![Fables of Aesop and Others](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/595/702/248702595.0.m.jpg)
Fables of Aesop and Others
by Croxall, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Savage, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: T.O.H.P. Burnham, 1864. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 8vo. Bound in what was purple but has now faded to brown cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Edgewear, tears to cloth along hinges and bumped corners. Chipping to spine ends. Cracks to exterior hinges and front board is nearly detached though rest of binding remains tight. Minor foxing throughout though text remains bright. Includes frontis and 197 lovely woodcut illustrations. Index, 358 pages. Children's Literature. CHIL/3143.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3932
- Title
- Fables of Aesop and Others
- Author
- Croxall, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T.O.H.P. Burnham
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1864
Terms of Sale
The Kelmscott Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...