The Little Esop
by No author given (Aesop)
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Dover, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: H.C. Peck and Theo. Bliss, 1856. Cloth. Fair. Red cloth. 4 ¾ by 3 ¾ inches. 95 pp. Small black and white illustrations throughout. A rendition for children, of various fables by Aesop, including the horse and the lion, the tortoise and the hare, the mischievous dog, the man and his wig, etc. FAIR condition. Heavy fading, moderate scuffing and staining to the covers. Spine toned. Minor soiling. Cloth frayed, chipped and split along the extremities and spine. Text block shaken but intact. Child's doodles, names and scribbles on the endpapers and first and last few pages, with a few doodles/lines in the text throughout. Scattered staining throughout, with general soiling. General foxing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mare Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010328
- Title
- The Little Esop
- Author
- No author given (Aesop)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- H.C. Peck and Theo. Bliss
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Noisbn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folklore;
Terms of Sale
Mare Booksellers
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About the Seller
Mare Booksellers
Biblio member since 2005
Dover, New Hampshire
About Mare Booksellers
Mare Booksellers specializes in punk fanzines, with interests in underground newspapers and art. Who are we kidding? We really like anything with printed or handwritten letters, whether paper, books, etc. (Okay, letters and words aren't really that important either).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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....