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1169687059.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1887962F17London: Macmillan & Co 1887 . Leather. Near Fine. 12" by 9.5". Randolph Caldecott. A beautiful edition of Aesop's fables delightfully illustrated in colour by Randolph Caldecott and in a vibrant quarter morocco binding by Eric Sweet. This edition was first published in 1883.With vignette colour illustrations throughout by British artist and illustrator Randolph Caldecott a celebrated children's illustrator.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.Bound by Eric Sweet in 2002 in a morocco backed marbled paper covered boards by Eric Sweet with endpapers renewed and housed in a cloth covered clamshell.Eric Sweet was 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 morocco backed marbled paper covered boards by Eric Sweet with endpapers renewed. Housed in a cloth covered clamshell case. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages exceptionally bright with instances of handling marks to page perimeters and the odd spot. Small closed tear to tail of one leaf. Near Fine Macmillan & Co hardcover
1883D2341London: Macmillan and Co. 1883. Hardcover. Good. Original pictorially stamped cloth; illustrated throughout. Cloth frayed or chipped at corners spine tips and here and there along joints; crack in the gutter at pp. 40-41 with binding just a bit shaken. Still a good reading copy with charming illustrations and details. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co. hardcover
0548179506.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1385440686.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1170891926.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
49499o. O. Schweizerische Graphische Gesellschaft 1953. 4° 28.5 x 20.5 cm 11 Doppelbl. m. 7 Orig.-Radierungen Lose Bl. in kart. Mappe in Schmuckschuber. Schuber min. lichtrandig sonst tadellos. EA. Ex. Nr. 107/130. Von H. Fischer im impressum signiert. Jahresgabe der Schweizerischen Graphischen Gesellschaft 1953. 010 o. O., Schweizerische Graphische Gesellschaft, 1953 unknown
142494aafSchweizerische Graphische Gesellschaft, Jahresgabe, Mai 1954, in-4to, (28.5 x 20.5 cm), 11 Doppelbll. m. 7 Orig.-Radierungen, kleiner Sammler-Stempel „Joerg Weber“, Lose Bll. in kart. Mappe in Schmuckschuber., Schuber min. lichtrandig, sonst tadellos.
1988WRCLIT81925Mount Vernon: A. Colish Inc. 1988. Narrow quarto. Decorated paper over boards gilt spine label. Woodcuts printed in red. Fine without dust jacket. First printing in this format. Introduction by Kit Currie. One of 1500 copies printed in Centaur and Narrow Bembo italic types on Strathmore paper after a design by Jerry Kelly. A. Colish, Inc. hardcover books
1988403466Mount Vernon NY: A. Colish 1988. Introduction by Kit Currie. 8vo. 52 2pp. Printed in red and black. Original patterned paper boards. Near-fine save two tiny areas of wear at foot of spine. One of 1500 copies designed by Jerry Kelly. Publisher's letterpress announcement laid in. <br/><br/> A. Colish hardcover books
1988403479Mount Vernon NY: A. Colish 1988. Introduction by Kit Currie. 8vo. 52 2pp. Printed in red and black. Original patterned paper boards. A fine copy. One of 1500 copies designed by Jerry Kelly. <br/><br/> A. Colish hardcover books
198812395Mount Vernon NY: A. Colish Inc 1988. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dan Kelm. Bumped corners else tight bright and unmarred; near fine. 4to. xi 52pp 2. One on an edition of 1500 copies unnumbered printed in Centaur and Narrow Bembo type on specially made Strathmore Pastelle paper by A. Colish. Design and typography by Jerry Kelly. Introduction by Kit Currie. Over twenty illustrations taken from woodcuts in a fifteenth-century copy of Aesop's Fables. Attractively bound in rose paste-paper patterned boards with gilt spine label. A. Colish, Inc hardcover
1884962P12Boston: D. Lothrop and Company 1884. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7.5"; 10.5" by 8". Various. A scarce American versified edition of Aesop's fables a decoratively illustrated edition. In a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase both in a near fine condition.A scarce versified edition of the fables of Aesop.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.Illustrated with a frontispiece and decorative borders and vignettes throughout.With illustrations by E. H. Garrett F. H. Lungren F. Childe Hassam George Foster Barnes and M. J. Sweeney.Versified by Clara Doty Bates.Undated dated from Jisc from a copy held at the Durham University Library and Collections. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with patterned paper to the boards in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase. Externally generally smart a little rubbed. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Spots to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots. Slipcase is a little faded chemise is a little rubbed. Slipcase and chemise are both in a near fine condition. Very Good D. Lothrop and Company hardcover
1884213868Boston MA: D. Lothrop & Co 1884. Hardcover. Good-. Red/orange boarts with gilt and black text black printed illustration on cover. Textblock fully gilt. 111 Unnumbered pages. Bw illustrations. Illustrated by E. H. Garrett F. H. Lungren F. Childe Hassam George Foster Barnes M. J. Sweeney<br /> Contents: The cats at law -- The ants and the grasshopper -- The maid and the milkpail -- The town mouse and the country mouse -- The donkey and the lion's skin -- The larks and the farmer -- The hare and the tortoise -- The fox and the stork -- The shepherd boy and the wolf -- The lion and the mouse -- The fox and the crow -- The frogs who wished a king. D. Lothrop & Co hardcover
155185London: Pictorial Literature Society. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. No date shown; circa 1880's. Text block is completely detached from covers which are worn with a torn spine and the front and rear covers are nearly detached from each other. Fragile age-toned pages show some open tears and foxing. 7 1/4""w x 9 1/2""h. Approx. 90 pages. Elaborate black and white illustrations throughout. Keywords: 1800's Verse poetry Animal tales Illustrations Translated Greek Pictorial Literature Society hardcover
1984mon0000509056Hamish Hamilton Ltd 01/09/1984 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 1.4989 in x 21.6835 in x 15.8879 in. Hamish Hamilton Ltd hardcover
198828699Mount Vernon NY: A. Colish Inc 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 1500 copies. 52pp. Paper covered boards spine with black label lettered in gold. Printed on specially made Strathmore Pastelle paper. Design and typography by Jerry Kelly. A fine copy. ; Quarto. A. Colish, Inc 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
1020070773.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1820964P43Newcastle; London: S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. Leather. Fine. 8.5" by 5.5"; 9" by 6". Thomas Bewick; John Bewick. A finely bound copy of Bewick brother's edition of Aesop complete with their iconic woodcuts of the fables. In a beautiful quarter morocco binding with patterned cloth to the boards in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase a lovely unsigned binding by Eric Sweet with renewed endpapers. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition.Pages have been washed presenting an uncommonly bright copy of this sought after work.Thomas and John Bewick's edition of Aesop's 'Fables'.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title four portrait plates and woodcut vignettes throughout. Collated complete though the endpapers have been renewed. 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.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 morocco binding with patterned cloth to the boards in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase. Externally fine. Pages are bright and clean with only a few scattered spots. Chemise and slipcase are both in a fine condition. Fine S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy hardcover
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
185274956Philadelphia:: W. A. Leary & Co. 1852. publisher's blind-embossed cloth; gilt spine. . 19th c. bookplate on pastedown; slight use to cloth at extremities; very nice. 16mo. With Two Hundred Illustrations. W. A. Leary & Co., hardcover
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1104463695.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1140691341.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
