Fables
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Fables for the Female Sex
by MOORE, Edward
London: Francklin, 1744. hardcover. near fine. Engraved frontispiece vignette, and sixteen plates depicting scenes from each fable. 173 pp., rubricated title, 8vo, handsomely rebound in full blind stamped brown calf, red leather spine label.R. London: Francklin, 1744. First Edition. Near fine.<br/> <br/> Fables and myths retold for the female audience, with beautiful engravings, by British dramatist and writer Edward Moore.<br/> <br/>
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€614.38
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Esopo con la vita sua historiale vulgare e latino [with] Le Fabule de Esopo
by AESOP
Milan: Uldericus Scinzenzeler, 1497. Full Description: [AESOP]. Esopo con la vita sua historiale vulgare e latino [with] Le Fabule de Esopo vulgare e latine. Historiade. [Milan: Uldericus Scinzenzeler, 1497]. An early and rare edition of Aesop's Life and Fables. Two parts in one octavo volume. Book 1- Vita: Complete with 40 leaves [A-E8]. With woodcut title-page and 23 additional woodcuts in the text. Book 2- Fabule: With 67 of 70 leaves. [a-d8, e2-e5, f-i7]. Book 2 is lacking text leaves e1 and e6...
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€33,082.00
Æsop's Fables
by GOODEN, Stephen
London: George G. Harrap and Co, 1936. GOODEN, Stephen; AESOP|L'ESTRANGE, Roger, Sir. illustrator]. AESOP, [contributor]. L'ESTRANGE, Roger, Sir, [translator]. Æsop's Fables. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange Kt. With plates & decorations by Stephen Gooden. London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1936. Full Description: [GOODEN, Stephen, illustrator]. AESOP. Æsop's Fables. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange Kt. With plates & decorations by Stephen Gooden. London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1936. One of...
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€945.20
Fables in Slang
by Ade, George
Chicago & New York: Herbert S. Stone, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. Early reprint. Tan buckram with decorative floral design to front side and title to spine. Publisher's device in black to rear board. T.E.G., others untrimmed. 202 p.p. Illustrated throughout with humorous woodcuts. Description laid-in. George Ade was a newspaper columnist who left his position to work on Fables in Slang. They were so popular with the American public that they were eventually turned into motion picture shorts and...
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€31.14
Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry. With an Autobiographical Introduction, Explanatory Notes, and... Volume II only.
by Carleton, William
Wilson & Hawkins; New York., 1862. `A New Edition`. . Hard. Good-. 8vo. 9".. Illustrated with engravings on wood and steel by Harvey, Phiz, Franklin, Macmanus, Gilbert and other Artists of eminence.. Good-. Contemporaneous decoratively blind embossed dark green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Neatly penned ownership inscription to free front endpaper and half-title page. Top corner of title page ripped away. 430pp.
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€99.32
The Fables of Aesop, and others, with Designs on Wood, by Thomas Bewick
by Aesop
Newcastle.: T. Bewick and Son., 1823. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good. Contemporaneous full calf a little scuffed and pitted. Rebacked and with replacement endpapers and fly-leaves. Calf split to upper joint. Lacking the "thumb print" receipt. Contemporaneous ownership inscription to front pastedown, as well as small, recent, address sticker. xxiv and 376pp. Published by T. Bewick and Son, Newcastle. 8vo. 8 1/3".
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€118.24
The Illustrated Book of World Fables
by Cotterell, Yong Yap (collected by)
BCA 1979 . 4to, min sunning to d/w, bookplate with name to fep o/w VG+/VG+ 555 gms.
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€6.50
AESOP'S FABLES. A New Version Written by Munro Leaf
by Leaf, Munro. Illustrated by Robert Lawson
New York: The Heritage Reprints, Heritage Press, (c..1941). reprint. hardccover. Very good/Fair. Lawson, Robert. Octavo (approx.6 1/4" wide by 9 1/4" tall) Brown cloth covers with gilt titles and decorations. 132 pages. Book has small discoloration on front cover. Dust jacket chipped at edges, stain on front panel, fair. Studio. Moral Tales
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€8.51
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Maguire, Gregory
Headline Publishing Group., 2006. First printing thus. . Soft. Near fine paperback. 8vo.. Near fine paperback. 495pp. RRP £7.99.
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€2.84
Aesop's Fables, A New Version
by Aesop. James, Thomas, M A
London: John Murray, 1856 148 pgs 32 pgs of ads. Blue cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, overall worn and rubbed, gift inscription to endpaper, rear hinge nearly broken, clean text & images. Fables in verse with small engravings throughout after John Tenniel, originally published in 1848. It was the strength of these illustrations that would lead Tenniel to be hired by the editors of Punch. Darton pg 10, Muir pg 108. . Later Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Tenniel. 12mo.
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€56.71
FABLES
by Gay, John
London: J. and R. Tonson and J. Watts, 1746. Vol. I, 6th edition; Vol. II, 4th edition. Some light foxing, but generally quite clean and nice.. Vol. I, 6th edition; Vol. II, 4th edition. Two volumes. Each fable illustrated with a copper-engraved plates. Rebound in full leather with very plain gilt spine titles.
