London. George Lawford, Saville Passage. 1828. Hardcover. tall8vo, 24cm, firstedition, iii,272,[8]p., ads., engraved frontis portrait, rubricatedtitle-page, 280 woodcut engravings (head & tail, first letter), in fullcross grain crushed brown morocco, doubled gilt ruled raised bands, giltdecorations and gilt decorated borders in the panels, elaborated giltdecorated borders on the boards, quadruple ruled borders on thedentelles, inner leather hinges, all edges gilt, some foxing to thepreliminaries, a fine copy in fine binding by "Lauford". (Lt) Theportrait of Northcote did not appear until the second edition of 1830.The portrait in this copy is dated 1839 and is engraved from an originalpainting by Harlow. An index to the extensive engravings lists theengraver for each illustration. Northcote in his Preface credits WilliamHarvey with drawing the illustrations on wood. In very attractive bindingwith the binder's stamp - "Lauford", which is fading. Printed by JohnJohnson at the Apollo Press.

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Bookseller: Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 34108
Title: One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected
Author: NORTHCOTE, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: London. George Lawford, Saville Passage. 1828
Keywords: ENGLISH LITERATURE FABLES AESOP NORTHCOTEILLUSTRATION HARVEY ENGRAVINGS FINE SIGNED BINDING BINDINGS FULL MOROCCOCALF

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Tail: The heel of the spine.
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...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...