- AESOPS FABLES, THREE ILLUSTRATED
AESOPS FABLES, THREE ILLUSTRATED EDITIONSThree illustrated Aesop's Fables, 16th, and 19th centuriesLot includes: 1. Fabulae Aesopiam Denvo Multo Emeendatius quam antea aeditae. Autore Ioachimo Camerario Pabergensi. Argentorati, Excudebat Chr
- AESOPS FABLES, SIX CENTURY EDITIONSAesop's
AESOPS FABLES, SIX CENTURY EDITIONSAesop's Fables, six 18th and 19th century editionsLot includes: 1. Esop's Fables, Embelished with One Hundred and Eleven Elegant Engravings. London: C. Wittingham, ca. 1800. bound in publisher's full
- AESOPS FABLES, FIVE EDITIONSFive
AESOPS FABLES, FIVE EDITIONSFive Illustrated Aesop's Fables, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuriesLot includes: 1. The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with designs on wood by Thomas Bewick. the Second Edition. Newcastle: E. Walker for T.
- AESOP'S AND PHAEDRUS FABLES, FIVE
AESOP'S AND PHAEDRUS FABLES, FIVE VOLUMESAesop's and Phaedrus' fables, five volumesLot includes four titles (five volumes): 1. Phaedri, Aug. Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri V. Notis illustravit in usum serenissimi principis Nassauii David
- AESOPS FABLES, SEVEN ILLUSTRATED
AESOPS FABLES, SEVEN ILLUSTRATED EDITIONSSeven 16th, 17th, and 18th century illustrated Aesop's FablesLot includes: 1. Vita di Esopo Frigio ... Alquale di nuovo sono aggiunti le favole del medesimo Esopo, con molte altre d'alcuni elevati ing
- AESOP'S FABLES, THREE EDITIONSAesop's
AESOP'S FABLES, THREE EDITIONSAesop's Fables, three editionsearly 18th - 19th centuriesLot includes three editions in four books: 1. Esope en belle humeur ou dernière traduction et augmentation de ses fables en prose et en vers.
- (CLASSICS) AESOP Fables of Aesop
(CLASSICS) AESOP Fables of Aesop with a Life of the Author. London: printed for John Stockdale 1793. 2 vols. 8vo full mottled calf gilt spine title in gilt to red leather spine labels t.e.g. Two engraved titles and 107 (of 110) engraved plates. Hinges cracked on vol. 1; offsetting from plates; otherwise good.
- Aesop, Aesop's Fables, A new translation
Aesop, Aesop's Fables, A new translation by V. S. Vernon Jones with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton and illustrations by Arthur Rackham, London, William Heinemann, 1912, 8vo, publisher's original cloth with gilt titles; together with Bunyan (J), The Pilgrim's Progress, (illustrated Byam Shaw); Hughes (Thomas), Tom Brown's School Days, London Sidgwick & Jackson, 1913, 8vo; Kipling (R), Barrack Room Ballads; Methuen, London 1893 and Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (illustrated Edmund Dulac), Hodder &
- EARLY EDITION OF AESOP'S FABLES
EARLY EDITION OF AESOP'S FABLES AESOPI PHRYGIS FABULAE, ELEGANTISSIMIS ICONIBUS VERAS ANIMALIUM SPECIES AD VIUUM ADUMBRANTIBUS. Tornaesium, 1605. Hardcover. (3" x 4.75"); 410 pp. plus index. 61 woodcuts. Printed in Greek and Latin.
- SET OF PRINTS OF AESOP'S FABLES.
SET OF PRINTS OF AESOP'S FABLES. Engravings on watermarked laid paper. From Fables d'Esope Paris: Remoissenet ca.1801. Includes a frontispiece the title page to ''The Lion in Love '' and figures XII XIV and XVIII. Identically framed 10 3/4''h. 9''w. All with light toning and scattered spotting.
- Leatherbound books: ancient history
Leatherbound books: ancient history and literature Aesop. THE FABLES OF AESOP. Vols I-II. London: John Stockdale 1793. Fully illustrated with engravings.; Potter John and George Dunbar. ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE. Vols. I-II. Edinburgh: Stirling & Slade 1820.; Gillies John. THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE. Vols. I-IV. Philadelphia: James Y. Humphreys 1822.; Rollin Charles. THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE EGYPTIANS CARTHAGINIANS ASSYRIANS BABYLONIANS MEDES AND PERSIANS MACEDONIANS AND GRECIANS. Vols. II-IV. New York: Nafis & Cornish 1845.; Plutarch. PLUTARCH'S LIVES. Trans. John Langhorne and William Langhorne. Vols. I-VI. London: G.G. and J. Robinson 1801. (17pcs) Provenance: Estate of the late Francis D. ''Skeeter'' McNairy Savannah Georgia. Back   Inquiry    Previous Item  Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678   © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
- Aesop Fables, A New Version by
Aesop Fables, A New Version by Thomas James, 8vo., cont. calf gilt, John Murray 1858, Illustrations by John Tenniel
- AESOP'S FABLES, SIGNED LIMITED
AESOP'S FABLES, SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONAesop's Fables , signed limited edition, signed by the illustrator, Arthur Rackham, and numbered 1211 of 1450, Doubleday Page & Co., 1912, 11 3/4" x 9 1/2".
