Fables instructive applications von aesop croxall (10 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good Minus. Reprint. Publishers blind-stamped brown cloth binding with gilt decoration to spine. Page edges untrimmed. Slight bumping to ends of spine and corners, light marking to boards. Vertical crease to front free endpaper. Staining to rear endpaper. Some marking and stains to the text. Fold-out frontis (with pencilled notes to reverse), vignette to title page. Includes 211 fables and 100 woodcut illustrations. Prize inscription to front free endpaper. . Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 3.25 x 5.25 inches (8.25 x 13.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xviii, 296.…

XXIII/358 pp., head / edges bumped, binding slack, paper browned and partly foxed, else good, text in English, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600 Large 8vo., original hardcover.

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.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. 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. Various (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. 12mo, xxiv, 329 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is brown without print. Boards in brown leather; worn spine caps and corners, torn hinges, toning. Text block has cracked hinges, light amount of occasional foxing, creasing to corners of final pages, tear to rear flyleaf. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and text engravings. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #4. 1407258. FP New Rockville Stock. Sixteenth edition, carefully revised and improved. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Two pocket sized copies of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, one in the original cloth and the other smartly bound by Eric Sweet in gilt cloth, and both housed in a cardboard clamshell casing. A two volume set, featuring one copy in the original cloth, and another bound by Eric Sweet in modern cloth with gilt details, and endpapers and blanks retained. Both housed in the original clamshell casing.One copy bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style.Illustrated with monochrome wood engraved vignettes.Two charming collections of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall, and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable, which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.Undated, dated by the binder's date to the clamshell and copies held institutionally. The copy bound by Eric Sweet is lacking the original title page, and has been renewed with a facsimile with the original vignette laid down. One volume bound in the original cloth, the other is bound in modern cloth with endpapers and blanks renewed, and both housed in a cardboard clamshell casing. Externally, the original cloth copy is very smart with with minimal bumping and wear to the extremities, and a mark to the front board, and front hinge starting after blanks. The second copy is lovely. Internally the original cloth copy is generally firmly bound with title page tender with a closed tear, pages lightly age toned with occasional light spotting. The second copy is lacking the title page, renewed with facsimile, otherwise firmly bound with generally clean and lightly age toned pages. The clamshell is lovely. Very Good Indeed. None stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A beautifully bound pocket sized copy of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, bound in full diced calf, housed in a uniform chemise and slipcase, adorned with many wood engravings. A beautifully bound nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's edition.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle.Illustrated with a facsimile of the original frontispiece, lacking the original, and one hundred monochrome vignette vignettes.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall, and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable, which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.Bound in modern full diced calf with a cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Bound in modern full diced calf with a cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Lacking the original frontispiece, renewed with a facsimile. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages with the odd spot and minor handling mark, an owner's inscription to the verso of the title page, and a minor archival tape repair to pp. 224. Very Good Indeed. None stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. An excellent copy Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, illustrated with wood engravings and bound by Eric Sweet in crushed quarter morocco with a clamshell casing. A nineteenth century edition of Samuel Croxall's edition.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle.Illustrated with a monochrome wood engraved frontispiece and monochrome wood engraved vignettes.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall, and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable, which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards, housed in a cloth clamshell box.Undated, dated by the binder's date. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards, housed in a cloth clamshell box. Endpapers renewed. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and the odd minor spot. The clamshell is lovely. Near Fine. None stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Fine. A smartly bound pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, bound by Eric Sweet in crushed morocco with a uniform chemise and clamshell casing, and adorned with many wood engravings. A beautifully bound pocket size nineteenth century copy of Samuel Croxall's noted edition.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle.Illustrated with a folding wood engraved frontispiece an engraved title page and one hundred wood engraved vignettes throughout. Collated, complete.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition was translated and written by Samuel Croxall, and is notable for its addition of his 'instructions' to the end of each fable, which taught the reader how to apply the lessons of the fables to every day life.Bound in modern crushed half morocco with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Bound in modern crushed half morocco with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean washed pages. The chemise and slipcase are lovely. Fine. None stated (illustrator). book.…

Zustand: Very Good. Reprint Croxall edition. 12mo. (6.4 x 4.2 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with frontis, engraved title page, and 196 wood engravings, the artist unknown. Bound in contemporary half brown calf leather. Spine with five raised bands, each with vertical gilt lines. Compartments double ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Burgundy title label, gilt. Brown cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Armorial bookplate to the front pastedown endpaper. Some rubbing to edges and corners a bit bumped but still an attractive binding. Overall a very good copy.…