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1701ABC_45394Amsterdam 1701. 4to. François Halma Contemporary half calf brown sprinkled paper sides brown spine label with title in gold red sprinkled edges. With an engraved frontispiece by P. Boutats after J. Goeree an engraved printer's device on the title-page a folding portrait of the dedicatee Johan Willem Friso van Nassau-Dietz by P. van Gunst after B. Vaillant and 18 engraved plates with 6 roundels on each plate illustrating the 99 fables and 5 prologues 3 portraits of Aesop and tailpieces and historiated initials all by Jan van Vianen. 32 160 84 pp. Gorgeous edition of the 94 Aesop fables with 5 additional fables found by the German philologist and classical scholar Marquart Gudius together with his extensive and scholarly notes printed in two columns below each fable the whole prepared by David van Hoogstraten 1658-1724 the conrector of the Latin School of Amsterdam 1694-1722. Apart from being a prolific Dutch and Neo-Latin poet he was an esteemed linguist and philologist who edited a number of classical authors. His present splendid Phaedrus edition intended for and dedicated to the young Stadholder of Friesland and Groningen the crown-prince Johan Willem Friso of the Nassau family is magnificently printed in the style of the French in usum Delphini editions made for Le Grande Dauphin. With the bookplate of John Blackburne on the front paste-down. Spine damaged front hinge weak paper sides worn and partly torn off some small marginal tears in the portrait of Johan Willem Friso but otherwise in good condition.l Bodemann 94.1; Fabula docet 42; Landwehr F163; Schwabe/Barbier pp. 69-70. unknown
1742963Q18Parisiis : Coustelier 1742 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 3.5". Antoine Coypel . A beautifully bound eighteenth-century Latin edition of this collection of fables inspired by Aesop taken from the writings of early fabulists Phaedrus and Avianus. Beautifully bound in full calf housed in a custom cloth clamshell by Eric Sweet. Pages have been washed during the restoration process.Comprised of 'Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum' and 'Flavvi Aviani Fabularum Aesopiarum'.Two works bound together although running with a continuous pagination as is expected with this work. A collection of fables inspired by Aesop the first part originating from Roman fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus and the second part being compiled from the writings of pagan writer Avianus. Born in the 1st century AD not much was known about Phaedrus until the discovery of a few of his manuscripts during the Renaissance when his popularity soared. He is recognised as being the first versifier of Aesop's fables into Latin. Born around AD 400 Avianus was a pagan writer of fables in Latin inspired by Babrius the author of a collection of Greek fables known today as Aesop's fables. Written in Latin. Illustrated with a frontispiece of Antoine Coypel after Fessard and five vignettes. Collated complete. Pagination error p107-p111 skipped in pagination as is expected of this edition. Restoration carried out and clamshell created 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.Label of 'Bibliothèque du Boisgeloup'. Bound in full calf housed in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally very smart with light rubbing to joints and extremities and the odd mark. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages have been washed and are bright and clean. Pagination error p107-p111 skipped in pagination as is expected of this edition. Very Good Indeed Coustelier hardcover
1754003T2Typis Josephi Barbou Parisiis: 1754. 1754 pp. xlviij 305 Engraved Frontis. Fine headpieces and tail pieces engraved by Fessard Sornique and others. Foxed. 12mo. Disbound. All edges gold gilt. Brunet V/1788; Cohen 798. Gaius Julius Phadrus 1st century was a Thracian slave who translated Aesop's fables into Latin verse. He was certainly more than a reproducer of Aesop and can be credited with adding many fables of his own. A brief history of the Barbou Classics is given by Schweiger II 1269. In 1742 Lenglet de Fresnoy persuaded Coustelier to start a series which was meant to be a French rival to the Elzeviers - even surpassing them in terms of scholarship and typography. Though this effort soon exhausted itself it was revived by Jean Joseph Barbou in 1753. Seven of these attractive little books appeared in 1753-1755 and though there were more issued in the next decade there was not enough market interest to support a sustained publishing program. They still stand as a monument to French scholarship and typography. This copy is priced low enough to allow for a nice new binding. PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 5 Language: eng. No Binding. Good. Typis Josephi Barbou, Parisiis: 1754. unknown
