publisher's original cloth binding.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. Reboud in cloth with endpapers renewed housed in a cloth slip case with the publisher's original boards and back strip laid down. Externally fine. Original boards lightly age toned with ring mark to front board and back strip age toned. Slip case in very good condition indeed. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages clean and bright. Fine John Murray hardcover
1882962F21London: John Murray 1882 . Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". John Tenniel; Wolf. A charming collection of four 19th century copies of Aesop's fables all of which feature the illustrations of John Tenniel. Four volumes of Rev. Thomas James edition of the fables of Aesop which were first published in this edition in 1848.Each of these volumes is the edition of James and features illustrations from John Tenniel and Wolf.Illustrated with over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel in each volume. Lewis Carroll was so impressed by John Tenniel's animated designs for this edition of the fables that he chose the Tenniel to illustrate 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Present here are: the 1852 edition of this work; the 1863 edition being the forty-eighth thousand; the 1868 edition being the sixty-third thousand and the 1882 edition being the seventy-eighth thousand.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. With a thirty-two page catalogue to the rear of the 1852 volume dated January 1852 and another to the 1868 volume dated April 1868.Housed in a cloth clamshell case these four volumes were collected by Eric Sweet whose bookplate appears to the interior of the clamshell. In the publisher's original cloth bindings and paper wraps housed in a cloth clamshell. The earliest volume is in paper wraps with losses of paper to the back strip and significant rubbing to wraps. Rear hinge of 1863 volume strained but firmly held. Hinges of 1868 volume strained but firmly held. Clamshell fine. Internally 1852 volume strained throughout with remaining volumes lightly strained. Pages a touch age toned with instances of light spotting throughout. Good John Murray hardcover
1870962H36London; New York: George Routledge and Sons c1870. Cloth. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". Harrison Weir. A smart copy of Aesop's Fables featuring 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir RI and a charming colour frontispiece. in the publisher's original red cloth binding with blind stamp decoration.This volume is undated dated using Jisc from a copy held at The University of East Anglia Library.This edition is notable for featuring 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir RI and a charming colour frontispiece. Collated complete.Weir was known for both his extensive work as an illustrator and as "The Father of the Cat Fancy" having organised the first cat show in England at the Crystal Palace London in July 1871.This copy includes fables such as "Wolf and the Crane" "Hare and the Tortoise" "Vine and the Goat" Old Hound" "Fox and the Leopard" "Hare and the Hound" "Wolf and the Shepard" "Dove and the Crow" among many others.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. Publisher"s advertisements to rear two leaves typical of the era. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities particularly to joints resulting in minor loss to cloth. Fading to spine. Rubbing and the one or two handing marks to boards. One or two small closed tears at head and tail of spine joints. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot and one or two handling marks heavier to fore edge. Slight creasing and damp staining to corner of frontispiece not affecting the picture. Very Good George Routledge and Sons hardcover
1852962F20London: John Murray 1852 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". John Tenniel. A vibrantly bound example of Thomas James's edition of Aesop's fables illustrated throughout by celebrated artist John Tenniel. Rev. Thomas James first published his edition of these fables in 1848.Lewis Carroll was so impressed by John Tenniel's animated designs for this edition of the fables that he chose the Tenniel to illustrate 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Illustrated with over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel.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. With four pages of advertisements to the rear.Rebound by Eric Sweet in quarter morocco with marbled paper covered boards and with endpapers renewed. With a chemise from Sweet which incorporates the publisher's original cloth binding to the front and rear pastedown.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 by Eric Sweet with marbled paper covered boards. Externally fine. Endpapers renewed. In a cloth covered chemise with the cloth of the publisher's original binding pasted to the front and rear pastedown. Chemise near fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned with instances of significant spotting and foxing throughout. Very Good Indeed John Murray hardcover
1861962T51London: William Tegg 1861. Cloth. Very Good. 5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop with a preface from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and eighty engravings. 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 includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel The Frogs Desiring a King and The Kite and the Pigeons amongst others. With a preface by Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. Bound in full cloth with modern endpapers laid in. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Very Good William Tegg hardcover
