1969. New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1969. Oblong 4to. Original illustrated glazed boards, without dust jacket. Boards bright with tips and spine ends professionally conserved, binding starting to loosen with strings just visible between a few signatures, pages slightly age toned and with some thumbing and a...... More
1990. New York: Philomel Books, 1990. Oblong 4to. Original illustrated glazed boards, original unclipped dust jacket (priced $17.95). With cricket noise insert to final page intact and functioning. A bright, clean copy with sharp corners and no markings. Dust jacket near fine with just a the slightest hint of even..... More
2019. The Book Club of California, 2019. Large 4to (9 x 12.25 inches), 192 pp. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Publisher's quarter brown leather over gray linen boards, photo portrait of Mora mounted on upper board, backstrip lettered in gilt, with a paper portfolio slipcase containing two..... More
2019. The Book Club of California, 2019. Large 4to (9 x 12.25 inches), 192 pp. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Publisher's brown boards with gray linen backstrip, photo portrait of Mora mounted on upper board, backstrip lettered in brown, slipcase. As new. § Copy number 68 of..... More
1701. Amsterdam: Typographia Francisci Halmae, 1701. 4to, engraved general title, letterpress red & black title page with allegorical engraved vignette. 18 full-page copper-engraved plates by Jan van Vianen, each featuring six circular images, and 38 in-text reproductions, engraved decorative initials, and head- and tailpieces. With the oversize fold-out engraved portrait..... More
1806. York : Printed by and for T. Wilson and R. Spence, High-Ousegate, 1806. Sm. 8vo, 252 pp. Wood-engraved frontispiece and head and tailpieces throughout. Half red morocco, marbled boards, a little browned and occasional inoffensive staining throughout, small paper repairs to margin of S4 and S5. § First edition..... More
1818. London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; J. Booker; Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mayor, and Jones; Law and Whittaker; Rodwell and Martin; & J. Walker, 1818. Sm. 8vo, xii, 312 pp. Small vignette woodcuts in the text throughout. Original boards, printed paper label, upper hinge repaired. Large woodcut bookplate of Charles B...... More
1848. London: John Murray, 1848. 8vo, xxv, (1, fly-title), 1-232, (12, ads)pp. With a pictorial title-page and illustrations throughout by Tenniel. Original blue/green cloth stamped in gilt on the upper cover and backstrip. Very good, with gift inscription in ink on the front free endaper "Fanny Faithorne by her Father..... More
1708. London : printed for J. Churchill, at the Black-Swan in Pater-Noster-Row, 1708. 8vo, [8], xvi, 326, [2]pp. With the final advertisement leaf. Old speckled calf, upper cover rehinged, a bit worn but internally very good. § First edition, widely held in Institutions but very scarce in commerce -- the..... More
1747. London: printed for S. Birt, in Ave-Mary-Lane; and D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar, MDCCXLVII. [1747]. 12mo, [2], ix, [9], 231, [1]pp. With the plates printed three to a leaf. Modern mottled calf, red morocco label, a few small marginal tears repaired with tape. § First published..... More
1669. Bruxelles: François Foppens, 1669. 12mo, engraved general title (trimmed with slight loss at foot), (8), 412, (8, index)pp. With 147 engravings in the text by Pieter Van der Borcht. Recent full calf, marbled edges, gilt backstrip, black label. A good clean copy though trimmed a little close to the..... More
1765. Paris : Chez Des Lauriers, 1765-1775. 6 vols, 8vo, entirely engraved: LXXI, [1], 100; VI, 102; IV, 95, [1]; [6], 134; [4], 103 [i.e. 104]; [4], 115, [1] pp. Old calf quite worn, one label chipped away, internally a very nice large-paper set with huge margins, lovely impressions of..... More
