One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected

London: Geo. Lawford, Saville Passage, 1828. Two volumes, 1828 and 1833, bound in contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, the back gilt with red morocco label, marbled end papers and edges. Embellished with two hundred and eighty engravings on wood. With distinguished provenance, with the bookplates of Michael Tomkinson, (1841 - 1921), Royal Axminster carpet manufacturer and noted collector… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

London: Geo. Lawford, 1829. Second edition. Binding with rubbing and old wear, preliminaries foxed, remainder clean. Second edition. Small 8vo. viii, 272p. Illustrated with 280 engravings. This with a very nice oval fore-edge painting of a fox stalking a duck.

London: Geo: Lawford, Saville Passage. Printed by J. Johnson [Apollo Printing Office], 1828. First edition, large paper issue. Engraved frontispiece, 183 wood-engraved vignettes and 100 wood-engraved initials after Northcote and William Harvey. iii, [i], 272, [8, ads for Lawford] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary maroon morocco, covers stamped with gilt frame of floral and volute tools, smooth spine, titled… Read more about this item

1829. NORTHCOTE, James. NORTHCOTE, James, etc., etc. ONE HUNDRED FABLES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. Embellished with Two Hundred Eighty Engravings on Wood. Second Edition. London: Geo. Lawford, (printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick), 1829. First series. Engraved frontisp. portrait of Northcote. The head-pieces are designed by Northcote, with ornamental letters and tail-pieces designed by William Harvey, one of Thomas Bewick's favorite… Read more about this item

London: Geo. Lawford, Savile Passage, 1829. Rebacked with new paper spine label. Covers sunned, rubbed. Original yellow endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. Title-page in black and red letters, with vignette. This book of fables is embellished with 280 wood engravings. The illustrations were first devised by the author, then drawn by William Harvey, and finally engraved on wood by John Johnson, of… Read more about this item

London: Geo: Lawford, Saville Passage. Printed by J. Johnson, 1828. First edition. Engraved frontispiece, 183 wood-engraved vignettes and 100 wood-engraved initials after Northcote and William Harvey. iii, [i], 248 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarteers green sheep by Hering, gilt spine, with marbled paper boards. Joints starting but sound, l.ight rubbing at spine tips, endpapers slightly stained or spotted;… Read more about this item

London: Lawford, 1829. hardcover. very good(-). 280 engravings on wood. viii + 272pp., 8vo, leather spine label; bookplate inside front cover; corners bumped, spine ends chipped, upper front hinge mended. London: George Lawford, 1829. A very good (-) copy.<br/><br/>

London: Lawford, 1828. paper-covered boards as issued, spine lacking, binding otherwise good and tight, internally clean and sound, some occasional foxing, with 280 woodcut illustrations by the author. Owner signatures dated 1828. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Northcote, James.

London, Lawford, 1828. . Die feinen und lebendigen Illustrationen nach Northcotes Entwürfen stammen vom englischen Illustrator William Harvey (1796-1866), der auch die Initialen anfertigte. - James Northcote, 1746-1831, englischer Maler und Schriftsteller. - Besitzvermerk von alter Hd. a. V. ("And. Bonar, 1829" = Andrew Bonar, 1810-1892, Pfarrer der Free Church of Scotland?). Einband bestoßen, der gebrochene Rücken lose beiliegend,… Read more about this item

LONDON, LAWFORD, 1828. FINE.

London: Geo Lawford, 1828. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 4.5". William Harvey et al. A very bright copy of this beautifully illustrated collection of fables. The first edition. Embellished with two-hundred and eighty engravings on wood. William Harvey designed the ornamental letters and tail-pieces, but northcode designed the main engravings. Northcote… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1833. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. 3/4 leather lx + 248pp., engravings, index, With 280 wood engravings. Pages bright & white. Boards worn & spine partially stripped, but tight in binding, all edges gilt, & overall a very nice copy. Engraved bookplate of Elizabeth Mary Villiers on the front paste-down

London:: Geo. Lawford,, 1833.. Third edition.. old gilt morocco, a.e.g.. Inoffensive darkening to the gilt spines; a little rubbed at joints; but tight and sound; an attractive set.. Small 8vo,. Embellished with two hundred and eighty engravings on wood..