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180367BtParis Chez Leprieur 1803 In8 568 pages - cartonnage d'époque avec dos en velin - page de faux titre fortement tachée avec leger manque de papier au coin inf - etat satisfaisant Bon état intérieur
180367BtParis Chez Leprieur 1803 In8 568 pages - cartonnage d'époque avec dos en velin - page de faux titre fortement tachée avec leger manque de papier au coin inf - etat satisfaisant Bon état intérieur
184947625Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston 1849. Very good. Early edition of this French reader for young US learners published as the cracks that would lead to the Civil War began to form. The world economic status of the US in 1849 was strong due in no small part to the country's ability to produce cotton cheaply through the labor of enslaved people. With the rise of Industrial Revolution technology people were able to move around the globe faster than every before - an urban American student learning French in this period was not only engaging in mental stimulation but actually stood a chance of using their skills to eventually converse with a real French person. ÆSOP'S FABLES IN FRENCH was published during this period offering moral anecdotes alongside "those idiomatic forms of speech" that "characterize a language" Advertisement. <br /> Scarce; OCLC locates only one holding of this edition. Duodecimo. 6'' x 3.5''. Original textured sheep-backed pink boards. 238 pages collated complete. Early partially removed ownership label to front board with last name Stocker. Early pencil ownership inscription to second blank. Early ink ownership inscription to page 3 matching ownership label. Scattered pencil annotations to margins. Binding with wear some dampstaining; careful repair to lower spine. Leaves with light foxing and occasional toning. Sound. Lindsay & Blakiston unknown
1811101787Padova Nel Seminario 1811. In 8° mezza pelle coeva con fregi filetti e titoli oro al dorso. Pp. XX 1 tavola pp. 193 3 n.n. 1 tavola in fine. Simbolo dell'Accademia della Crusca al frontespizio ed in ultima. Qualche giallitura ma molto buono lo stato di conservazione Padova, Nel Seminario unknown
1872mon0003149391T. Nelson and Sons 1872. Hardcover. Good. . Scarce. Minor fading/rubbing to spine. Occasional page staining due to reading overall clean. Binding sturdy. T. Nelson and Sons hardcover
1856346386Boston: J. Buffum 1856. 96pp. 12mo 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches 9 x 7 cm. Publisher's brown cloth gilt. Very Good. 96pp. 12mo 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches 9 x 7 cm. inscribed on the front free endpaper by John Hay "Ellie Hay/from her Brother/John/1857" and on the following page the signature of "Miss Helen J.ulia Hay 1857 June 1." Helen Hay Whitney was named after her.<br /> <br /> Likely first edition thus . Publisher's brown cloth gilt. ; 96 pp. woodcut illustrations. Binding a hair worn the stamping dull internally some toning. <br /> <br /> A presentation copy of this delightful little juvenile inscribed by the young age 18 or 19 depending on the date of gift John Hay. At this time Hay had graduated from Brown and was working for his father Milton Hay. Lincoln had offices next door and after 1860 Hay became an ardent supporter. He would go on to become Lincoln's secretary and later one of his most eminent biographers and in time Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt one of the most powerful figures on the American political scene. J. Buffum unknown
184374759Philadelphia and New Haven:: Smith and Peck; Durrie and Peck 1843. publisher's cloth with gilt spine and gilt emblem on front cover; a.e.g. 19th c. ink gift inscription; very slight use to cloth. About 3-1/4 x 2-3/4 inches. Illustrated from engravings. Smith and Peck; Durrie and Peck, hardcover
185676772Boston:: J. Buffum 1856. publisher's tan cloth extra gilt on the spine and front cover; a.e.g. Some smudges and light stains to some text pages; light use to cloth; tight and sound. 16mo. Illustrated from engravings. J. Buffum, hardcover
1874971P57London: Marcus Ward & Co LTD c1874. Paperback. Good. 7.5" by 11.5". Marcus Ward & Co Ltd. A very scarce volume of six fables of Aesop accompanied by colourful plates. A very scarce work.A lovely volume of fables by Aesop adapted in to "easy words for children". Including 'The Jackdaw in Peacock's Feathers' 'The Basket of Eggs' 'The Dog and Shadow' 'The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' 'The Two Pots' and 'The Conceited Crow'.Complete with six colour plates.Ward was a leading Irish publisher who was known for their colour lithography for which they won a medal at the 1851 Great Exhibition. The illustrations have no artist signature besides that of the publisher. One of the sons of the business John Ward was a watercolour painter.Undated dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally a little edge worn with a few small closed tears and chips. Light handling marks and spots to the wraps. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the front wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots. Good Marcus Ward & Co LTD paperback