1784ABC_45444Zweibrücken 1784. 8vo. Sprinkled paper over boards red sprinkled edges. With a strange engraving showing a fantastic creature with a roosters head a man in his belly a rams head for an ass stepping on a fish with a rabbit in the background in an oval with the inscription Agostini on the title-page. 2 LII 232 pp. The well printed celebrated "Biponti society" edition of Phaedrus part of a renowned series of Greek and Latin texts published in the German city of Zweibrücken Biponti a town near Sarbrücken starting in 1779. The edition is partly based on the edition of Johann Albert Fabricius 1621-1736 as edited by Johann August Ernesti 1707-1781. Ultimately however the starting point of the edition was the Petrus Burman recension with notes by Gudius and with fables added from the Romulus the Niccolò Perotti 1430-1480 appendix and others as well as the Avianus and Anonymous i.e. "Anonymous Neveleti" fables mentioned. The book also contains the Vita Phaedri by Johannes Scheffer 1621-1679 and the "Notitia literaria de Phaedro ex Jo. Alb. Fabricii Bibliotheca Latina" by the editor Ernesti pp. xiii-lii and "De Anonymus vetere fabularum auctore. latin. ed Ernesti" also by the editor.Top and bottom of spine bumped.l Schwabe/Barbier 111-112. hardcover
1797H5474Paris: Didot; Excudebam Petrus Didot Natu Major Anno Reip. VI In Aedibus Palatinus. 1797. Hardcover. Very Good. Published in An VI 1797-1798 8vo pink boards remains of spine label very good light rubbing along joints minor occasional foxing; handsome mid-19th century bookplate by Dupont for A. Kuhnholtz-Lordat a collector from Montpellier. 3 99 pp. Didot; Excudebam Petrus Didot, Natu Major, Anno Reip. VI, In Aedibus Palatinus.. hardcover
1784963Q22Biponti : Biponti 1784 . Vellum. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A vellum-bound copy of the celebrated "Biponti" edition of Phaedrus's fables of Aesop along with contributions from other noted fabulists. The Biponti edition part of a celebrated series of Greek and Latin texts published in Biponti Germany.Bound in a contemporary full vellum with a custom cloth clamshell. A Latin collection of Phaedrus's fables of Aesop originating from 1st Century Roman fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus known for being the first versifier of Aesop's fables into Latin. Also included in this collection are fables by another well-known writer in the field pagan fabulist Aviani as well as a number of anonymous contributors. Based on the 1727 edition of Pierre Burman or Petrus Burman with contributions from other authors. With an unusual illustration to the title page depicting a mixture of animals in one. Bookplate of Bibliotheque de J. Thompson Bruxelles 1870 and another of Ch. de Toughe. Clamshell 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. Bound in a contemporary full vellum with a custom cloth clamshell. Externally very good with rubbing to the extremities and marking to the vellum as is common with this binding. Bookplate and inscriptions to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Clamshell is also in excellent condition with just a little fading. Very Good Biponti hardcover
17011229424to. Amsterdam: Typographia Francisci Halmae 1701. 4to engraved general title letterpress red & black title page with allegorical engraved vignette. 18 full-page copper-engraved plates by Jan van Vianen each featuring six circular images and 38 in-text reproductions engraved decorative initials and head- and tailpieces. With the oversize fold-out engraved portrait of Joannes Gulielmus Prince of Nassau. Later polished calf c.1750 headcap repaired upper hinge repaired. § Phaedrus 15 BC - AD 50 Italy was a "Roman fabulist the first writer to Latinize whole books of fables producing free versions in iambic metre of Greek prose fables then circulating under the name of Aesop." Ency. Brit. This de luxe edition was especially created for the Prince of Nassau profusely illustrated with fine engravings. Dibdin spoke highly of it in his Greek and Latin Classics 4th edition: "I have always considered this as a correct and very sumptuous edition. It is ornamented with a great number of small plates or medallions in which the subject of the fable is very ably and spiritedly executed. The type is peculiarly rich and bold and is hardly equalled by any Dutch edition of a classic." p. 285. Landwehr F163. Typographia Francisci Halmae unknown books
175315331Berlin, (Wagner in Ulm für) A. Haude u. J. C. Spener, 1753. Kl.-8°. Mit gest. Titelvignette. 14 Bll., 192 S., Ppbd. d. Zt.