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Condition:
Some wear to boards and spine, large inscription on half title, pages clean overall, binding tight.
- 2pc Jacob Lawrence 'Aesop's Fables'
2pc Jacob Lawrence 'Aesop's Fables' Loose Prints- Published by Francine Sedars- Loose 25x19'' each
- ALEXANDER CALDER: FABLES OF AESOPFables
ALEXANDER CALDER: FABLES OF AESOPFables of Aesop According to Sir Roger L'estrange with Fifty Drawings by Alexander Calder; Editions De Luxe; Paris and New York: Harrison of Paris and Minton, Balch and Company, August, 1931; numbered 325 of 595; with original slipcover and box; Condition: box with heavy wear and separation at edges; separation to top of case; 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches Condition:
- Aesop's Fables, 1912, 4to, 482
Aesop's Fables, 1912, 4to, 482 of 1450 copies signed, by Rackham, colour plates, original cloth gilt/see illustration
- Phaedri, aug liberti fabularum
Phaedri, aug liberti fabularum aesopiarum ed. P. Burman, 8vo., cont. calf gilt (worn), Amsterdam 1698
- 2 vols. Aesop. Fables. London:
2 vols. Aesop. Fables. London: John Stockdale, 1793. Tall 8vo, contemp. 1/2 calf & marbled bds., spines richly gilt, Maroon & brown morocco spine labels; scuffed, joints & extremities rubbed, heads of spine worn away. With 2 vignette titles & 100 engraved plates. Offsetting, moderate foxing & toning throughout.
- ANTIQUE MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY Circa
ANTIQUE MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY Circa 1800 or earlier, woven in multicolor wool threads, depicting the Greek mythological story of Artemis and Actaeon in vignettes surrounded by greenery and distant castles: when Actaeon spies on Artemis bathing, she turns him into a deer and he is then killed by his own hunting dogs, with later fabric border and backing attached, with metal brackets for wall display.
- English School late 18th/early
English School late 18th/early 19th c. "Theseus Deserting Ariadne on the Island of Naxos" oil on canvas unsigned 16 in. x 22 in. in a gessoed and giltwood frame. Provenance: Previously in the Collection of South Florida Art Institute Hollywood c. 1982. Note: This painting spans the cusp of Neoclassicism and Romanticism with its Classical figures from the Greek myth about Ariadne and its Romantic atmospheric painting technique. Ariadne is depicted here in brilliant red as she is in John Vanderlyn's painting of the same myth. She sleeps as Theseus is led by Athena to his ship as ordered to do by Bacchus who wished to take Ariadne for his bride.
- [CALDER, ALEXANDER] L'ESTRANGE,
[CALDER, ALEXANDER] L'ESTRANGE, SIR ROGER. Fables of Aesop.
Estimate:$600-$900
- Two illustrated books, Arthur Rackham,
Two illustrated books, Arthur Rackham, both vellum covered, published by George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., London: Aesop's Fables , 1936, illustrated by Stephen Gooden, front board with gilt ruled edge, pictorial decoration at two corners, top edge gilt, original slip case numbered 323, 7-3/4 x 10-1/2 in., very good condition ; Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield , 1929, 183/575, illustrated and signed by Arthur Rackham, front board with gilt-ruled edge, title stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, pages untrimmed, 10-3/4 x 8-1/4 in., slight scuffs and stains to boards, top board slightly sprung . Property of a Charleston Lady.
- ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES DANA GIBSON
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES DANA GIBSON (NEW YORK/MAINE/MASSACHUSETTS, 1867-1944), "AESOP"., GOUACHE ON BOARD, 11.5" X 14.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 23" X 26".ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES DANA GIBSON New York/Maine/Massachusetts 1867-1944 "Aesop". Unsigned. Typewritten note verso by the artist's sister attributes it to Gibson. Gouache on board, 11.5" x 14.5" sight. Framed 23" x 26". Dimensions: Gouache on board, 11.5" x 14.5" sight. Framed 23" x 26".
- Anonymous 17th Century Allegorical
Anonymous 17th Century Allegorical Painting With two female figures in the foreground one wearing a diadem similar to that with which Artemis is usually pictured conversing with a seated figure. The landscape in which they are situated is a rocky outcrop among trees with the image of a large eagle in distant clouds. Overall apprx. 20" x 15".
- * (FINE PRESS YOLLY BOLLY PRESS)
* (FINE PRESS YOLLY BOLLY PRESS) GIDE ANDRE Theseus. Translated by John Russell. Drawings by Sidney Goodman. Covelo CA: Yolly Bolly Press 1998. Folio original quarter suede and cork boards with pastedown etching decorative slipcase. Illustrated with seven lithographs by Sidney Goodman two double-page and the rest full-page. Number 40 of 85 copies signed by the artist. Fine in fine slipcase.