182375538Newcastle: T. Bewick & Son. Very Good. 1823. Fine Binding. This book has been re-bound hard-bound in a fine binding of smooth green leather with gilt-stamping raised bands and gilt stamped leather labels on the spine. The covers show some light scuffing and sunning edge-wear and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The spine is lightly sunned. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and legible with vignette illustrations but also with some damp-staining to the outer edge of some of the pages. Limited # 243 with a facsimile signature and "thumbprint" of Thomas Bewick on the Limitation Page. . T. Bewick & Son unknown books
1818012015Newcastle: Printed by E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son 1818. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition with receipt leaf with Bewick's thumbmark facsimiles of signatures and seaweed stamped on engraved nighttime scene. This receipt page is inscribed at the top to "The Rev. H. D. Griffith". A very nice copy originally bound by Riveire but now lacking front cover with damages spine aeg with a very narrow strip of discoloring top edge of the first signatures else absent foxing and thus deserving of rebinding. Printed by E. Walker, for T. Bewick and Son hardcover books
1818405619Newcastle: E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son 1818. A very good copy internally clean and fresh joints restored and with some light wear to binding. 8vo. xxiv 376 pages. 188 fable cuts and 136 tailpieces in text. Contemporary English polished calf the sides and spines decorated in blind and gilt marbled edges by Whitehead and Sons Leeds with their ticket on pastedown. A handsome copy of Bewick's extensively and exquisitely illustrated fables. Roscoe 45. <br/><br/> E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son unknown books
1868257093New York: Charles Scribner & Co 1868. With illustrations by Henry L. Stephens lithographed by Julius Bien. i-x 1-76 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Green cloth a.e.g. Bookplate. Spine neatly recased with the original spine laid down. Bookplate of James Augustus Hewlett. Stephens Henry L. With illustrations by Henry L. Stephens lithographed by Julius Bien. i-x 1-76 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Charles Scribner & Co unknown books
185773231London: W Kent & Co 1857. 4to.Illustrated. First edition. 47 pp. Half green morocco over decorative embossed boards with raised bands silver lettering and decoration to spine; marbled edges and endpapers. Firm binding with light rubbing to extremities and a few small black spots to morocco. Finger marks and light foxing/stains inside; two small tears to one of leaves. This is the less common edition with hand-coloured plates. Illustrations designed and drawn on wood by Charles H. Bennett and engraved by Swain. . Very Good. Half Morocco. First Edition. 1857. W Kent & Co [1857] unknown
1823962P14Newcastle; London: E. Walker; Longman and Co 1823. Leather. Fine. 9" by 5.5"; 9.5" by 6.5". Thomas Bewick. A finely bound edition of Bewick's Aesop a lovely copy complete with his woodcuts and a facsimile thumbprint receipt. Smartly bound in a half morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet in April 2001. Clamshell is in a fine condition.Facsimile receipt leaf to the front with the facsimile thumbprint of Bewick. This is copy number 829 with this receipt. Pages have been washed presenting an uncommonly bright copy of this sought after work.The fables of Aesop here with the important woodcuts of Bewick.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 adventure of many different creatures.Illustrated with a vignette title and a woodcut head-piece to each fable alongside tail-pieces by Thomas Bewick. Collated complete though the endpapers have been renewed. Bewick's woodcuts of 'Fables' is one of his best known works and spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated Aesop the first of which was published in 1776.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 half morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards with renewed endpapers in a custom cloth clamshell bound by Eric Sweet. Externally fine. A couple of very light marks to the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few very light handling marks. Clamshell is in a fine condition. Fine E. Walker; Longman and Co hardcover
1865962F9New York: Hurd and Houghton 1865 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Henry Walker Herrick. The first edition of Henry Walker Herrick's illustrated edition of the classic moral fables of Aesop. A charming mid-nineteenth century American edition of the fables of Aesop. This is a first edition thus being the first edition to be illustrated with over one-hundred vignettes by illustrator Henry Walker Herrick.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. The leaves of this volume have been washed.With the blind stamp J. H. Park Seedsmith & Florist of Brooklyn to the title page head.Housed in a modern paper clamshell case. In the publisher's original cloth binding housed in a modern paper clamshell case. Bump to back strip tail with a touch of fraying to back strip head and with small tide mark to front board head. Hinges lightly strained but firmly held. Blind stamp to title page head. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Hurd and Houghton hardcover
