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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
1890961H39London: Field & Tuer 1890. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". None Stated. A scarce volume reimagining Aesop's classic fables through a Victorian lens richly illustrated with woodcuts and penned by Mary Louisa Boyle close friend of Dickens and Tennyson. Rebound in half calf with red cloth boards.This is a scarce edition this distinctive work that reimagines Aesop's classic fables through a late-Victorian lens. This copy is particularly notable for its numerous woodcut illustrations.The fables included in this edition include: "Courtship" "The Taming of the Shrew" "Self-Esteem" "Simplicity Victorious" "Genius" "Conceit" "Billy and Bully" "Masher Bunnie" "Duped" "Crossed" "Diamond Cut Diamond" "Pride Goes Before a Fall" "The Ungrateful Cur" and "A Cool Reminder" to name a few.Mary Louisa Boyle 1810 1890 was an English writer and amateur actress who moved in the literary circles of Charles Dickens and Alfred Lord Tennyson with the later writing a poem about her "To Mary Boyle" publ. 1889 and the former writing letters to her record several of her gifts to him calling her "among the few whom I most care for and best love."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 half calf with red cloth boards. Externally very smart. Rubbing to spine and extremities. Fading to spine. One or two marks to boards. Endpapers slightly age toned with the odd spot. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just one or two spots. Very Good Indeed Field & Tuer hardcover
182042859London: Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. First edition. Frontispiece 34 of 35 plates each with two engravings. iv 127 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary black roan and marbled boards. Bookseller's yellow ticket of J. Painter Wrexham on front pastedown. Rubbed joints worn. Internally clean. First edition. Frontispiece 34 of 35 plates each with two engravings. iv 127 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Osborne p.7 citing the 1823 ed Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy unknown books
18292499London: J. M'Gowan and Son 1829. Two volumes in One 140x108mm half black cloth marbled sides worn to foot of spine vii-xxi 263pp and Vol. II iii-vii 311pp.Aquatint plates 100 unusually the plates are bound 51 49 at the end of each volume. Title pages to both volumes in facsimile. Volume I starts with Preface thus seems to lack the contents list. Volume II lacks only the title as contents pages are complete. Name stamp to margin of Preface edge browned and some fingering & soiling a few leaves with edge wear with 3 leaves with 3mm tears to blank margins only. A well loved and well used Aesop with charming AQUATINT PLATES. Very scarce with Oxford the only copy of this printing noted in British libraries - McGowan was printer as well as publisher and his Windmill Street address is given at the foot of the last page of each volume. <br/><br/> J. M'Gowan and Son hardcover books
18292499London: J. M'Gowan and Son 1829. Two volumes in One 140x108mm half black cloth marbled sides worn to foot of spine vii-xxi 263pp and Vol. II iii-vii 311pp.Aquatint plates 100 unusually the plates are bound 51 49 at the end of each volume. Title-pages to both volumes in facsimile. Volume I starts with Preface and thus seems to lack the contents list. Volume II lacks only the title as contents pages are complete. Name stamp to margin of Preface edge browned and some fingering & soiling a few leaves with edge wear with 3 leaves with 3mm tears to blank margins only. A well-loved and well-used Aesop with charming AQUATINT PLATES. Very scarce with Oxford the only copy of this printing noted in British libraries - McGowan was printer as well as publisher and his Windmill Street address is given at the foot of the last page of each volume. J. M'Gowan and Son unknown
1899962F25London: John Lane The Bodley Head; Angus & Robertson 1899-1977. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 10.5" by 8". Percy J. Billinghurst. Two scarce editions of Aesop's fables including the very scarce first edition of the Percy J. Billinghurst illustrated edition and a late twentieth century edition also featuring his illustrations. Two volumes of the fables of Aesop both featuring the illustrations of Percy J. Billinghurst.The first of these two volumes is the very scarce first edition of this charming late nineteenth century edition of Aesop's fables with this edition from the English version of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange featuring an introduction from Kenneth Grahame - author of 'The Wind of the Willows' - and illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst.Illustrated with a frontispiece and with full page illustrations throughout - included in the pagination - from illustrator and bookplate designer Percy J. Billinghurst. The second volume is the scarce 1977 first edition of George Beal's retelling of the fables which also features Billinghurst's illustrations throughout.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.Housed in a cloth slip case In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings housed in cloth slip case. Externally excellent with bump to head of 1899 volume. Internally firmly bound. Pages of 1977 volume exceptionally clean and bright with the odd spot to the 1899 volume. Slip case in excellent condition. Near Fine John Lane The Bodley Head; Angus & Robertson hardcover