1810. London: J.J.Stockdale. 1810. 8vo, 314, [1, ads.] pp. With a wood-engraved frontispiece and 29 full-page wood-engravings. Modern brown buckram, backstrip lettered in gilt. Entirely untrimmed and partially unopened, very good. § First edition of this charming collection of fables. Sources generally agree that the Bewicks had nothing to do..... More
1773. London: Printed for J. Whiston and M. Lawrence, [1773]. Slim 8vo, [2], iv, [2], 1-104 pp. With an engraved frontispiece and 12 engraved plates by J. Miller (so signed). Retrospective binding of red morocco paneled in gilt, backstrip richly gilt, by Phil Dusel for Stuart Bennett. Some evidence throughout..... More
1667. Amsterdam: Johannem Janssonium & Viduam Elizei Wyerstraet, 1667. 8vo, engraved title (trimmed at foot touching the imprint), (62), 1-462, (blank leaf), index (204)pp. With 103 engraved plates in the text most 1/4 or 1/3 page. 18th-century polished calf, panelled covers, red morocco label and shelf mark on backstrip. Large..... More
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1572. Venice: Franciscum Zilettum, 1572 and Venice: Giovanni Chrieger, 1569. 2 vols. in one, 12mo, 142, 192 pp., with 100 and 150 woodcut illustrations (some the same in each volume). Titles within the same woodcut frame for each volume. Old (probably original) limp vellum lettered in manuscript. § Both titles..... More
1788. London: J. Buckland [etc.], 1788. Sm. 8vo, 2 parts in one volume, viii (including woodcut frontispiece), 232 pp. Frontispiece and 68 woodcuts in the text. Old polished calf rebacked and lettered in gilt, minor scrape on lower cover, generally very good. § Apparently quite a scarce version which first..... More
1811. Paris: Renouard, 1811. 2 vols. in one, 12mo, [4], 3, [2], vj- cvj, 245, [1]; [4], 382 pp. With 266 relief engravings on stone. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, red morocco label lettered in gilt, first two leaves with stains at the corners, otherwise generally very good. § First..... More
1703. London: printed by R. Newcomb, for Francis Barlow, and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1703. Folio, xii, includes engraved frontis, variation of the 1666 engraved title, printed title, engraved coat of arms of the Earl of Devonshire, dedication, and To the Reader, 31..... More
1699. London: for R. Sare, B. Took, M. Gillyflower, A. & J. Churchil, G. Sawbridge, and J. Hindmarsh, 1699. 2 vols. in one, folio, [10], 28, [8], 476; (16), 238, (2, ads.) pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of L’Estrange by Roger White after Geoffrey Kneller and full page engraving of Aesop..... More
1793. London: Printed for John Stockdale, Picadilly, 1793. 2 vols. roy. 8vo, (2), lxv, (3), 189; (2), xi, (1), 248 pp. Engraved title pages and 110 engravings. Early half red morocco, gilt backstrips, raised bands, marbled boards and edges; a gorgeous copy with superb impressions of the plates in virtually..... More
1793. London: John Stockdale, 1793. 2 vols., royal 8vo, xi, 225; vii, 187, (1, advertisement) pp. Engraved title to each part, frontispiece to vol. I, and 70 plates including 12 by Blake. Full contemporary calf rebacked, a bit scuffed and untidy but quite sound, internally good despite the usual browning..... More
1976. London: The Scolar Press, 1976. Folio, [8], cxlii pp. With illustrations in woodcut throughout. Full brown morocco ruled in black, backstrip lettered in black and four raised bands, slipcase, as new. § De luxe edition, # XLIII of 50 printed on paper specially made by hand by Barcham, Green..... More
1967. Kentfield: Allen Press, 1967. Small folio, [103] ff. With 122 woodcuts. Original tan backstrip and pictorial cloth boards, slipcase, as new. § Limited to 130 copies printed by hand in Goudy types on handmade Italian paper. The most ambitious work of the press to that date and the final..... More
1950. Ithica, New York: Elfriede Abbe, 1950. 4to, [vi], 70, [2 index] pp., woodcut title-page, five full-page woodcuts and numerous smaller woodcuts of animals, scenes and figures from the text. Quarter black cloth and marbled paper boards, printed paper label inlaid to backstrip. Board edges slightly rubbed, occasional faint finger..... More
