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FABLES

• 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
• French 19th C. collection of
  French 19th C. collection of fables; "Fables de la Fontaine" 1868, illustrated classics. 15"H. Heavy wear to cover, slight staining.
• 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.
• Folk Stories & Fables Selected
  Folk Stories & Fables Selected and Arranged by Eva March Tappan Houghton Mifflin Company ND ten volumes 8vo hard bound in buckram and in green and tan with gilt embossed covers. Children's Hour edition illustrated with black and white plates the frontispieces in color.
• 1 vol. Dryden, John. The Fables.
  1 vol. Dryden, John. The Fables. London: T. Bensley for J. Edwards, 1797. Folio, contemp. 1/2 calf & bds., gilt-ruled spine, red morocco spine label; scuffed, other moderate wear & occasional dust soiling. With 9 engraved plates by F. Bartolozzi, et al., after Diana Beauclerc, engraved head & tail pieces. Scattered, generally light, foxing, moderate foxing to endpapers & a few leaves, light offsetting, small tear in 1/2 title - negligible paper loss. Untrimmed. Armorial bookplate of Count Jenison Warlwarth on front paste-down.
• 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
• AESOPS FABLES, SIX CENTURY
  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
• Aesop, Aesop's Fables, A new
  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 &
• 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, THREE
  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.
• 2 vols. La Fontaine, Jean de.
  2 vols. La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables Choisies. Geneva, 1777. 24mo, contemp. full richly gilt scarlet morocco, spines richly gilt, a.e.g., inner dentelles gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers; heads of spines worn away, corners bumped, joints rubbed (repaired?). With engraved frontis., additional & vignette title + 28 plates. Internally generally clean - minor scattered spotting. Attractive period bdg.
• 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.
• Aesop's Fables, 1912, 4to, 482 of
  Aesop's Fables, 1912, 4to, 482 of 1450 copies signed, by Rackham, colour plates, original cloth gilt/see illustration
• John Dryden, Fables Ancient and
  John Dryden, Fables Ancient and Modern; Translated into Verse. Folio, 13 1/4" h, 8 1/4" w, bound in leather. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1700. First Edition. A collection of some twelve thousand verses, including paraphrases or translations of the first 'Iliad', some of Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', and tales from Chaucer and Boccaccio. There is also a verse addressed to the Duchess of Ormond Estimate $300-500
• 12 prints, La Fontaine's Fables,
  12 prints, La Fontaine's Fables, from an 1834 edition with engravings by Gouget: Book 2, Fable 17; Book 3, Fables 15, 17; Book 5, Fable 7; Book 6, Fables 10, 15, 17; Book 8, Fable 15; Book 9, Fable 17; Book 10, Fable 3, 4; Book 12, Fable 21, unframed, 12-3/4 x 9-1/4 in. Later hand coloring, toning, foxing, stains, tape remnants and residue, penciled notes.
• 2pc Jacob Lawrence 'Aesop's Fables'
  2pc Jacob Lawrence 'Aesop's Fables' Loose Prints- Published by Francine Sedars- Loose 25x19'' each
• An illustrated book of Krilov's
  An illustrated book of Krilov's fables published 1887 Moscow and St. Petersburg.
• 3 vols. Modern First Editions &
  3 vols. Modern First Editions & Belles-Lettres - Signed Copies: (Moore, Marianne, translator.) La Fontaine, Jean de. The Fables. New York: Viking, 1954. 1st ed. thus, #209/400 signed by Moore. 8vo, orig. gilt-initialed red cloth; corners slightly bumped, slipcase (some edge wear). Bright attractive copy in slightly worn slipcase. * Grass, Gunter. The Flounder. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1977). 1st Am. ed. 8vo, orig. blind-stamped blue cloth; minor wear, d/j (minor creasing & darkening to edges). Signed by Grass on title page. VG+. * Brodkey, Harold. Stories in an Almost Classical Mode. New York: Knopf, 1988. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. black cloth, d/j. Signed by Brodkey on title page. NF+.
• Gray (J) Fables, J Buckland,
  Gray (J) Fables, J Buckland, 1785, Fontaine (Jean De La) Fables, Montholon (C T) Manuscrit De Lille D'Elbe Des Bourbons En 1815, Ridgway, London 1818 and Comte de las Cases (E) Letters from The Comte de las Cases, Ridgway 1819
• 'THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE',
  'THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE', AFTER JEAN DE LA FONTAINE, TRANSLATED BY MARIANNE MOORE'The Fables of La Fontaine', After Jean de La Fontaine, Translated by Marianne Moore,, For The Viking Press, New York, 1954, Signed Edition 196/400
• (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.
