thomas james aesop (34 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Grandville (illustratore). 8vo, quarter green morocco, green cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering and decoration, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards with black and gilt stamping to front cover and spine. Title page dated 1873. 145 pages. In fair condition. Covers have quite a bit of uneven and speckled fading. Lettering on front cover and spine is slightly difficult to read. Cloth has been chipped toward foot of spine, with a little over the size of a dime missing. Chipping at head and foot of spine also chipped, fraying cloth. Boards slightly exposed at corners. Rear gutter is cracked through, but covers remain attached and there are no loose pages. Some chipping along fore edge at front of text block. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Some foxing throughout. Illustrations throughout. Overall, a fair copy in good reading condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Black decoration and gilt lettering. Hardcover. xviii, [21]-224, 16 pages : with more than fifty illustrations, designed by John Tenniel. 20 cm. Added illustrated title. Internal binding loosening, but still holding. Introduction dated January, 1848.

xx, 148 pp. Added illustrated title page; more than one hundred illustrations designed by Tenniel and Wolf. 12mo, publisher's blue cloth stamped in gold and black. 1878 pencil gift inscription; cloth lightly worn at extremities, but tight and sound; contents fine.

224 pp. With more than fifty illustrations, designed by John Tenniel. 12mo, publisher' cloth decorated in gold and black. A couple of short marginal tears and a few pages numerated in ink; 3" break just to the surface of the paper of the front (inner) hinge; light wear to cloth.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Gilt full leather hardcover. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Ribbon marker smooth and unfrayed. Blindstamp to first blank endpaper. Otherwise clean, tight, bright, and completely unmarked -- a sound and handsome copy, appears unread. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good +. No Jacket. Tenniel; Wolf (illustratore). 3rd Edition. Gift inscription. Covers have light rubbing.

224 pp. With more than Fifty Illustrations, designed by John Tenniel. 12mo, publisher's cloth. Occasional spotting to text; gold lettering on spine quite dull; tight and sound.

John Tennial (illustratore). Circa 1900. Quarter bound with gilt decorated buckram and patterned cloth. extremities rubbed and worn. Light foxing to pages. A tidy, clean copy. From the "Knickerbocker Nuggets" series - states on the facing title page that 33 uniform works are now ready.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. Bennett, Charles H.; King, Kevin (illustratore). Limited Edition. 12mo. Limited edition. Genuine leather, gilt decoration to boards and spine. A.E.G. Ribbon marker. Blue moire endpapers. xxiv, 150 pp. Nine full-page B&W illustrations. Includes Notes from the Editors pamphlet, blue paper wrappers, stapled binding, 23 pp.

Half-Leather. Condizione: Very Good. xx 145pp, half calf, marbled boards, some wear with minor abrasions to leather, more than 100 text engravings, front inner hinge cracked, armorial bookplate (James Wiseman) on front pastedown, small 8vo (11x17cm).

John Tenniel (illustratore). Bound in the publisher's gilt arsenic cloth, with gilt pictorial imagery to front board and decoraitve spine. The edges are a touch discoloured and gribby; the corners lightly bumped, the joints and spine ends bumped. There are one or two stains and marks to the boards and the gilding is a touch worn. All edges gilt. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Front hinge strained, else binding generally tight. Leaves have the odd mark or instance of spotting. 32pp publisher's advertisements bound to rear; illustrated with Tenniel's vignette drawings throughout. A lovely new edition, bound in the publisher's arsenic binding.

Hardcover. Octavo, xv, 148 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in decorated green cloth paneled spine with gilt tooling. Spine green with bright gilt inlay. Mild shelfwear and soiling, minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine with light fraying. Textblock age toned but clean. Front free endpaper loose. Includes over 50 illustrations. Shelved above showcase. 1406119. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

224 pp. With more than Fifty Illustrations designed by John Tenniel. 8vo, publisher's cloth; gilt spine and gilt emblem on front panel; a.e.g. 19th c. ink gift inscription on front pastedown; another old gift inscription in pencil at head of title page; light foxing to text throughout; cloth sunned with light wear.

