Aesop Weir Harrison (40 results)

Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers. Weir, Harrison; Tenniel, John; Griset, Ernest (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: Good. Illustrated, Reprint. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Weir, Harrison; Tenniel, John; Griset, Ernest (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. New Revised Edition. 240 Short Stories for Children. Weir, Harrison; Tenniel, John, Griset, Ernest, et al (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Moderate wear and discoloration to cover and throughout, spine slightly cocked and somewhat loose. Illustrated by Ernest Griset and Harrison Weir (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. 1.5" missing from head of spine. Gift inscription dated 1881. Harrison Weir (illustrator).

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Later Edition. Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". 48 pp. Binding firm, with minor wear to spine. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Edges foxed and browned. Covers marked. Corners bumped with slight loss. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. 25 colour illustrations. Illustrator: Harrison Weir. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Ancient (BC); Children. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 60848. Harrison Weir (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fair condition copy 1st edition without dust jacket. Cover is in good condition. Internally binding is sound but shows signs of failing, inscription to front flyleaf, generally careworn throughout commensurate with age. Illustration to front flyleaf partly coloured in. See photos. Harrison Weir (illustrator).…

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers. Weir, Harrison; Tenniel, John; Griset, Ernest (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A very scarce copy of this collection of fables attributed to Aesop from the Brodie Books series. The Brodie Books. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. 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. With titles including: The Cock and the Jewel, The Sick Lion, and The Viper and the File, amongst others. Edited by Gordon S. Maxwell, a British author and editor. Illustrated by Harrison William Weir, a British artist known as "The Father of the Cat Fancy". In the original cloth covered wraps. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good. Harrison Weir (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A smart copy of Aesop's Fables featuring 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir RI, and a charming colour frontispiece. in the publisher's original red cloth binding with blind stamp decoration.This volume is undated, dated using Jisc from a copy held at The University of East Anglia Library.This edition is notable for featuring 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir RI, and a charming colour frontispiece. Collated, complete.Weir was known for both his extensive work as an illustrator, and as "The Father of the Cat Fancy", having organised the first cat show in England, at the Crystal Palace, London, in July 1871.This copy includes fables such as "Wolf and the Crane", "Hare and the Tortoise", "Vine and the Goat", Old Hound", "Fox and the Leopard", "Hare and the Hound", "Wolf and the Shepard", "Dove and the Crow", among many others.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. Publisher"s advertisements to rear two leaves, typical of the era. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities, particularly to joints, resulting in minor loss to cloth. Fading to spine. Rubbing and the one or two handing marks to boards. One or two small closed tears at head and tail of spine joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot and one or two handling marks, heavier to fore edge. Slight creasing and damp staining to corner of frontispiece, not affecting the picture. Very Good. Harrison Weir (illustrator). book.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Undated edition, 8vo. Blue cloth boards, decoratively blindstamped in gilt, yellow and black illustrating the dog and the shadow, which is also a color frontispiece. With 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir, including frontispiece in color, the rest black and white in-text. xxvii, 192 pp., including index. This translation taken from the following sources: Babrii Fabulae Aesopeae, George Cornwell Lewis, Oxford, 1846; Babrii Fabulae Aesopeae. E codice manuscripto partem secundam edidit, George Cornwell Lewis, London: Parker, 1857; Mythologica Aesopica. Opera et studia, Isaaci Nicholal Neveleti, Frankfort: 1610; Fabulae Aesopiacae, quales ante. Planudem ferebantur cura et studio, Francisci de Furia, Lipsize: 1810; Ex recognititione, Caroli Halmii, Lipsiae: 1851; Phaedri Fabulae Esopiae. Delphin Classics, 1822. Light wear top and bottom of spine, corners bumped. Very good condition. Weir, Harrison (illustrator).…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Beautiful Edition of the Fables with 24 full page Illustrations from Drawings by Harrison Weir. Frontis Illustration is the Frog and the Ox. Title Page Illustrated with a drawing of a monkey and 2 cats, "Justice". Red cloth cover with Gilt Title above Pasted Down Monochrome Illustration of a Lion, in indented panel. Gilt lettering and animal head (like a pine marten) on spine. 150 Pages + Publisher's adverts. 8 1/4 Tall, 590g. Slight wear at spine ends and tips of corners. Spine colour slightly faded. Nearly all Illustrations protected with Tissue guards. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Weir, Harrison (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 196 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.45 inches. This item is printed on demand. Weir, Harrison; Tenniel, John; Griest, Ernest (illustrator).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. 1875 Routledge Edition. This is two books in one decorative brown binding, no date, but 1875 would be a good guess. 10 chromo plates and 214 woodcuts. The binding is faded, mostly at the spine and has reglued hinges and some mostly erased pencil marks on the endpapers, still a VG copy, a tight, square copy with no foxing. Photos on request. Harrison Weir (illustrator).…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. London: Routledge. Undated edition, published simultaneously in London and New York by Routledge. 8vo. Green cloth boards, decoratively blind stamped in black with fancy titles in gilt to spine and front board. With 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir engraved by Greenaway, including frontispiece in black and white, the rest black and white in-text. xxxii, 224 pp., including index. This translation taken from the following sources: Babrii Fabulae Aesopeae, George Cornwell Lewis, Oxford, 1846; Babrii Fabulae Aesopeae. E codice manuscripto partem secundam edidit, George Cornwell Lewis, London: Parker, 1857; Mythologica Aesopica. Opera et studia, Isaaci Nicholal Neveleti, Frankfort: 1610; Fabulae Aesopiacae, quales ante. Planudem ferebantur cura et studio, Francisci de Furia, Lipsize: 1810; Ex recognititione, Caroli Halmii, Lipsiae: 1851; Phaedri Fabulae Esopiae. Delphin Classics, 1822. Ephemera included in book dating to 1911, includes gift note. Light wear top and bottom of spine, corners bumped. Even foxing to a few pages. Very good condition. Weir, Harrison (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop, with a clamshell by Eric Sweet. Illustrated with four colour plates and one hundred and fourteen in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of three hundred 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 George Fyler Townsend, a British translator noted for the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables. Illustrated by Harrison William Weir, a British artist. With a clamshell 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. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Additional cloth covered clamshell by Eric Sweet is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Near Fine. Harrison Weir (illustrator). book. …

Cloth. Condition: Good. A brightly illustrated collection of some of the fables attributed to Aesop. Illustrated with twenty-five colour images. Collated complete. 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. The collection of stories are re-written in simple language and includes titles such as: Bad Dog, Cock and the Jewel, Field Mouse and the Town Mouse, Fox and the Crow, and Hare and the Tortoise, amongst others. Illustrated by Harrison William Weir, a British artist. Dated from the British Library. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, sound with light bumping to the extremities and spotting to the boards. Minor discolouration to the board edges with the odd small spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with age toning to the endpapers. Good. Harrison Weir (illustrator). book.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 244 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.55 inches. This item is printed on demand. Weir, Harrison; Tenniel, John; Griest, Ernest (illustrator).