harry aesop (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Harry Rountree (illustrator). A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Used; Good. Harry Rountree (illustrator). Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Name in front of book.

Hardback. Printed pages: 176. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. *** PLEASE NOTE *** The bookshop is currently closed for holidays. Items can still be ordered, but will not be dispatched until we reopen on Saturday 6th June. Many thanks for your patience. *** Dust jacket: Heavily worn to edges with several sections of loss. A couple of long tears. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Fair. Book: Quarter green cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Bumping to ends of spine. Rubbing and chipping to lower edge of boards. Slight wear to corners. Good solid binding. Very clean text throughout. Includes 24 colour plates. Gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1941. . Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 7.75 x 9.75 inches (19.5 x 25 cm).

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Rountree, Harry (illustrator). Almost very good condition. Small format. Pictorial stiff card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. B/w illustrations. Fables and the moral of the story. Inscription in ink to first blank page. Spine worn with some loss of surface from rear cover alongside. Contents pulled so feel a little loose. A few marks to margins otherwise contents clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

8°, x, 340 p., plus 48 leaves of coloured plates, Initialen zum Kapitelanfang, Text: englisch, original Leineneinband (Hardcover) mit schwarzer Deckelbeschriftung und montiertem farbig illustr. Deckelschild in mehreren Zierrahmen, mit schwarzer Rückenbeschriftung und reicher schwarzer Rückenverzierung im Stil der Zeit, Rücken unten etwas angeplatzt, Bindung ein wenig angelockert (nicht lose), rechter fliegender Vorsatz, Titeleiseiten sowie Inhaltsverzeichnis sauber herausgetrennt und fehlen, eine Doppelseite (Textseite plus Farbtafel) mit kleinen, zarten, farbenfrohen Kleckschen, eine Seite mit einem kleinen Randriss (2cm), sonst ein aber gutes, sauberes, stabiles Exemplar dieser fraren Ausgabe. Traumhaft, leicht surrealistisch illustriert. Abholung im Ladengeschäft in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend ggü. Musterschule) möglich. Das spart die Portokosten. Pickup at the store in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend, close to Musterschule) is possible. It saves the shipping costs.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Rountree, Harry (illustrator). First Edition. 1/2" tear and 3/8" chip to cloth at head of spine. No pictorial onlay to front board. Frontis detached and edgeworn. Corners of some leaves a little dog-eared. No signatures. Some staining to title page. Split to gutter at front hinge. 1/2" tear in margin of one contents leaf. ; No date (c. 1920's). 44 colour plates including frontis + double colour plates on front and rear endpapers. Dimensions: 8 1/4" by 6 1/4". All 44 plates called for in the contents are present, presumably to make up the stated 48 plates the illustrated endpapers have been included in the count. Onlay illustration missing from front board? ; 8vo.

Ward, Lock, London. nd (c1950). 4to. Hardback with colour-printed paper-covered boards. 176 pages. Extremities a little rubbed and worn; inscription to front free end-paper.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Harry Rountree (illustrator). A charming copy of this collection of Aesop's Fables retold, with bright illustrations throughout. The Sunshine Series. Illustrated with sixteen colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of the fables of Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection includes: Crying "Wolf", The Lion and The Mouse, The Goose Who Laid Golden Eggs, The Crow and The Snake, and The Two Bags, amongst others. Retold by Blanche Winder, a British author of children's books. Illustrated by Harry Rountree, a New Zealand-born illustrator noted for his prolific output in England around the turn of the twentieth century. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light chipping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with light discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with age toning to the endpapers. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Arthur Cook; Harry Rountree (illustrator). Blanche Winder's retelling of the fables of Aesop, in the very scarce original dust wrapper eautifully illustrated by Harry Rountree. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped, very scarce dust wrapper illustrated by Harry Rountree.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece by Arthur Cooke.Blanche Winder's retelling of the fables of Aesop, a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters.Undated, dated by the prize label to the front. In the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with the slightest wear to the tail of the spine. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown with offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap has the odd spot and handling mark to the rear, minor sunning to the spine, and tape repairs and spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only the odd spot to the front. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Harry Rountree; Lindsay Duff (illustrator). A very scarce trio of editions of Aesop's fables for children by Tiger Books, all adorned with colour plates. A trio of very scarce Tiger Books editions of Aesop's fables for children.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers.Illustrated to each, including a frontispiece and ten colour plates to 'Children's Treasury', fifteen double-sided colour plates to 'Children's Classics', and eight double-sided colour plates to the 1987 edition.Collated, complete.Offering a delightful set of children's anthologies of these classic fables, including stories such as 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', 'The Three Wishes', 'The Fox and the Grapes', 'The Goose Who Laid Golden Eggs', 'The Milkmaid and Her Pail', and many more. In the original cloth except for 'Children's Treasury', which is in the original pictorial boards. All complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with mild discolouration to the edges of the cloth and a couple marks to the boards of 'Children's Treasury'. Dust wrappers are also very smart, with spots and slight sunning to the blue wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with marginal age toning and a scattered spotting to the fore edge of 'Children's Classics' and 'Children's Treasury', affecting the odd page. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Harry Rountree (illustrator). Two copies of Blanche Winder's retelling of Aesop's fables, beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Harry Rountree, including the very scarce original dust wrapper. The Harry Rountree illustrated edition.Bound in the original cloth with pictorial boards, and the original unclipped dust wrapper to one of the volumes.Illustrated by Harry Rountree with a coloured frontispiece and twenty-three coloured plates to both volumes. Collated, complete.A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters.A two volume set, featuring a complete copy and a smaller incomplete copy with the original dust wrapper. The smaller volume is lacking the pages after pp.44, but contains all twenty-four colour plates.One volume is re-backed and the other has been re-bound with the plates bound to the rear, with the original spine bound to the front endpapers. Housed in a cloth clamshell box. In the publisher's original cloth, re-backed, with pictorial covers. The second volume is re-bound and includes the original unclipped dust wrapper. Housed in a cloth clamshell box. Externally, very smart with minimal edge wear and the odd slight mark to the rear covers. Original cloth spine adhered to the front pastedown of the smaller volume. The wrap has archival repairs and a tidemark to the verso, and minor creasing. Internally, the slightest strain in places, otherwise firm. Pages bright with the odd spot heavier to the front and rear. The clamshell has fading to the spine and joint. Very Good Indeed. book.