1857962F16London: W. Kent & Co 1857 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 9". Charles H. Bennett. The very scarce first edition of Charles H. Bennett's distinctive Victorian-era interpretation of Aesop"s classic fables illustrated throughout with hand-coloured plates by Bennett himself. A very scarce first edition.In this edition Bennett reimagines the traditional animal characters of Aesop's work with human traits and behaviours offering a satirical lens on Victorian society. He includes characters such as 'the callous footman the idle officer the exposed swindler the ignorant patron of the arts and the foolish social climber' Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790-1914.Illustrated with twenty-four hand coloured plates by Bennett. Collated complete.Bennett was a prolific Victorian illustrator who had a short career which ended when he died of consumption.Rebacked in calf in the publisher's original cloth covered boards retaining the original endpapers. Housed in a clamshell case with the bookplate of Eric Sweet to the front pastedown of the clamshell.With the contemporary inscription of Helen Bessie Steel to a front blank and the inscription of Claud G. Steel to recto of frontispiece.Quayle in 'Early Children's Books' says this is one of Bennett's finest and most vigorous works and one of the most notable editions of Aesop's Fables. Rebacked in calf retaining the publisher's original cloth covered boards. In a cloth covered slip case in fine condition. Externally excellent with a touch of fading to board perimeters. Front hinge lightly strained with board firmly held. Inscription to front blank. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with spotting throughout and with tide mark to head of introduction text leaf. Inscription to recto of frontispiece. Very Good W. Kent & Co hardcover
1818964P41Newcastle; London: E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co 1818. Leather. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5"; 8.5" by 6". Thomas Bewick. A Riviere bound copy of Bewick's Aesop an important work by the noted woodcutter in a smart tree calf binding and held in a custom chemise and slipcase. Bound by Riviere.In a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase both of which are in a fine condition.The Royal Octavo issue variant A with the 'Auld Clouty' vignette to the tail of page xvi and "road of honour and honesty" to the final line of page 248. Facsimile receipt leaf to the front with the facsimile thumbprint of Bewick.The fables of Aesop here with the important woodcuts of Bewick.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 adventure of many different creatures.Illustrated with a vignette title and a woodcut head-piece to each fable alongside tail-pieces by Thomas Bewick. Collated complete.Bewick's woodcuts of 'Fables' is one of his best known works and spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated Aesop the first of which was published in 1776. In a rebacked tree calf binding bound by Riviere in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase. Externally smart. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Only a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only a few scattered spots. Chemise and clamshell are both in a fine condition. Near Fine E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co hardcover
1818964F64Newcastle : E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co 1818 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 7". Thomas Bewick. Thomas Bewick scholar Thomas Hugo's own copy of the Royal 8vo edition of Bewick's Aesop's fables illustrated throughout with vignette engravings. One of 500 copies on Royal 8vo with signed "thumb-mark" receipt. Variant B with Philosopher woodcut to p. xvi and last line of p.248 "road of candour and prudence". Roscoe 45b.The personal copy of Thomas Hugo an antiquarian and clergyman who was a dedicated admirer and collector of the Bewicks' woodcuts and publications. With his bookplate to the verso of the front free endpaper alongside bibliographical note.Hugo has tipped in page xvi from the Demi 8vo variant which features the suppressed engraving of "Auld Clouty".Illustrated with a vignette title and a woodcut head-piece to each fable alongside tail-pieces by Thomas Bewick. Collated complete.Bewick's woodcuts of 'Fables' is one of his best known works. He spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated Aesop the first of which was published in 1776.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. In a handsome full morocco binding.Housed in a cloth covered clamshell case with the bookplate of Eric Sweet to the clamshell interior. In a full morocco binding with blind tooling housed in a cloth clamshell case. Externally excellent with a touch of rubbing to joints. Rear hinge strained but firmly held. Bookplate and tipped in note to verso of front free endpaper. Clamshell in fine condition. Internally binding strained with pages 343-346 detached and loosely inserted. Pages age toned with the odd spot or handling mark. Very Good E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co hardcover