224 pp. Added illustrated title page; more than fifty illustrations designed by John Tenniel. 12mo, publisher's green cloth stamped in gold and black. 1878 ink gift inscription; light use and a few spots to the cloth.

208 pp. With more than sixty illustrations, designed by John Tenniel. 12mo, publisher's embossed cloth; gilt spine. 1857 pencil gift inscription; cloth a bit sunned; gold on spine dulled; tight and sound.

208 [8, illustrated ads] pp. Added illustrated title page; more than sixty illustrations designed by John Tenniel. 16mo, publisher's gilt cloth. 1850 ink Christmas gift inscription; cloth sunned; tight and sound.

hardcover, Condizione: fair, John Murray, London, 1848, 8vo., full leather, (xxv,232,12)pp., many illusts., Eugene Field's armorial bookplate. once ornate green gilt leather, a signed Riviere & Son binding, with cloth from original front, back & spine bound in the rear. covers detached, lacks spine, text itself VG $.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Tan cloth embossed with gold animals, 4 X 6 1/4 inches, 208 + (8 pages of ads). Illustrations by John Tenniel, noted for illustrating Alice in Wonderland, in small engravings generally measuring 2 X 2 1/2 inches. Yellow end papers with two ink inscriptions, one a 19th century hand and one a 20th century ball point pen. (see photo) Top and bottom edge of spine rubbed and slightly chipped, Two of the ad pages with bent corners. Text block tight, pages show very light, occasional foxing, Good to Very good.

Condizione: Very Good. Fully-bound in leather with gilt decorations; Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine. Silk moire endpapers with matching sewn-in bookmark. All outer edges are gilt.

Leather. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. John Tenniel (illustratore). A vibrantly bound example of Thomas James's edition of Aesop's fables, illustrated throughout by celebrated artist John Tenniel. Rev. Thomas James first published his edition of these fables in 1848.Lewis Carroll was so impressed by John Tenniel's animated designs for this edition of the fables that he chose the Tenniel to illustrate 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Illustrated with over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours, teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance, honesty, and hard work.With four pages of advertisements to the rear.Rebound by Eric Sweet in quarter morocco, with marbled paper covered boards, and with endpapers renewed. With a chemise from Sweet, which incorporates the publisher's original cloth binding to the front and rear pastedown.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. Rebound in quarter morocco by Eric Sweet, with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, fine. Endpapers renewed. In a cloth covered chemise, with the cloth of the publisher's original binding pasted to the front and rear pastedown. Chemise near fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with instances of significant spotting and foxing throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. John Tenniel; Wolf (illustratore). A charming collection of four 19th century copies of Aesop's fables, all of which feature the illustrations of John Tenniel. Four volumes of Rev. Thomas James edition of the fables of Aesop, which were first published in this edition in 1848.Each of these volumes is the edition of James, and features illustrations from John Tenniel and Wolf.Illustrated with over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel in each volume. Lewis Carroll was so impressed by John Tenniel's animated designs for this edition of the fables that he chose the Tenniel to illustrate 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Present here are: the 1852 edition of this work; the 1863 edition, being the forty-eighth thousand; the 1868 edition, being the sixty-third thousand, and the 1882 edition, being the seventy-eighth thousand.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours, teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance, honesty, and hard work.With a thirty-two page catalogue to the rear of the 1852 volume, dated January 1852, and another to the 1868 volume, dated April 1868.Housed in a cloth clamshell case, these four volumes were collected by Eric Sweet, whose bookplate appears to the interior of the clamshell. In the publisher's original cloth bindings and paper wraps, housed in a cloth clamshell. The earliest volume is in paper wraps, with losses of paper to the back strip, and significant rubbing to wraps. Rear hinge of 1863 volume strained, but firmly held. Hinges of 1868 volume strained, but firmly held. Clamshell fine. Internally, 1852 volume strained throughout, with remaining volumes lightly strained. Pages a touch age toned, with instances of light spotting throughout. Good. book.