- 30 BRAND NEW LEATHERBOUND EASTON
30 BRAND NEW LEATHERBOUND EASTON PRESS BOOKS: Eclectic variety of collector's edition literary classics. All fully bound in genuine leather w/ 22kt gold inlay, archival paper, gilded page ends, satin ribbon bookmarks. All in original shrink wrap, unopened. Titles include; The Flowers of Evil, Oedipus The King, The Talisman, Euripides, She Stoops to Conquer, Moby Dick, The Poems of Robert Browning, The Poems of John Donne, The Portrait of A Lady, The Oresteia, The Alhambra, The Confessions of Saint Augustine, Paradise Lost, The Analects of Confucius, Rights of Man, The Essay of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Of Mice and Men, Oscar Wilde, Aristophanes, The Sea Wolf, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Charles Darwin, Vanity Fair, Madame Bovary, LIVY History of Early Rome, The Pilgrims Progress, Three Plays, & Aeneid.
- Vintage movie poster ''FABLES PICTURES
Vintage movie poster ''FABLES PICTURES INC. PRESENTS AESOP'S FABLES CARTOONIST PAUL TERRY'' ''THAT OLD CAN OF MINE'' (Morgan Litho Co. Cleveland). 27 1/2'' W 39'' Ht..
- FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY Worked
FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY Worked with Apollo holding lyre and the hand of a crowned queen crane to right street scene to left rear flower and foliate border centered by crossed flags and a drum or crossed canons. 9 ft. 1/2 in. x 6 ft. 1 3/4 in. Property from a New York Collector.
- A mid 17th Century English needlework
A mid 17th Century English needlework panel depicting Orpheus charming the Animals, worked in silver thread, 20cm x 36cm/Provenance Peta Smyth Antique Textiles, Olympia, June 2000
- FOUR SILK SCARVES, HERMES Made
FOUR SILK SCARVES, HERMES Made in France, the first, Astres et Soleils 1990s, somewhat whimsical depiction of the lives of the ancient Aztecs by Annie Faivre; the second, Le Jardin De Leila in black and white lush garden leaving the color to the imagination, 2014; Brides de Gala, navy and white (small thread pull); the fourth is L'Harmonie et l'amour soient dans les esprits Les Esprits in red.
- AFTER DIEGO VELASQUEZ (SPANISH
AFTER DIEGO VELASQUEZ (SPANISH 1599-1660)AFTER DIEGO VELASQUEZ (SPANISH 1599-1660)
Aesop ,
oil on canvas
100 x 53 cm (39 3/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
titled upper right, signed Copie par Marion Powers lower left
CONDITION
The work appears in age-appropriate condition. Overall craquelure visible to the naked eye. Loss of paint to the perimeter most notably to the upper perimeter. Inspection under UV shows scattered retouching to the lower right corner, right perimeter and center of cloak.
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- Compositions from the Tragedies
Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus. Designed by John Flaxman Engraved by Thomas Piroli 1831 London Miss Flaxman April 15 1831. The complete portfolio of 36 original plates. Engravings in large folio size. Published by Miss Flaxman and Miss Maria Denman 74 Upper Norton Street Fitzroy Square. The names of the characters and the quotations from the tragedies are incorporated into each plate. Overall measures apprx. 11-1/8" x 16-5/8".
- TALES OF MYSTERY, IMAGINATION,
TALES OF MYSTERY, IMAGINATION, & HUMOR AND POEMSRARE, Early Edition Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humor and Poems. Author: Edgar Allen Poe. illustrated with twenty six engravings on wood. Publisher: London: Henry Vizetelly, Clarke & Co.
- 1 vol. Apollinaire, Guillaume.
1 vol. Apollinaire, Guillaume. Le Poete Assassine. Paris: Bibliotheque des Curieux, 1916. First edition. 12mo, orig. pictorial wrappers; occasional light wear & minor chipping to edges, occasional light creasing, edges untrimmed. Frontis. portrait. Book plate on verso of front blank. A few pages, incl. pp (6) & (7), discolored by old newspaper clippings. Original edition of this collection of short stories by one of the leading figures of The Avant-Garde. [Lake 10]
- A set of sixteen novels by William
A set of sixteen novels by William Harrison Ainsworth, published in London in the late 19th century and bound in red half-leather and marbled boards, c/o Rookwood, Tower of London, Old Saint Paul?s, Flitch of Bacon, Boscobel, Guy Fawkes, Star-Chamber, Mervyn Clithero, The Spendthrift, Miser's Daughter, Lancashire Witches, Ovingdean Grange, Circhton, Jack Sheppard, Windsor Castle, and Auriol.
- SOLVE THE “RIDDLE OF THE APES"
SOLVE THE “RIDDLE OF THE APES" AT ATHELHAMPTON. HOSTED BY OWNER GILES KEATING Families welcome! Can you help Anne, heroine of Giles’ book, solve the riddle? You’ll get copies to read before arriving. On the day, Giles will lead you through the house, helping you identify clues that Anne finds in the stonework and stained glass, leading her -- and you -- to the hidden secret that puts her in mortal danger!