samuel croxall aesop (57 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.57.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.57.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.57.

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. date not stated, but certainly printed before 1825 based on the printing information (Edinburgh: Ballantyne and Company, Paul's Work). decorative cloth cover shows minor wear and rubbing. loose top hinge. long gift inscription from 1864 on the front free endpaper. a.e.g. pages lightly tanned and clean.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. EXTREMELY RARE EDITION! 344 pages, a good hardback that is well bound (tight and square) in the publisher's original brown cloth, with gilt lettering to the spine (dulled) and front cover. The text is clean but expect minor flaws as the book is now 160 years old.

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Various (illustrator). A richly illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, featuring 159 of these timeless tales with additional moral applications by Rev. G. F. Townsend and L. Valentine. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with blind stamp.This edition is notable for containing 159 of Aesop's fables, accompanied by 110 original illustrations.This edition is undated, this copy has been dated using Jisc, from a copy held at The National Trust Libraries.This copy includes fables such as "The Wolf and the Lamb", "The Frog and the Fox", "The Boy and his Mother", "Snake and the Crab", "Wasps in a Honey-pot", "The Fortune Teller", "The Ox and the Frog", "The Wind and the Sun", "The Viper and the File", "The Ant and the Fly", "The Cat and the Cock", among many others. This copy is also notable for including moral applications by the Reverend George Fyler Townsend and L. Valentine.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty, wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics, continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. One or two handling marks to the boards, with a couple of spots of damp staining to rear boards. Rubbing and bumping to extremities. Joints strained, rear joint separated about four inches at the centre, and slightly at the extremities, but holding firm. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, if a little age toned. One or two handling marks to fore edge. The odd spot. Good. book.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition, printed by Levey & Co. 8º (176 x 118 mm.), pp. xxiv, 264. Original cloth decorated in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers, wood engravings throughout. Spine dulled and slightly worn, pages uniformly lightly browned, name and date on free endpaper. Very scarce: one copy listed on copac, in the British Library.

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. RO60008046: 1875. In-16. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos frotté, Intérieur bon état. 288 pages. Reliure d'éditeur rouge avec motifs décoratifs noirs et dorés sur le dos et le 1er plat. Gravure en couleur en frontispice. 1er plat et pages de garde se détachant. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Lxv, [1], 189Pp; Xi, [1], 248Pp. 24.8 X16 Cm. Later 1793 Issue, Without Advertisement Leaf For Stockdale's "Gay's Fables" And With Corrected Page Number For P.198 Of The First Vol. Quarter Polished Calf, Rules, Black Spine Labels, Marbled Boards. Bindings Probably Original, Well Worn, Spine Labels Intact, Fraying, Front Board Of Vol I Detached, Front Board Of Volume Ii Held Only By The Cords. Pages Generally Bright And Clean, But With Small Areas Of Foxing On Some Pages, And Faint Offsetting Of Plates (Tissue Guards Are Not Present). Ownership Signatures On Title Pages. Each Volume With Bookplates 12 1/2 Cm X 11 1/2 Cm Designed For The Artist William R. A Hays By Franz Von Bayros (1866 - 1924), An "Austrian Commercial Artist, Illustrator, And Painter, Best Known For His Controversial "Tales At The Dressing Table" Portfolio. He Belonged To The Decadent Movement In Art, Often Utilizing Erotic Themes And Phantasmagoric Imagery. Bayros Was Born In Zagreb, In Present-Day Croatia, Then Part Of The Austro-Hungarian Empire. At The Age Of Seventeen, He Passed The Entrance Examination For The Vienna Academy With Eduard Von Engerth. Bayros Mixed In Elegant Society And Soon Belonged To The Circle Of Friends Of Johann Strauss Ii, Whose Stepdaughter Alice He Married In 1896. The Next Year, Bayros Moved To Munich. In 1904, He Gave His First Exhibition In Munich, Which Was A Great Success. From 1904 Until 1908, He Travelled To Paris And Italy For Further Studies. Returning To Vienna, He Felt Himself A Stranger. The Outbreak Of The First World War Came As Yet Another Setback For Bayros. " (Wikipedia).

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Various (illustrator). A very scarce edition of The Fables of Aesop translated by Samuel Croxall, featuring one hundred woodcut illustrations. In the publisher's original in blue cloth binding with blind stamp decorations. Undated, dated from inscription from previous owner. This edition is notable for featuring one hundred woodcut illustrations, alongside two hundred and two fables. These fables include titles such as "The Frog and the Ox", "The Peacock and the Crane", "The Lion in Love", "The Wolf and the Lamb", "The Fox Without a Tail", "The Fox and the Lion", The Wolf and the Crane", "The Wolves and the Sheep", "The Cock and the Jewel", and "The Boy and the Nettle", to name a few. This copy has 14 pages of the publisher's advertisements to rear, cataloguing their popular novels priced at one shilling each. Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty, wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics, continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities and spine. Endpapers age toned with offsetting. Hinges strained with binding cloth partially exposed. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and title page. Front free endpaper substantially torn at hinge, but holding firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages age toned, but bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to fore edge. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). An illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop, with instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with one hundred engravings, including a folding frontispiece. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel, The Frogs Desiring a King, and The Kite and the Pigeons, amongst others. With instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall, an Anglican churchman, writer and translator, particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. Dated from National Library of Wales and the contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light discolouration to the cloth with the odd mark. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and light age toning to the extremities. A 1" closed tear to the frontispiece. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper, dated 1853. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop, with instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with one hundred engravings, including a folding frontispiece and title vignette. The engraving to page 148 has been printed upside-down. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel, The Frogs Desiring a King, and The Kite and the Pigeons, amongst others. With instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall, an Anglican churchman, writer and translator, particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. Light creases to the front free endpaper. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop, with instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with one hundred engravings, including a folding frontispiece. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel, The Frogs Desiring a King, and The Kite and the Pigeons, amongst others. With instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall, an Anglican churchman, writer and translator, particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Very Good. book.

Decorated Cloth. Octavo, original pictorial cloth boards with illustration of leaves in shades of red, yellow and green, black-stamped lettering on gilt label block (these are all on both upper board and spine), "The Prize Library" lettered in black upper board, b&w illus frontis plate, many b&w illus, pp xxxii, 364. N.d., c.1890. Previous owner's inscription (dated Christmas 1900) front free endpaper, endpapers toned, otherwise clean. Corners lightly bumped, head and foot of spine lightly rubbed. Very good condition. An attractive circa 1899 edition of a comprehensive collection of Aesop's ancient fables featuring anthropomorphised animals, copiously illustrated with 110 engraved illustrations. With added "morals, applications" by George Fyler Townsend (1814?1900). Townsend's edition of Aesop's fables introduced the practice of stating a succinct moral at the conclusion of each story, and continues to be influential.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop, with instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with one hundred engravings, including a folding frontispiece. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel, The Frogs Desiring a King, and The Kite and the Pigeons, amongst others. With instructive moral applications from Samuel Croxall, an Anglican churchman, writer and translator, particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. With thirty-two leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Dated from York Minster. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A smartly bound, illustrated collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, translated by Samuel Croxall. Illustrated throughout with eighty original images. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Translated by Samuel Croxall, an Anglican churchman, writer and translator, particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. With new applications and morals from George Fyler Townsend, the British translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables. Dated from the British Library. Bound in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light sunning to the extremities and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have been washed and are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good Indeed. book.