174221423Parisiis, apud Coustelier, 1742 ; in-12, veau raciné, dos lisse à faux nerfs dorés, fleurons à la lyre, palette à la grappe de raisins, pièce de titre rouge, belle roulette d’encadrement et roulette sur les coupes, tranches dorées, gardes oranges (reliure de l’époque) ; [24], 132 pp., frontispice de Coypel gravé par Fessard, bandeau répété cinq fois, par Pierre, gravé par Fessard.
1726JP0028Cambridge: Cornelius Crownfield 1726. 1st Edition. . Book Book Hardcover. Very Good. Cambridge: Cornelius Crownfield 1726. 1st Edition . Very Good. Recently rebound quarter calf using the original or 19th. century marbled boards and dark polished leather spine with black leather label for gilt title "BENTLEY'S COMMENTARIES 1726". Full-page frontispiece of Prince Frederick facing the dedicatory text. Title pages for the whole volume the first Terence part and the second Phaerdus' Aesop. Pagination: frontispiece leaf5 xxv 444 2Phaedrus title leaf frontispiece leaf Aesop and beastsvi871 finishing with the original rear free endpaper. Sporadic foxing of about three interior leaves and last few leaves lightly browned otherwise a very good copy excellently bound for safe and repeated use. This first edition lacks the indices illustrated title leaf and extra plate of the 1728 Amsterdam edition which despite the very similar pagination is independently typeset with the engraved plates very similar but freely copied from this Cambridge edition. see our JP0019 if unsold. Why not buy both to compare the printing and perhaps the text Cambridge: Cornelius Crownfield hardcover
17441163571744. FOSSATI Giorgio. Raccolta di Varie Favole delineate ed incise in Rame. Six volumes in two. 16 44; 16 48; 8 76; 8 59; 8 59; 8 36 pp. Title-pages in vol. I with engraved ornamental borders printed in red. Illustrated with 3 engraved headpieces and 216 engraved plates printed in red green blue brown and black. 4to. 295 x 205 mm bound in full Venetian contemporary vellum boards. Venice: Carlo Pecora 1744. First Edition of one of the most sought-after Venetian eighteenth-century colour-printed works. The two hundred plus engravings are printed in the following colour inks: blue olive green sepia madder rose chocolate brown yellow brown Payne's grey reddish brown cadmium orange black and blue-grey. This scarce Venetian edition of classical fables with coloured engravings was designed and executed by the architect Giorgio Fossati. Birds beasts plants and humans are placed in Venetian pastoral or architectural settings. The latter are especially noteworthy and reveal the practiced hand and eye of their author; in plate XXXIII "The Gentleman and the Ape" the grand illusionistic stage setting recalls the work of the Bibiena. The Swiss-born Giorgio Fossati 1705-1785 designer of the facade of the Scuola and church of San Rocco in Venice was an important promulgator of architectural history theory and practice through his many sumptuous publications including new editions of Vignola Palladio and Félibien. Fossati specialized in books with illustrations printed in colour. The colour-technique he employed involved no overprinting or mixing just pure colour printed on heavy white Italian paper giving his books an extravagant Venetian character. Copies of the Favole that were bound in six volumes sometimes manifest additional engraved title-pages preceding each volume of text; the present copy like that of the Spencer Collection NYPL has the two engraved title-pages preceding vol. I. In our copy the allegorical explications of the fables in the first two volumes 8 8 pp. are bound before their respective texts. Fine copies in contemporary Venetian bindings are very rare on the market. This is a fresh fine and attractive copy in its contemporary Venetian binding. PROVENANCE: With later bookplate bearing a crossed monogram "L.L." surrounded in each corner by the emblem of medicine a serpent entwining the staff of Asclepius. Cohen-Ricci 410. Lewine 192. Sander 727. Morazzoni 232. Lanckoronska 108. Rosenwald 1570. Pedrocco The Glory of Venice Art in the Eighteenth Century 1994 ch. VIII p. 290 & fig. 190. hardcover books
17739359London: Printed for J Dodsley 1773. In very good condition. The 1773 New Edition with a full page frontispiece by C Grignion and seven interesting full page illustrated plates throughout. Includes Fables Book I From the Ancients; Fables Book II From the Moderns; Fables Book III. Newly Invented. Brown calf boards in good condition lightly worn as expected and a little bumped to corners. Six panelled spine lined in gilt. Partial loss to spine label spine top and tail a little worn. Endpapers clean front and rear. Decorative chapter ending vignettes. Bookplate to front pastedown displays the Pitt family coat of arms in the name of Thomas Pitt. With provenance to the library of the Windle family who have lived in the Colne and Bradford areas of Yorkshire. 204 pp. plus index. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1773 Printed for J Dodsley hardcover
