fables ęsop eminent mythologists di aesop lestrange (23 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st thus 26 x 19 cm 52 pp illustrations after the etchings by Marcus Gheeraerts the elder. Browning to end papers re dust jacket flap, the content clean and tight with no inscriptions or marks. Publishers blue cloth with gilt decorative borders to the covers, the binding clean and tight with no chips splits or bumps. DJ has l small loss to rear upper corner and small chip to the top edge and head tail of the spine now in clear removable sleeve.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First thus. Quarto. 25×18cm; [viii],52,[4 blank]pp. Blue buckram boards with decorative gilt border on upper board and gilt title on spine. Some fading to spine; very slight wear at corners. Binding square and tight. Clean within. Previous owner's inscription on front and rear endpapers. Monochrome illustrations. A 'Very Good' copy.

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Hardback. Condizione: Fine. ~TITLE CONTINUES: The Third Edition Corrected and Amended / Fables and Storyes Moralized: Being a Second Part of the Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists, &c. By Sir Roger L'Estrange. Kt. 2 vols in 1. ~Facsimile reprint of 1699 edition. Green cloth gilt. No dustwrapper. No ownership marks. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders with tracking, overseas orders on request. Size: (viii), 476, (xiv), 238pp. 4to: 18 x 27.5cm. Binding sound, text unmarked.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. Fifth Edition Corrected. Two volumes in one. 550pp, I page of ads, + 266pp and 6pp of ads. Contemporary full-leather binding with red leather title and six raised bands is clean, tight, and square. The interior is clean. The text is clean and unmarked. NOT ex-library. A very nice, tight copy of this early edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Very scarce First Edition. Folio, 13" Tall. Frontis has a fine engraved Portrait of Sir Roger L'Estrange, Knt. by G. Kneller, engraved by R. White. Title page dated 1692. 8 Page Preface. Frontis to a "Life of Aesop" (28 pages) has a delightful Full-Page engraved Plate depicting Aesop surrounded by Animals. Followed by an Alphabetical Table listing the characters and Fable Nos. Main Text 480 pages containing 500 Fables. Period Brown sheep Full-Leather binding with 5 raised bands to spine. Gilt title on Black leather ground in 2nd compartment. 13" Tall. Splits to leather down sides of spine. Edge wear to cover, especially at corners. Small tears to edge of title page and antique gift inscription, dated 1831 at the top. Several more antique pen marks (see photo). No other inscriptions. Small piece nissing from bottom margin of the Aesop plate, not affecting the illustration. Pages generally in very good condition.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Marcus Gheeraerts (illustratore). First edition. A smart first edition of this collection of fables and myths adorned with lovely illustrations after Marcus Gheeraerts. Twenty-four fables of Aesop and others collected into one volume, the first trade edition. Illustrated throughout. Including classic tales of 'A Fox and a Raven', 'The Hares and the Frogs,' 'A Fox and Grapes,' and 'A Man and a Satyr' among many others. Rendered into English by Sir Roger L'Estrange, an English pamphleteer, author, courtier and press censor best known for his polemical pamphlet 'An Account of the Growth of Knavery'. Illustrated after the designs of Marcus Gheeraerts, a Flemish artist working at the Tudor court, described as "the most important artist of quality to work in England in large-scale between Eworth and van Dyck". In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine and board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. An early 18th century edition of L'Estrange's Fables and Stories Moralized Being a Second Part of the Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists. This is the second of two volumes. This volume is in an oxford panel binding. One finely bound volume in (10)+266+(4) pages This volume is in good shape, with rubbing and wear to the binding, and some spitting to the front hinge, though the board still holds firmly. There is some foxing throughout.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. No signatures. Boards protected in loose-fitting non-adhesive plastic jacket. ; Number 45 of an edition of 50 numbered copies printed on hand-made paper and specially bound. [vi], 52 pages. Blue boards with vellum spine. Gilt border decoration on front board. Page dimensions: 255 x 195mm. Top page edges gilt. Selected contents: A Fox and a Raven; A Lion and a Mouse; A Dog and a Shadow; A Sheep and a Crow; A Smith and his Dog; A Man and a Satyr; A Bull and a Ram; A Bat, Birds and Beasts; A Wolf in a Sheep's Skin; Death and an Old Man. ; 4to.

