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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
1820964P39Newcastle; London: S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". Thomas Bewick; John Bewick. The Bewick brother's edition of Aesop complete with their iconic woodcuts of the fables. Thomas and John Bewick's edition of Aesop's 'Fables'.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title four portrait plates and woodcut vignettes throughout. This edition includes a memoir and a descriptive catalogue of the works of the Bewick brothers. Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables generally attributed to the ancient Greek Aesop. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life.Thomas Bewick spent almost his entire creative career producing various editions of illustrated 'Aesop's Fables' the first of which was published in 1776. Bewick was an illustrator known for his fine illustrations for books illustrating many natural history works such as 'A History of British Birds' and 'A History of Quadrupeds'. He is known for popularising the practice of printing illustrations using wood producing high-quality illustrations at a lower price. In a rebacked half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. Boards are a little discoloured and rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy 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
1882962H2London; New York: George Routledge and Sons 1882. Paperback. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". None Stated. A scarce copy of this volume from Routledge's Sixpenny Series published with the effort to democratize access to literature in the 19th century pairing these classic fables with charming illustrations. In the publisher's original paper wraps.The Routledge Sixpenny Series edition of Aesop's Fables is a 19th-century publication that aimed to make these fables more accessible to a wider audience. They are what the publisher calls "a series of the Cheapest Standard Books for Youth ever published in this or in any country" of that time typically priced at sixpence hence the name.This edition is particularly notable its 114 engraved illustrations by Harrison Weir. With publisher's advertisements to endpapers and rear paper wrap. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally generally smart. The odd handling mark to wraps. Spine rubbed occasionally resulting in the odd closed tear and slight loss to the pink paper particularly where the spine has been sewn. One or two closed tears and chipping to the extremities of the wrap. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if a little age toned. One or two handling marks with the odd spot heavier to fore edge. Very Good George Routledge and Sons paperback
1017970831.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
109491Milano Rovello date. In 8° grande brossure editoriali con trasparente. Della raffinata rivista disponiamo di una importante e perfetta collezione così composta: dal n° 1 al n° 102 consecutivi ad eccezione dei numeri 85/86 e 93/94. La rivista ha continuato ad uscire seppur con numeri doppi o anche tripli fino al numero 120 quando cessò definitivamente. E ritorna la frase che Mario Scognamiglio ripetè il giorno che chiuse anche la sua magica libreria: «Tutti mi capiscono nessuno mi ha aiutato». Il blocco Milano, Rovello unknown
B9781165160082Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1165160080.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1437338763.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1880771144.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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
3732641<p>Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son 1881. 103pp. Sm. 8vo. Cloth. Two illustrations. Faint soil and trifle fading to binding; a near fine copy with bright gilt</p> <p>Translated into English from Latin tales from Aesop and others as told by Phaedrus the 1st-century Roman fabulist and the first to versify Aesop’s fables into Latin. With notes and an introduction by the translator. Rare. OCLC returns one copy in America one in Australia.</p> unknown
26132o.O. o.J. 1920. 6 Orig.-Holzschnitte auf Japan Blattgrösse: 20 x 117 cm Büttenpapierin Passpartout: 24 x 32 cm. 1 orig.-graphisches Titelbl. Lose Blatt Tadellos Auflage 50 Ex. Die Schnitte stellen folgende Fabeln dar: Vom quacksalbernden Schuster; Die beiden Last tragenden Maultiere; Der zerplatzte Frosch und der Ochse; Der Leopard.; Die Schlange und der Amboss. Hübsche detailgetreue naturalistische Holzschnitte. Das kleinere ebenfalls orig.-graphische Titelblatt und alle Schnitte signiert. Titelbl. auch dat. 1920. Phaedrus röm Fabeldichter übersetzte zuerst Fabeln des Aesop und schuf später eigenständige Geschichtchen die seine Zeitgenossen belehrten und karikierten. 010 o.O., o.J., 1920 unknown
1920104556Berlin: Amsler & Ruthart. Fine. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Nine laid and matted wood engravings in black ink on japan paper by artist Erich Glas 1897-1973 depicting eight fables from Aesop/Phaedrus. Each engraving is signed at lower margin by the artist. Prints and tilte page / colophon page also signed by the artist are laid in publisher's portfolio bound in 1/2 linen over hand made paper cover boards. An edition of 50 copies this being #34. In fine condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Amsler & Ruthart hardcover
181662391103 pages 1 advert at the rear text in Latin Published by Law & Whittaker hardcover
1718FF2503Utrecht:: Apud Guilielmum vande Water 1718. 1718. Two parts in one volume. Octavo. 62 398; 258 70 pp. Elaborate engraved frontispiece woodcut title vignette head & tail pieces index. Title printed in red & black. Internally generally clean and tight with offsetting to title. Later full red straight grain morocco single-ruled in gilt with gilt-stamped and lettered spine with solid single gilt roll to edges foot of spine gilt-stamped: TRAJ: AD RHEN publisher: 1718 all edges gilt marbled endsheets; somewhat rubbed. Bookplates of Thomas M. Lowndes and Henry Drury. Very good. With a fore-edge painting depicting a scene of HAWICK ROXBURGHSHIRE SCOTLAND after an engraving by John Greig fl. 1800-1843 from an original study by Luke Clennell 1781-1840. The fore-edge painting is based on an engraving found in Sir Walter Scott's Border Antiquities of England and Scotland Longman & Co. 1814-1817. This well-painted scene is likely of 20th century vintage. / The Dutch scholar Peter Burman was professor of the art of rhetoric and the history of Utrecht and also of Greek philology. In 1715 he succeeded Perizonius receiving the chair of history and the Greek language and the art of rhetoric at the Lyon-Batava Academy. Later he was librarian and director of the Lyon-Batava Academy. This is his commentary on Phaedrus which was originally issued in 1698. PROVENANCE: Thomas M. Lowndes – Henry Drury both pre-fore-edge – Jack Bartfield Fine Books New York – Randall J. Moskovitz MD Memphis Tennessee. Apud Guilielmum vande Water, 1718. unknown
1767ABC_45189Berlin 1767. 12mo. Gottlieb August Langius Contemporary vellum manuscript title on spine. With woodcut vignette on title-page and some woodcut head- and tailpieces. XVI 98 112 pp. "Seventh" edition of Phaedruss Latin verse translation and adaptation of 94 Aesop fables without the commentaries by Gude Rittershausen and others in the redaction by Pieter Burman 1668-1741 professor of eloquence and history at the Utrecht University which he first published in 1698. It includes the 34 fables added in the appendix of J.F. Nilants 1709 edition. Phaedrus wrote in the first century CE and went through dozens of editions but the present edition calls itself the seventh perhaps counting only editions of Burmans redaction of the five books. The first edition of the five books appeared at Troyes in 1596.With several contemporary owner's inscriptions and annotations and drawings throughout; modern stamps on the pastedown. Binding soiled and margins cut close tot the text but with practically no loss. A fair copy.l Schwabe & Barbier 1826 I p. 104. hardcover
5534-01Leiden Luchtmans 1727. Gestoch. Frontisp. Tit. 25 Bll. 263 S. 22 Bll Index 93 S. Epistola critica. Pbd. d. Zt. m. goldgeprägt. Rückentit. Berieb. Alter Namenstempel am Tit. Beigeb.: SCHACHT Hermanno Oosterdyk. Oratio Funebris in Obitum viri Doctissimi et Celeberrimi Petri Burmanni. Leiden Luchtmans 1741. Tit. 48 S 13 Bll. Mit 1 gefalt. Frontisp. Leiden, Luchtmans 1727. unknown
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