1770962P2London: J. Dodsley 1770. Leather. Fine. 6.5" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A finely bound edition of Aesop's fables in a custom clamshell a lovely washed copy complete with plates. Smartly bound in a modern quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet in March 2001 with renewed endpapers. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Pages have been washed presenting an extraordinarily and uncommonly bright copy of this work.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title and fifteen plates. 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.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.Edited by Robert Dodsley. Smartly bound in a modern quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Fine J. Dodsley hardcover
1761323871Birmingham: Baskerville 1761. hardcover. good. Small 8vo 4 lxxvii 204 pages 28 page index. Copper engraved frontispiece and engraved vignette on the title page. 17 full-page copper engravings and 5 half-page illustrations. Contemporary leather boards well rubbed and crackled with early re-backing in similar brown calf with morocco spine label front cover neatly reattached. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for R. and J.Dodsley 1761. Scattered foxing and early previous owner's name on title page.<br/> <br/> The first of Baskerville's books to be issued with illustrations.<br/> <br/> Baskerville unknown
1781962P4London: J. Dodsley 1781. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. Robert Dodsley's edition of the fables of Aesop and other eminent fabulists illustrated with engraved head-pieces to each fable. In a custom cloth clamshell in a fine condition.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title and an engraved head-piece to each fable including a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine head-pieces.Edited by Robert Dodsley a leading bookseller and publisher of the eighteenth century. In a full contemporary tree calf binding in a custom cloth clamshell. Externally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of wear to the front board. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean. Closed tear to page 77/78. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Very Good Indeed J. Dodsley hardcover
1788962P6London; Gainsborough: William Osborne & J. and H. Mozley; Henry Mozley; C. and J. Rivington c1788-1824. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4"; 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smart set of three different editions of Aesop's 'Fables' edited by Robert Dodsley smartly bound copies. A striking set of three different editions of Robert Dodsley's 'Select Fables' collecting together the fables of Aesop and other fabulists.Held together in a custom cloth slipcase and a custom cloth chemise to each volume an unsigned binding by Eric Sweet. Chemises are in a very good condition slipcase in a very good indeed condition. 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. Edited by Robert Dodsley a leading bookseller and publisher of the eighteenth century.This set contains:'Select Fables of Aesop and Other Fabulists' published by William Osborne & J. & H. Mozley in London. Undated dated c1788 from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title page and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Strikingly bound in a contemporary crushed morocco binding with gilt decoration to the boards and spine an unsigned binding. Engraved in imitation of Bewick.'Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists' published by Henry Mozley in Gainsborough in 1813. Illustrated with an engraved title and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Collated bound without the frontispiece.'Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists' published by C. and J. Rivington Longman Hurst and Co et al in London in 1824. illustrated with an engraved title and a head-piece to each fable a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine. Twelve pages of adverts to the rear dated July 1831. A striking unsigned binding by Eric Sweet.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. c1788 edition is in a full crushed morocco binding 1813 edition is in a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards with renewed endpapers and the 1824 edition is in a modern quarter crushed morocco with marbled paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth slipcase and a custom chemise for each volume. Externally smart the 1824 edition is fine externally. Very light rubbing to the c1788 ed. Light spots to the 1813 edition. Bookplate to the front paste down of the c1788 edition. Internally firmly bound. c1788 and 1813 are age-toned with scattered spots 1824 is bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Faded ink inscription to the title page of the 1824 edition. Repair to the title page of the 1813 edition lacking the frontispiece. Chemises are a little spotted in a very good condition. Slipcase is a little faded to the head with light rubbing and marks in a very good indeed condition. Near Fine William Osborne & J. and H. Mozley; Henry Mozley; C. and J. Rivington hardcover