18181484271Newcastle: E. Walker for T. Beswick 1818. Leather. Good/No Jacket. used red leather hardcover copy lacking a dust jacket as issued. light shelfwear corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. paste down title to spine gilt top edges still radiant. E. Walker for T. Beswick hardcover
1829981Z3London: J. M'Gowan and Son c1829. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 5.5" by 4". None stated. A very scarce two volume set of Aesop's fables adapted for young people and illustrated with fantastic aquatint illustrations and both in contemporary half calf. A very scarce illustrated edition with only one copy held institutionally. Bound in half calf. Illustrated with many unique aquatint illustrations with an engraved title page and fifty plates to 'Vol I' and an engraved frontispiece and forty-eight plates to 'Vol II'. Lacking the frontispiece to 'Volume I'.A two volume complete set.A rare to see illustrated edition of Aesop's renowned fables adapted for young people with instructive applications. This edition features a collection of fantastic and anonymously illustrated plates depicting whimsical portrayals of a frog and mice in armour and many more. Undated dated by copies held institutionally. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Externally fading cracking and rubbing to the spines with rubbing to the joints and extremities slight marks to the boards with front joint starting slightly at the head of the front joint. Internally engraved title starting otherwise firmly bound with generally bright pages and occasional light spotting heavier to the plates with the odd closed tear to the extremities of the odd plate or page. Very Good J. M'Gowan and Son hardcover
1900044144Chicago: W. B. Conkey Company 1900. Undated ca. 1900. Well-illustrated selection of Aesop's fables with 75 full page illustrations frontis in color remaining plates in black and white. Bright and colorful pictorial hardcover in sea-green aqua blue black yellow and white 7.75 inches tall illustrated dustjacket. The book has some rubbing to corners and spine ends good hinges sound text block age-toned and lightly speckled endpapers pages clean name and 1904 date inside front cover two small stickers on front free endpaper - Santa and a clown - no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is age-toned with chips mainly to the spine ends fairly little paper loss. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. W. B. Conkey Company Hardcover
182375538Newcastle: T. Bewick & Son. Very Good. 1823. Fine Binding. This book has been re-bound hard-bound in a fine binding of smooth green leather with gilt-stamping raised bands and gilt stamped leather labels on the spine. The covers show some light scuffing and sunning edge-wear and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The spine is lightly sunned. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and legible with vignette illustrations but also with some damp-staining to the outer edge of some of the pages. Limited # 243 with a facsimile signature and "thumbprint" of Thomas Bewick on the Limitation Page. . T. Bewick & Son unknown
1865023496Hurd 1865. No Binding. Near Fine. New York: Hurd and Houghton 1865. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Illustrated with 111 engravings from original designs by Herrick . First edition thus. 12mo. green and gilt boards with period yellow end papers 311 pp. All edges gilt very ornate binding with animals and decorations all in blind-stamped gilt very attractive and conditionally near fine. Date on title page matches date of copyright true first printing thus. <br/> <br/> Hurd unknown
18471196P083Halifax: William Milner 1847. Reprint . Hardback. Printed pages: xviii 296. Very Good Minus. 3.25 x 5.25 inches 8.25 x 13.5 cm. Publishers blind-stamped brown cloth binding with gilt decoration to spine. Page edges untrimmed. Slight bumping to ends of spine and corners light marking to boards. Vertical crease to front free endpaper. Staining to rear endpaper. Some marking and stains to the text. Fold-out frontis with pencilled notes to reverse vignette to title page. Includes 211 fables and 100 woodcut illustrations. Prize inscription to front free endpaper. . Overall condition is Very Good Minus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.00; USA £15.00; Oceania £16.00; Rest of World £18.00. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 3.25 x 5.25 inches 8.25 x 13.5 cm. William Milner hardcover