1813963Z12London: C. Whittingham; Chiswick Press 1813. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None stated. An early nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aseop's fables bound in full calf and adorned with many wood engravings. An early nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's edition. Illustrated with many monochrome wood engraved vignettes. A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.Bound in full contemporary calf. Bound in full contemporary calf. Externally front joint tender rear starting with wear to the extremities boards and joints and the odd slight mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only the odd spot and an owner's inscription to the front blank. Good C. Whittingham; Chiswick Press hardcover
1828963Z11London: Joseph Booker; et al. 1828. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 3.5". None stated. A pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables adorned with over one hundred wood engravings. An early nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's edition.Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and fifty vignette engravings on wood.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.In the original cloth housed in a modern cardboard clamshell casing. In the original cloth housed in a modern cardboard clamshell casing. Externally very smart with fading to the spine the odd minor mark to the boards and minimal bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. The clamshell is lovely. Very Good Indeed Joseph Booker; et al. hardcover
1821962T52London: J. Booker 1821. Leather. Good. 5" by 3". Not Stated. A scarce pocket sized copy of this illustrated edition of Aesop's fables with a preface from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematic engravings. 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 includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel The Frogs Desiring a King and The Kite and the Pigeons amongst others. With a preface from Samuel Croxall an Anglican churchman writer and translator particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. Bound in full calf. Externally sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor loss to the head of the spine and the spine label with marks to the boards. Hinges starting with the front free endpaper loosening slightly. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpaper. Good J. Booker hardcover
1873h43856Philadelphia: Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger 1873. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo 6.25 x 4.25 inches publisher's dark blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine very good minor rubbing and wear to corners and spine ends 1877 ownership inscription on flyleaf contents clean and bright 208 pp with half-page woodcut illustrations for many of the fables. A charming old edition. Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger hardcover
1900031812UK: Warne 1900. New Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Harrison Weir. New Edition Circa 1900. Undated. Illustrated throughout with black and white engravings. The book is very good and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Quite a tight binding. Contents good. Endpapers darkened. More images can be taken upon request. Ref12730##014688 <br/> <br/> Warne hardcover
1900044103New York: A. L. Burt 1900. Undated ca. 1900. Very good in chipped dustjacket. Illustrated with color plates and engravings. Green cloth with vivit color illustration mounted on the front cover 87 pages matching dustjacket. The book has light edge rubbing good hinges sound text block clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has some large chips that only barely affect lettering and only a small portion of the cover design some age-toning and soil to the white background of the rear panel. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A. L. Burt Hardcover
1868000014790Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co 1868. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 5 vi-xx 21-208 2 pp. Brown publisher's cloth with borders in blind on each board gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated with several full-page and in-text designs all in black and white. The illustrations bring the short stories to life. A dampspot on the rear board and light chipping to the spine. One gathering starting from the gutter. J.B. Lippincott & Co hardcover
1849207621Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston 1849. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A French text of Aesop with a French-English dictionary at the end of the book. Scant pencil margin notes. Quarter leather over paper-covered boards with a small japanese tissue patch to the bottom of the spine. Uncommon printing; only a later edition found in OCLC. Very Good binding. Lindsay & Blakiston unknown books
185673373London: John Murray 1856. New Edition. Hardcover. Very good. New Edition with more than one hundred illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Lewis Carroll was so impressed by Tenniel's animated illustrations for this edition of Aesop's Fables first published in 1848 that he chose the artist to illustrate Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1865. From the library of Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott 1824-95 Lord Mayor of London in 1879-80 with his armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. Small octavo: xiv 145 p. In a period one-half brown calf over marbled paper binding with a burgundy calf spine label decorative gilt stamping and brown endpapers. Minor ink staining to the extremities of the last few leaves not affecting the text with a small chip to the bottom corner of the final leaf. A bit of rubbing to the marbled paper; otherwise very good. John Murray hardcover books