1781962P7London: J. Dodsley 1781. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A strikingly bound quarter vellum edition of Robert Dodsley's Aesop's 'Fables' an illustrated edition. Strikingly bound in a quarter vellum binding with paper to the boards with renewed endpapers bound by Eric Sweet in November 1994 in a custom cloth slipcase and custom cloth chemise. Slipcase and chemise are both in a fine condition.An anthology of the fables of Aesop alongside a selection from other fabulists.Illustrated with an engraved title and an engraved head-piece to each fable including a total of one-hundred and fifty-nine head-pieces.Collated bound without the frontispiece. 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.Edited by Robert Dodsley a leading bookseller and publisher of the eighteenth century.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. In a quarter vellum binding with paper to the boards with renewed endpapers bound by Eric Sweet in a custom cloth slipcase and custom cloth chemise. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots and handling marks. Bound without the frontispiece. Ink to page 2. Title page has been repaired. Slipcase and chemise are both in a fine condition. Very Good Indeed J. Dodsley hardcover
1789962Z6London: J. Dodsley 1789. Leather. Fine. 7" by 4". None stated. A beautifully bound copy of Robert Dodsley's edition of Aesop's fables accompanied with charming wood engravings and bound in a quarter morocco with patterned cloth boards and a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. A new edition. Illustrated with a monochrome wood engraved frontispiece and numerous wood engraved vignettes. 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.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection is separated into three 'books' and edited with an account of the life of Aesop by Robert Dodsley. Dodley's edition was notable as the animals spoke in character such as the lion speaking in a royal manner adding personality to the creatures. His addition also included fables from ancient sources and new stories written by himself and other notable writers. Bound in a lovely modern quarter morocco with patterned cloth to the boards and with a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. Blanks and endpapers renewed. Bound in modern quarter morroco and patterned cloth to the boards with endpapers and blanks renewed with a uniform cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely. The chemise is lovely and the slipcase is very smart with slight spotting to the head. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright washed pages. Fine J. Dodsley hardcover
1761962Z9Birmingham: John Baskerville 1761. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". None stated. The renowned first Robert Dodsley edition of Aesop's fables published by Baskerville adorned with wood engravings and beautifully bound in vellum and crushed morocco with a uniform cloth slipcase and chemise. The first Dodsley edition published by Baskerville. Illustrated with a monochrome wood engraved frontispiece monochrome wood engraved vignettes and sixteen wood engraved plates. Collated complete.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.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection is separated into three 'books' and edited with an account of the life of Aesop by Robert Dodsley. Dodley's edition was notable as the animals spoke in character such as the lion speaking in a royal manner adding personality to the creatures. His addition also included fables from ancient sources and new stories written by himself and other notable writers. This edition is also notable for being printed by Baskerville a printer known for inventing wove paper and his renowned typeface. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with vellum to the boards with endpapers and blanks renewed and a cloth chemise and slipcase. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with vellum to the boards with endpapers and blanks renewed and a cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely with only very slight marks to the vellum. Internally firmly bound with bright washed and generally clean pages with only the odd minor spot and owner's signature to the title page. Minor archival tape repairs to the rear few pages. The Slip and chemise are lovely. Near Fine John Baskerville hardcover