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. John Tenniel (illustratore). First edition. A vibrantly bound example of the first Thomas James edition of Aesop's fables, illustrated throughout by celebrated artist John Tenniel. The first edition of these fables from Rev. Thomas James.Lewis Carroll was so impressed by John Tenniel's animated designs for this edition of the fables that he chose the Tenniel to illustrate 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Illustrated with an engraved title page and over one-hundred vignette illustrations from Tenniel.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours, teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance, honesty, and hard work.With twelve pages of advertisements to the rear, dated March 1848.The leaves of this volume have been washed. Rebound by Eric Sweet in cloth, with endpapers renewed. With a slip case from Sweet, which incorporates the publisher's original cloth binding.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. Reboud in cloth, with endpapers renewed, housed in a cloth slip case with the publisher's original boards and back strip laid down. Externally, fine. Original boards lightly age toned, with ring mark to front board, and back strip age toned. Slip case in very good condition indeed. Internally, firmly bound. The leaves of this volume have been washed. Pages clean and bright. Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. "New Edition." Small 8vo. 203 fables. 12 page author's introduction. More than 100 illustrations, designed by John Tenniel. Index. Modern 3/4 gilt stamped tan calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt stamped green morocco label, matching marbled endpapers, glazed edges. Fine. 148 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Bradbury and Evans.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This set is in Fine condition. The front and back covers of each book are both in terrific condition and the gilded page edges show only minor wear (see pictures). There are no markings or bookplates in any of the books. The set retails for over $9,000 and would take 8+ years to collect. Now is your chance to buy this complete original set at a substantial discount! Includes: A Journal of the Plague Year A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man A Tale of Two Cities Aesop's Fables Alice in Wonderland Anna Karenina Brave New World Candide Crime and Punishment David Copperfield Dialogues of Love and Friendship Don Quixote Fathers and Sons Faust Great Expectations Grimm's Fairy Tales Gulliver's Travels Heart of Darkness Ivanhoe Jane Eyre Jude the Obscure Leaves of Grass Little Women Lord Jim Madame Bovary Medea/Hippolytus/The Bacchae Moby-Dick or, The Whale Oedipus the King Of Mice and Men On the Origin of Species Paradise Lost Poems of Yeats Politics & Poetics Rights of Man Robinson Crusoe Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam She Stoops to Conquer Tales from the Arabian Nights Tales of Mystery and Imagination The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Aeneid The Alhambra The Analects of Confucius The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Birds and The Frogs The Brothers Karamazov The Canterbury Tales The Comedies The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau The Confessions of St. Augustine The Decameron The Descent of Man The Divine Comedy The Essays or Counsels Civil & Moral The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson The Federalist Papers The Flowers Of Evil The Histories The History of Early Rome The Iliad The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book The Last of the Mohicans The Mill on the Floss The Odyssey The Oresteia The Pilgrim's Progress The Poems of John Donne The Poems of John Keats The Poems of Robert Browning The Poems of Robert Frost The Portrait of a Lady The Prince The Red and the Black The Red Badge of Courage The Republic The Return of the Native The Scarlet Letter The Sea Wolf The Short Stories of Charles Dickens The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde The Tales of Guy de Maupassant The Talisman The Three Musketeers The Tragedies The Way of All Flesh Three Plays of Henrik Ibsen Tom Jones Treasure Island Tristram Shandy Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Two Plays of Anton Chekhov Two Plays of Moliere Two Plays for Puritans Uncle Tom's Cabin Vanity Fair Walden War and Peace Wuthering Heights.

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1851 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 227 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 227.

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1851 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 231 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 231 Language: English.

Leather Bound. Condizione: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1882. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 182, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 182 182.

Leather Bound. Condizione: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1911. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 188, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 188 188.

Leather Bound. Condizione: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1911. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 192, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 192 192.