1856194703London John Murray 1856. 1856. "New Edition." Small 8vo. 203 fables. 12 page author's introduction. More than 100 illustrations designed by John Tenniel. Index. Modern 3/4 gilt stamped tan calf over marbled boards spine with raised bands and gilt stamped green morocco label matching marbled endpapers glazed edges. Fine. 148 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Bradbury and Evans. Hardcover. Fine. London, John Murray, 1856. hardcover books
18482311550Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1848. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Tenniel John. Hinges broken minor loss to spine head and to spine base pages toned. 1848 Hard Cover. xv 224 16 pp. Olive green boards. Illustrations by John Tenniel who also illustrated Lewis Carroll's Alice. A collection of Aesop's fables. Porter & Coates hardcover books
1868962H31London: Frederick Warne and Co. c1868 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 5". Various. A very scarce edition of The Fables of Aesop translated by Samuel Croxall featuring eighty woodcut illustrations. In the publisher's original in mahogany cloth binding with blind stamp decorations. Undated dated from inscription from previous owner. This edition is notable for featuring eighty woodcut illustrations alongside two hundred and two fables. These fables include titles such as "The Frog and the Ox" "The Peacock and the Crane" "The Lion in Love" "The Wolf and the Lamb" "The Fox Without a Tail" "The Fox and the Lion" The Wolf and the Crane" "The Wolves and the Sheep" "The Cock and the Jewel" and "The Boy and the Nettle" to name a few. This copy has 14 pages of the publisher's advertisements to rear cataloguing their popular novels priced at one shilling each. Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities and spine. Very slight cockling to rear panel. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two handling marks and spots towards fore edge. Very Good Indeed Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
1815ABC_45453Madrid 1815. 12mo. for Petrus Lopez and his brother Marbled calf over boards gilt spine with red title label lettered in gold sprinkled edges marbled endpapers. With woodcut of the writing Aesop on title and 86 woodcuts ca. 43 x 56 mm. 324 12 pp. Nineteenth-century edition of de Dorpius redaction of the Aesop fables the collection of the Aesop fables in prose originally compiled by Martinus Dorpius 1485-1525 a humanist teaching in Louvain. This so-called Aesopus Dorpii was first published in 1509 in Antwerp. All 349 Latin Fables are provided with an Adfabulation. The Dorpius compilation has been very important for the diffusion of Aesop as a textbook during the following centuries and was reprinted in a variety of ways at least two hundred times. Four of the woodcuts are illustrating the Vita 82 the Fables.Ownerships entry of Franc. Ant. Vetonnes 1819 on first fly-leaf. The woodcuts are partly rather worn out. Title a bit soiled some slight browning at the end.l Cf. Bodemann 641-3 1623 1734 1788: Madrid with 81 woodcuts. hardcover
1875962F15London; Stockholm: Cassell Petter and Galpin; Familj-Journalens Boktryckeri-Aktiebolag 1875 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 12" by 9". Enerst Griset. A charming collection of two editions of Aesop's fables both featuring the striking illustrations of painter and illustrator Ernest Griset. Present here are two 1875 editions of Aesop's works both of which are illustrated by Ernest Griset.The first of these volumes is the scarce 1875 edition 'Aesopiska Fabler' the first Swedish language edition to feature Griset's illustrations with the text drawn from the editions of Binder Lafontaine Rundell etc.Illustrated with a frontispiece thirty plates and further vignette illustrations all the work of Griset. Collated complete.Also present is the 1875 second edition of J. B. Rundell's 'revised and re-written' edition of the fables illustrated with a frontispiece thirty-one plates and numerous further vignette illustrations from Griset. Collated complete.Contemporary inscription to front free endpaper of Swedish edition and to title page head of English edition.Both volumes are rebacked with original boards restored and back strip laid down retaining the original endpapers. Both volumes are housed in a clamshell box. 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. Rebacked in the publisher's original cloth bindings with back strip laid down retaining the original boards and endpapers. Externally bright with instances of rubbing to board perimeters. In a fine clamshell case. Inscription to front free endpaper of Swedish volume and to title page head of English volume. Internally firmly bound. Leaves of English language volume bright with only the odd spot and with pages of Swedish volume lightly age toned but clean. Very Good Indeed Cassell, Petter and Galpin; Familj-Journalens Boktryckeri-Aktiebolag hardcover
18849917William L. Allison NY 1884. HBNODJ issued 1884 1st Revised Edition Burgundy cloth with Paper Label on Spine with Gold Gilt Cover minor wear tiny chips & tiny ding Extremities with Red ribbon bookmrk F/NF NODJ Interior Nice Tight Clean 250 pgs Table Contents Top pgs edges Gold Gilt . First Thus. Hard Cover. William L. Allison NY hardcover