1761978F10Birmingham: John Baskerville for R. and J. Dodsley 1761 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The renowned and scarce first Robert Dodsley edition of Aesop's fables published by Baskerville and adorned with wood engraved plates and vignettes throughout. The scarce first Dodsley edition published by Baskerville. Illustrated with a wood engraved frontispiece vignettes and fifteen further wood engraved plates. Collated complete.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters.This collection is separated into three 'books' and edited with an account of the life of Aesop by Robert Dodsley. Dodsley's edition was notable as the animals spoke in character such as the lion speaking in a royal manner adding personality to the creatures. His addition also included fables from ancient sources and new stories written by himself and other notable writers.ESTC T84696. With the collation a-e8 f3 B-P8 Q4. Collated complete.This edition is also notable for being printed by Baskerville a printer known for inventing wove paper and his renowned typeface. In a full calf binding with gilt detailing to back strip. Minor loss of calf to back strip tail with small loss to back strip head. Joints starting with boards firmly held. Majority of front free endpaper removed. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Abrasion to title page tail obscuring the words 'Price bound Five Shillings'. Very Good John Baskerville, for R. and J. Dodsley hardcover
176454449Birmingham England: Printed by John Baskervlle sic for R. and J. Dodsley 1764. Second edition first published in 1761. 8vo. 2 lxxviii 186 30 pp. Engraved frontispiece six engraved chapter head and tail-pieces. Without the 15 plates issued with the first edition and sometimes in this one. Gaskell 27: "The fifteen plates appear when found to have been printed from the copper-plates used in 1761 now more worn. The frontispiece is recut." Lowndes: "This is considered the best translation of Aesop." Contemporary mottled calf gilt a thin double-rule framing the boards red morocco label and gilt rules between raised bands on spine striking marbled endpapers. Small ownership label of Camille Rater on front pastedown. Rather persistent light foxing but an attractive copy. 1602. <br/><br/> Printed by John Baskervlle [sic] for R. and J. Dodsley hardcover books
1793435881London : Printed for John Stockdale 1793. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copies in modern binding; cloth boards backed in gilt-blocked aniline calf. Spine and covers dust-toned nicked and rubbed as with age. Vol II has detached cover and cracked spine. Heavy foxing inside. Physical description; 2 volumes plates 23 cm. Subjects; Aesop. Aesops fables ; Early works to 1800. Fables Greek ; Early works to 1800. Fables Greek. London : Printed for John Stockdale hardcover
1793330179London: Stockdale 1793. hardcover. very good-. 2 volumes. Title page vignettes and 100 other fine engraved plates. Tall 8vos bound in full tree calf; gilt-decorated spines with red leather labels joints weak and with repairs spines rubbed; light foxing throughout most notably on the title pages. London: John Stockdale 1793.<br/> <br/> Large-paper copy printed on rag paper with excellent engravings. The application or moral is an analysis of each fable.<br/> <br/> Stockdale unknown
179376453London: Printed for John Stockdale 1793. 8vo. Two volumes. pp. lxv i 189 1; xii 248. Engraved titles and 110 plates. Bindings rubbed and recased and repaired with sheep with most of three of the original calf boards. Orange leather label gilt lettering ruling and devices to spine. Slight cracking to the lower hinge of the second volume. Titles are toned and are cut close at head and foot with loss to the imprint. Foxing elsewhere. A very good 18th century set with striking illustrations. . Very Good. Original Boards. 1793. Printed for John Stockdale [1793] hardcover
179349589London: John Stockdale 1793. Leather. Very Good. 2 vols. tall 8vo pp. lxv 189; xi 248. Later issue of the 1793 edition without the long 's' throughout and without the advertisement leaf in Volume I. Comprising 110 fables each with an engraved illustration together with two engraved title pages with vignettes; the date on the first volume was trimmed neat early repair. Large-paper copy clean and bright throughout. Handsomely bound by Riviere in full tan smooth calf spines with gilt-tooled compartments with floral devices and lettered in gilt on two morocco labels one green one red. Some spotting and scratching to the covers with a small faint stain to the lower rear board of Volume II. Bookplate and previous owner's ink stamp to endpapers and first blank. A handsome set. John Stockdale unknown