• (SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE) BEWICK
  (SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE) BEWICK THOMAS AND JOHN Select Fables. Newcastle: Emerson Charnley 1820. 8vo full brown crushed morocco ruled in gilt with circular inset design with an onlaid lion head on the upper cover surrounded by the moral from ''The Lion and the Mouse '' and a diamond inset design of a serpent on the back with the title of the fable ''The Viper & the File '' with eight jewels including four garnets on the upper cover and four turquoises on the rear cover circular inset with onlaid lizards on front inner covers surrounded by the moral of ''The Two Lizards '' and rear inner cover with ''The Sun & the Vapour'' in circular inset snake-skin endpapers goffered edges.
• 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.
• Two illustrated books, Arthur
  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.
• "THE FABLES OF LAFONTAINE"
  "THE FABLES OF LAFONTAINE" LIMITED EDITION SIGNED "The Fables" by Jean de La Fontaine (French, 1621-1695) in 2 volumes, illustrated by Stephen Gooden with 26 copper-engravings, tissue guards, translated by Edward Marsh, original full vellum, spines gilt-lettered, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. numbered "473/525" copies printed by the Windmill Press, signed by both the translator and the illustrator at the limitation statement., deluxe edition with the wonderful art deco interpretations of Stephen Gooden, published by Heinemann & Random House circa 1931. Each: 10.25" H x 7" W x 2" D.
• 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
• BOOKS: (3) VOLS MYTHS AND FOLKTALES
  BOOKS: (3) VOLS MYTHS AND FOLKTALES Each #776/1500, with newsletter, two in slipcases, includes: 1) Bulfinch, The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes, 1958, signed Joseph Mugnaini; 2) Yeats (ed.), Irish Folk Tales, 1973, signed Ted Gensamer; 3) Russian Folk Tales, 1970, signed Teje Etchemendy; largest: 11"h x 8.5"w x 4"d (overall)
• FIVE VOLUMES CONSISTING OF FABLES
  FIVE VOLUMES CONSISTING OF FABLES AND AN EPICFive Volumes Consisting of Fables and an Epic, 'Don Juan', Byron for Galignani, Paris, 1819, M. Gray Printer, Barbican, Rebound 'Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels', Volumes 1 and 2, Thomas Ingoldsby for Richard Bentley, London, Eighteenth Edition, Richard Clay Printer 'The Complete Works of Francois Villon', Volumes 1 and 2, Translated by J. U. Nicholson with Illustrations by Alexander King for Covici, Friede, 1928, Signed Edition 607/960
• [Mandeville, Bernard de] The
  [Mandeville, Bernard de] The Fable of the Bees, Sixth Edition, 2 vols., 1732 - 29. 8vo., cont. panelled calf (some wear to spines) (2)/Provenance: Spetchley Park
• Gay (John) Fables, 4th edition,
  Gay (John) Fables, 4th edition, Knapton 1753 and 5th edition, volume II, Knapton 1755, 8vo., cont. calf gilt
• BOOK LOT: TWO VOLUME SETBook Lot:
  BOOK LOT: TWO VOLUME SETBook Lot: Two Volume Set "The Fables of Aesop" London Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. 4th June 1793. Condition: : Good with wear and foxing. Condition: Condition: : Good with wear and foxing.
• 4 vols. Thurber, James: Further
  4 vols. Thurber, James: Further Fables for Our Time. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. cloth & bds., gilt; edge wear, corners bumped, d/j (some creasing & edge wear). * Another copy of the preceding, 1st ed., orig. cloth & bds.; light wear, d/j (light wear). * The Wonderful O. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1957). 1st ptg. 8vo, orig. bds.; light wear, d/j (light wear, spine darkened). * Alarms & Diversions. New York: Harper, (1957). 1st ed. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear, d/j (chipped & spotted). Some internal smudging. All presentation copies, inscribed & signed by Thurber on front free endpapers.
• ALEXANDER CALDER: FABLES OF
  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:
• Gay (John) Fables, 2 vols, 8vo.,
  Gay (John) Fables, 2 vols, 8vo., rebound in cloth, Stockdale 1793, plates, 12 by William Blake (foxed)
• AESOP FABLE IMAGE, OIL "The Wolf in
  AESOP FABLE IMAGE, OIL "The Wolf in Shepherd's Clothing," Early 20th century, Oil on canvas; of sheepdog protecting flock from wolf.
• DAVID HOCKNEY. "SIX FAIRY TALES,"
  DAVID HOCKNEY. "SIX FAIRY TALES," ILLUSTRATED BOOK Together with miniature blank book, "Six Fairy Tales" 4 1/2 x 3 inches, bound.