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€165.41
Fables De Lokman text Arabe revu sur les Meilleures Editions Collationne avec le Manuscrit de la Bibliotheque Inperiale by Cherbonneau, A
by Cherbonneau, A
Hachette, Paris, 1870, 1870. Hardcover. Acceptable. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes : Acceptable hardcover, D'un Dictionnaire. Bookplate, Scraping, Label on front paste down, Spine starting, writing in ink and pencil on half title page, damp stain to some pages reinforced by tape at one time ink writing on rear paste down, fraying to boards, front and rear cover's soiled Text-block loose, may be candidate for repair or rebinding. In Arabic in French. *
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€99.25
Le Petit La Fontaine
by La Fontaine, Jean de
Paris: Firmin Didot Freres, 1840. Miniature book, in original publishers paper over boards and matching publisher's slipcase. Engraved title page plus six engravings illustrating selected fables of Jean de La Fontaine. 96pp; 2-3/8" x 1-5/8", bound in bright green paper over boards with romantique design stamped in black on both covers and on spine, aeg, housed in matching publisher's slipcase with title "Le Petit La Fontaine" printed in black within four-ruled decorative border on front of case and...
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€945.20
Vita di Esopo frigio ... Alquale di nuovo sono aggiunte le Favole del medesimo Esopo, con molte altre d'alcuni elevati ingegni ... Hora in gratia della studiosa gioventù illustrate
by FABLES - AESOP, et al
Venice and Bassano: Gio. Antonio Remondini, 1700. 12mo (134 x 67 mm). Collation: A-R12. 394, [14] pp. 2 parts, separately titled, second title-page on F5r. Woodcut printer's device on titles, 120 text woodcuts, a very few repeated. A few cuts with black dots (e.g., on p. 257), apparently from wormed blocks. Fol. K12 with short closed tear touching a woodcut, a few headlines shaved; some light discoloration. Late 18th-century English green calf, covers with gilt intertwining feather and pointillé...
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€708.90
FABLES BY MR. JOHN GAY
by Gay, John
NY: White and Allen. Very Good with no dust jacket. ca1900. Hardcover. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Becorative brown and gilt cloth over patterned boards. ND but circa late 1800's. Bookplate of Jospehine L Thompson, some scattered light foxing to front matter. .
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€46.27
Ovid's Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. Translated by the Most Eminent Hands. Adorn'd with Sculptures
by Ovid [Publius Ovidus Naso, 43 B.C. - 17 A.D.]; Garth, Samuel (editor, translator); Addison, Joseph, A.S. Catcott, William Congreve, Samuel Croxall, John Dryden, Laurence Eusden, John Gay, Stephen Harvey, Arthur Maynwaring, John Ozell, Alexander Pope, Nich
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1717. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Orig. calf boards, new calf spine w/ black leather spine label. Gilt palm borders, panels, title and decoration to spine, blind medallions to center of boards. Inner edges blind dentelle, with gilt rule and floral corners. A.E.G. Brown ribbon marker. [6], xx, [4], 548 pp. Engraved frontispiece, woodcut intials. Full-page engraved dedicatory portrait of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales [Wilhelmina...
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€4,671.68
Hesitant Wolf and Scrupulous Fox: Fables Selected from World Literature
by Kennerly, Karen
New York: Schocken. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 0805207171 . "150 fables contain the wisdom of the world's cultures." Tape has been placed over the spine (as protection). The spine sunned; the lettering is legible. There is no spine or cover creasing. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book. Trade paperback. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 327 pages .
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€11.30
The Neighbor and the Stone; A Modern Greek Fable
by Barbara J. Euser
Writers Workshop, 2010. Book. Illus. by Jim DeWitt. Good +. Hardcover. Good+ pictorial hardcover. NO jacket. 2010. Corner of text with pages stuck together. seperated now witih shallow tears, otherwise pages clean. Covers bright and clean. Binding solid. Unpaginated.Illustrated by Jim DeWitt..
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€22.68€20.42
Aesop and Hyssop Being; Fables Adapted and Orignial with the Morals Carefully Formulated
by Leonard, William Ellery
Chicago. Good; Hardcover; The Open Court Publishing Co. ; 1912. Grey cloth, black lettering and decorations, 2 line prev. Owners inscription on fep, back cover has 2" dark stain upper edge. Hinge loosening but still easily read. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 158 p. .
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€45.37
AESOP'S FABLES LARGE PRINT
by Various
This book has brilliant illustrations. Large Print. The glossy boards match the dust jacket. There are 9 fables. Great condition. Clean and tight.
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€18.90
Gems from Fable Land: a Collection of Fables Illustrated By Facts
by Bourne, Wm. Orland
New York: Charles Scribner, 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. (Copr. 1852) Original green cloth binding. Gilt illustration of a fairy and two children flying on moth. Title in gilt on spine. A.e.g. xii, 13-336 p.p. Illustrated title page and frontispiece. Fables followed by a moral and contemporary tale. Boards rubbed and dirtied. Gilt faded. Wear to spine and edges. Tears to p.p. 119 partially affecting text and p. 139. Some sporadic tears throughout to margins throughout.. Pages...
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€103.82
Fables de La Fontaine. Reimprimees sur l'Edition de 1678-1694
by LA FONTAINE
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1875. hardcover. fine. Frontispiece by L. Flameng. 2 volumes, tall 8vo, rubricated titles, 1/2 dark green morocco, ornately gilt spines, marbled boards, top edges gilt. Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1875. Fine.<br/> <br/> Bookplates and previous owner's signature<br/> <br/>
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€803.42
Fifty Fables. With Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary By Kenneth McKenzie
by Fontaine, Jean de La
New York: American Book Company, 1903. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 18mo [5 x 7 mm]. Grey cloth binding with fleur-de-lis on front board. Symbol of American Book Company on rear. 127 p.p. Fables in French, with annotations in English by McKenzie. Boards soiled. Spine sunned. Thin stain from head to tail of rear board, with sporadic scratches. Previous owner inscription on front free endpaper. Notes and underlined passages in pencil throughout. Some Corners bumped and or dog-eared, otherwise in good...
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€24.22
