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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
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
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
1933h45457NY: New York: The Limited Editions Club 1933. Hardcover. Very good. No. 958 of 1500 signed by Bruce Rogers. 8vo vellum backed marbled boards in slipcase. Book very good vellum a little spotty and yellowed small spot of rubbing to front cover original subscriber's bookplate laid in newsletter. Slipcase fair to good with some wear rubbing soil light stains splitting at edges light tape marks to one edge. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1947215383New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1947. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing along panel edges. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
200027913New York: Chronicle 2000. Hardcover. Fine. Pinkney Jerry. Later printing after Chronicle took the title over from SeaStar. 4to picture book paper-covered boards with Jerry Pinkney's dreamy water color illustrations and signed by the artist on the title page. 88pp. Fine in fine unclipped dj no previous owner's marks. Chronicle hardcover
1999Q-0517204223Gramercy 1999-09-28. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Gramercy hardcover
1979Q-0706411161Octopus Books 1979-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Octopus Books hardcover
1972Q-0486210405Dover Publications 1972-06-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dover Publications paperback
1994Q-0486280209Dover Publications 1994-05-02. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dover Publications paperback
1973153727New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1973. Illustrated Junior Library edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel.; 8.3 X 5.7 X 0.8 inches; 215 pages. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
1985Q-0816704600Troll Communications Llc 1985-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Troll Communications Llc paperback
193621475London: George G. Harrap and Co Ltd 1936. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Plates and Decorations by Stephen Gooden. 4to. Publisher's full cream-colored vellum gilt spine titles and gilt rules and vignettes on the boards marbled endpapers top edge gilt. Illustrated by Stephen Gooden. Finely printed letterpress by Walter Lewis at the Cambridge University Press. Copper plates by A. Alexander and Sons Ltd. in London. One of 525 copies on hand-made paper. This is copy number 256 signed by the artist.<br /> <p><br /> The boards are yawning a bit as happens with full vellum in a dry climate and there are a few small faint stains on the endpapers else this is a fine copy.<br /> <p>. George G. Harrap and Co, Ltd hardcover
200031884New York: SeaStar 2000. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. Pinkney Jerry. 1st pg. 4to picture book paper-covered boards with Jerry Pinkney's dreamy water color illustrations and signed by the artist on the title page. 88pp. Fine in fine unclipped dj no previous owner's marks. Signed by the artist. SeaStar hardcover
19339026593New York: Limited Editions Cub 1933. Hardcover. fine. Samuel Croxall's translation with a bibliographical note by Victor Scholderer. With forty six Florentine woodcuts reproduced from a rare sixteenth century Aesop in the library of Wilfred Merton and redrawn by Rogers. One of 1500 numbered copies designed by Bruce Rogers and signed by him printed by John Johnson at the University Press Oxford.Bound in quarter vellum and marbled paper boards. Slipcase worn at the edges. Former owner's bookplate. Publisher's informational postcard laid in. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Cub hardcover
1920BOOKS065531INew York: Frederick A. Stokes. Nearly fine copy in the original gilt-decorated cloth. 1920. 1st. hardcover. 8vo 236 pp. Bound in red cloth stamped in gold; top edge gilt. With wood-engraved illustrations apparently from older editions. No date but circa 1920. Nice clean and tight copy. . Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
1905005291New York: Moffat Yard & Company 1905. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J. M. Condé colour & b/w. November 1905. An adaptation of the translation from the Greek by the Rev. George F. Townsend. Preface by Elisabeth Luther Cary. Frontis: " He Went Up to Him and Commenced a Familiar Conversation." 259 pp. plus Alphabetical Index To The Fables Of Aesop. Green cloth covered boards have yellow and orange text on spine and front panel. Bottom of front panel has pictures of a heron a lion a wolf a rabbit a turtle a mouse and a lamb and a man in what appears to be a bath robe. The animals are ' au natural ' unlike Condé's illustrations who are mostly fastidiously dressed in human finery. Book has scuffed extremities rubbed spine ends po's stamp and purple date stamped July 15 1907 on loose Title Page. pp.7- 10 are loose from binding but attached to each other. There are no missing pages and all coloured plates remain attached. Morals stated at the end of each story. Bookseller's Inventory # 165291. <br/> <br/> Moffat, Yard & Company hardcover
1991DADAX0847813649Rizzoli 1991-08-15. First Edition. hardcover. New. 1.00x13.00x11.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Rizzoli hardcover
191257786London:: William Heinemann 1912. First edition. publisher's gilt white cloth in publisher's plain paper wrapper neatly titled in ms. on spine by a former owner. Slight bump to one corner and the slightest of soiling to the white cloth; light foxing to endsheets; some shallow chipping and use to the wrapper; a very attractive copy. . Folio. With frontispiece and twelve color tipped-in plates by Arthur Rackham and text illustrations in black and white. A New Translation by V. S. Vernon Jones. With an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. William Heinemann, hardcover
198222689Acorn Press Limited Editions. Very Good. 1982. Limited Edition. Hardback. 0902015168 . VG pale blue boards text & blue & red engravings by Weissenborn inside clean & bright seemingly never read. Beautifully designed. This is copy no 71 of 200 copies signed by Ian Warren at the rear. ; Engravings; 9.3" x 5.6" x 0.2"; 32 pages; Signed by Translator . Acorn Press Limited Editions hardcover
193918196Garden City Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. Red cloth cover with mounted color illustration by Arthur Rackham is sunned on spine with frayed upper corners and modest soiling but in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are toned with modest thumbing on a handful of pages but in very good condition. Illustrated in b&w with color plates. ; 224 pages . Garden City Publishing hardcover
