Aesops Fables Translated Sir Roger by Aesop (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London: Everyman's Library Children's Classics Edition, 1992, Asprey Binding. The Everyman Edition rebound for Asprey, with the gilt stamp to the rear board, simple brown morocco leather, with gilt titles to the spine, marbled end papers, gilt page edges and five raised bands to the spine. In the original Asprey box. 336pp. Approximately 8 ¼ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition plain morocco boards. Page edges very good condition all edges gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition. Paste downs very good condition. End papers very good condition. Title very good condition. Pages very good condition. Binding very good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1992 Binding: Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition, 347/525, printed on hand made paper and signed by illustrator, Stephen Gooden. Bound in vellum, with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decorations on front and rear covers, Calf skin binding, gilt designs and top edge gilt all clean and bright. Internally, no marks or annotations, some foxing on end papers and rear of engravings, of which there are twelve, all intact. Slip case in good condition only, 1-2 cm splits commencing from opening of case, some wear along joints and outer edges of box, otherwise still intact as a functioning slip case. Seller images provided. For further helpful synopsis and reviews try clicking on 'bookseller image'. Selling books since 1999, all proceeds help fund LOROS Charity Hospice. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. A limited edition, number 15 of 525 copies, signed by the illustrator. Illustrated with eleven full page copper engraved plates, plus the title page and numerous decorative woodcut initials by Stephen Gooden. loose tissues with plates and thus no offsetting from the plates. Printed on textured and handmade paper. Bound in full white vellum; with gilt rules, title and decorations; top page edges gilt, others uncut and marbled end-papers. A beautiful tight copy in near fine condition; boards are flat, not bowed, spine slightly sunned. In original slipcase with worn edges, lacking spine label. A very handsome production. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Plates and Decorations by Stephen Gooden. (illustrator). Limited edition. 4to. Publisher's full cream-colored vellum, gilt spine titles and gilt rules and vignettes on the boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Stephen Gooden. Finely printed letterpress by Walter Lewis at the Cambridge University Press. Copper plates by A. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., in London. One of 525 copies on hand-made paper. This is copy number 256, signed by the artist. The boards are yawning a bit as happens with full vellum in a dry climate, and there are a few small faint stains on the endpapers, else this is a fine copy. .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Number 511 of 525 (533) copies printed at Cambridge University Press on hand-made paper, signed by the illustrator. 200 7-line initials and 12 full-page copper engravings by Stephen Gooden. Stiff vellum decorated with gilt rules, gilt grapes and a fox stamped in gold on the front, pink mottled endpapers with matching slipcase, top edge gilt, others uncut. A fine copy. With an alternative circular engraving of the Cat & the Cockerel by Stephen Gooden loosely inserted, Signed by Illustrator(s).