Hardcover. Fourth Edition. Large quarto, two parts in one volume. In Good condition. Newly rebound in quarter brown leather with brown cloth boards. Paneled spine with a green label and gilt lettering. Part 1 textblock has a stain along the tail end of the gutter from the front free end page to page 50, archival repair to the tail edge of the engraved plate of Aesop, mild age toning, and minor soiling scattered throughout. Part 2 textblock has severe age toning, and light plus foxing on some pages throughout. Shelved in Room A Oversized. CONTENTS: Part I ([14], 476 pages, including a frontispiece portrait of L'Estrange and full-page engraving of Aesop surrounded by animals from his fables), published in 1704;-- Part II "Fables and Storyes Moralized [.]" ([16], 238, [2] pages, including a title page), published in 1699. ESTC: N8014, R202378. Both parts commonly bound together. 1397101. Special Collections.

Full Contemporary Calf. Condizione: General Cover Wear. No Jacket. Fourth Edition, Corrected and Amended. together with: "FABLES AND STORYES MORALIZED. BEING A SECOND PART OF THE FABLES OF AESOP. R.Sare, London, 1699. Twenty-eight page "Life of Aesop" in front of the book.Notes in an old hand rear endpaper and laid-in card. Contemporary panelled covers, The book has been rebacked by professional handbinder, new endpapers from old matching stock.New black leather spine labels. Leather has been renourished. Original panelled covers are well-preserved. See photos. Frontispiece portrait of L'Estrange and full-page engraving of Aesop surrounded by animals from his fables. Wide margins, clean text. Slightly darker toned paper used in rear 1/3 of the tome. A very nicely-preserved copy. Size: Tall Quarto, 12" x 8 1/2".

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Two volumes. Contemporary panelled calf, spine bands, gilt decor. V1 includes the engraving of L'Estrange, and after the preface, the engraving of Aesop among his animals. VI: Two blanks, Frontis, title page, preface, engraving, pp. 1-550; [1]ad, two blanks. Mild edgewear to boards, outer hinges cracked but holding, small losses to spine ends. Scattered foxing. V2: two blanks, title page, errata, "to the Reader", table, pp. 1-266, [6]pp books printed for Richard Sare. Similar condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. both volumes tight and clean, except that volume 2 has cracks to spine, and heavily browned first and last pages.

Alcuin Press (illustratore). small 4to. full brown leather, the front cover gilt with a rich design of crowned A's, with ornamental center and corners, gilt leather turn-ins, all edges gilt, crimson moire satin endpapers. (12) pages. Limited to 50 numbered copies printed by the Alcuin Press on handmade paper. Small dampstain on outer margin of first few pages. Spine lightly faded. Slipcase slightly cracked. Else a lovely copy in a lovely signed binding by A. Genova, Venezia (stamped on rear board). With 24 full-size reproductions of the Gheeraerts etchings of 1567. A stunning edition of Aesop's Fables. full brown leather, the front cover gilt with a rich design of crowned A's, with ornamental center and corners, gilt leather turn-ins, all edges gilt, crimson moire satin endpapers.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a series of Aesop's fables and moral reflections, translated into English and adapted from the works of various ancient authors. Within the context of a broader literary history of fables as a teaching tool, the author discusses the significance of these stories in educating and guiding ancient Greek civilization. As a collection of ancient wisdom, this book sheds light on the timeless concepts of right and wrong, and offers insights that remain relevant today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Unbound. Condizione: Poor. 6th Edition Corrected. First Printing. Contents include: The Preface, Frontispiece of portrait of LEstrange [missing]; Life of Aesop (29 pages); the index; Section of Fables (550 pages) [548] as follows: Aesop, Barlandus, Anlanus, Abstemius, Poggius and Miscellany Fables. [No. 500 missing - supplied with print-out] . Covers lacking. Binding copy. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 548 pp.

Condizione: Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Printed for R. Sare, B. Took, M. Gillyflower, A. & J. Churchil, and J. Hindmarsh. First L'Estrange edition, 1692. Beautifully rebound 4to; half-bound leather and mahogany cloth. 5 raised bands to spine. Gilt titles in a red compartment to spine. The Life of Aesop includes detailed full-page engraving of Aesop & animals. 1/4 inch tear on FABLES title page, near bottom. Some foxing & staining on edges.

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1724 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: 627 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: 627.

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1692 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: 540 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: 540 Language: English.

Leather Bound. Condizione: New. 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 1692. 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: : - 538, 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. 538.