aesop v s vernon jones g k (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Arthur Rackham, (illustrator). Reprint. Large octavo hardback. xx + 224 pp. 12 Colour plates and many black & white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Very Good condition in Very Good, orice-clipped dust jacket (slightly colour faded om spine of jacket). Previous owner's name on inside cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: NEW. 142 pages. 6.00x0.38x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD. No jacket. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). 7th printing. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Covers shelfworn.

Hardcover. Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD. 224 pages, a very good hardback, publisher's original light blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine as well as a flying mystical creature. The front cover has a gilt design but there's also four small stains. The latter is the only fault. Otherwise, the book is VG being tightly bound and square. (On the first blank page, there's a neat Xmas gift inscription dated 1950).

Zustand: UNSPECIFIED. Octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering & decorationto front board & spine, blind motif to rear board, illus eps, frontispiece, xxix + 224pp, illus, coloured plates have captioned tissue guards, G+ (one plate (The Lion, Jupiter and the Elephant) has come loose and been reattatched in the wrong place with ugly brown packing tape, 'The Quack Frog' plate is loose but present with sellotape residue staining to gutter, 'The Trees and the Axe' plate lacks tissue guard, 5cm closed tear to lower front hinge, moderate fraying to spine extrems & board corners & around tear, faint foxing to spine, moderately heavy foxing to page edges, occasional foxing to some pages, child's scribble in pencil to two pages, owner's inscription to prelim, tape repair to prelims).

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). A scarce neat collection of Aesop's fables, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham. Scarce work. Fourth impression, 1919. Originally published 1912. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and twelve colour plates with tissue guards and many black and white images. Collated complete. Aesop's fables, a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Translated by V. S. Vernon Jones, an American translator. With an introduction by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, an English writer, philosopher, Christian apologist, a literary and art critic. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, an English book illustrator who is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Cloth lifting slightly to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or tide mark. Good. book.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1939 at copyright; early printing in rare pictorial wrapper. Superbly illustrated, decorated, and featuring a thoroughly enjoyable introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Red full-cloth boards, Rackham mounted color plate, gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear, spine rub. Front boards features color plate of The Hare and the Tortoise surrounded with blind-stamped animals: lion, wolf, stork, crow, rooster, frog, and owl. Deckled pages near fine, clean; no writing. Small antiquarian label inside cover: "Sally Stilson, Madison Heights, Anderson, Indiana". With thirteen richly colored, smooth coated plates by Arthur Rackham and over fifty black and white illustrations, many full-page, in immaculate detail throughout. Bind good; hinges intact. Rare pictorial wrapper moderate edge, spine sunning, discoloration; protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel in deep red w/stylized titles, Rackham's hare and fox illustration; back panel features illustrated classics of the time availabe from Garden City books. Near fine profusely illustrated book of classic moral fables in good original wrapper. Aesop's Fables was first published in 1912 with this imagery by Rackham. Includes two-hundred fables of timeless humor and wisdom. "In Aesop's Fables (1912) Rackham's primary intention was to amuse, but his illustrations for fables of 'The Moon and her Mother' and 'The Gnat and the Lion' suggest the imaginative refinement that he brought to the task. Rackham was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy" (Hudson, Derek. Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 94). Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. The first century A.D. philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, is recorded as having said about Aesop: ". like those who dine well off the plainest dishes, he made use of humble incidents to teach great truths, and after serving up a story he adds to it the advice to do a thing or not to do it. Then, too, he was really more attached to truth than the poets are; for the latter do violence to their own stories in order to make them probable; but he by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events" (Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V:14).Latimore and Haskell pp. 38-39. Printed in the United States of America. 224 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. First printed in 1912; stated 1956 printing, the twelfth, in scarce pictorial wrapper. Superbly illustrated, decorated, and featuring a thoroughly enjoyable introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Evergreen full-cloth boards, bright silver cover vignette and spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear. Bright silver flying stork vignette at spine. Pages generally very good, clean; no writing. Light fox to exterior text block. Small yellow striped antiquarian label inside cover: "Harold Hockey Ltd. Stationers & Booksellers, Clifton, Bristol 8." Illustrated endpapers featuring: an eagle, lion, rooster, frog, fox, mouse and duck; toned areas from removed adhesive at front and back endpaper. With eight richly colored, smooth coated plates by Arthur Rackham and over fifty black and white illustrations, many full-page, in immaculate detail throughout. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Original white pictorial dust wrapper, moderate rub, discoloration, small spine sticker-pull; unclipped 15s NET, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features Rackham's "The Blackamoor" plate, as the first edition, w/title at spine; advert for Rackham titles from Heinemann at back panel. Attractive near very good mid-century printing in rare near fine wrapper. Aesop's Fables was first published in 1912 with this imagery by Rackham. Includes two-hundred fables of timeless humor and wisdom. "In Aesop's Fables (1912) Rackham's primary intention was to amuse, but his illustrations for fables of 'The Moon and her Mother' and 'The Gnat and the Lion' suggest the imaginative refinement that he brought to the task. Rackham was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy" (Hudson, Derek. Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 94). Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. The first century A.D. philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, is recorded as having said about Aesop: ". like those who dine well off the plainest dishes, he made use of humble incidents to teach great truths, and after serving up a story he adds to it the advice to do a thing or not to do it. Then, too, he was really more attached to truth than the poets are; for the latter do violence to their own stories in order to make them probable; but he by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events" (Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V:14).Latimore and Haskell pp. 38-39. Printed in Great Britain at The Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey. 5 1/4" x 8" design. 224 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1912 at title page; "Printed in England" at copyright page. Olive green full cloth boards, black cover and spine titles, Rackham pictorial plate of "The Quack Frog" at cover, some corner, edge wear, spine rub; back board worn along exterior edge. Pages generally very good; moderate discoloration, some toning. Includes frontipiece plate with captioned tissue guard: "The Hare and the Tortoise". Pictorial endpapers of collage line-drawing of Aesop's animal characters. Small antiquarian signature at front pastedown. Bind good, moderate cant; hinges intact. Superbly illustrated, decorated, and featuring a thoroughly enjoyable introduction by G. K. Chesterton. With a dozen richly colored, smooth coated plates by Arthur Rackham and over fifty black and white illustrations, many full-page, in immaculate detail throughout. Near good first edition thus of this illustrated rarity from 1912. Printed by Ballantyne & Company Ltd. at the Ballantyne Press, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London. 224 pages. Insured post. Aesop's Fables was first published in 1912 with this imagery by Rackham. Includes two-hundred fables of timeless humor and wisdom. "In Aesop's Fables Rackham's primary intention was to amuse, but his illustrations for fables of 'The Moon and her Mother' and 'The Gnat and the Lion' suggest the imaginative refinement that he brought to the task. Rackham was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy" (from Derek Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work). Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. The first century A.D. philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, is recorded as having said about Aesop: "Like those who dine well off the plainest dishes, he made use of humble incidents to teach great truths, and after serving up a story he adds to it the advice to do a thing or not to do it. Then, too, he was really more attached to truth than the poets are; for the latter do violence to their own stories in order to make them probable; but he by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events" (Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V). Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD. No Jacket. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good++, almost Near Fine. No Jacket. Illustrated Edition. A very, very nice copy of Arthur Rackham's first illustration of this classic. 13 full colour, tissue-guarded illustrations plus many black and white drawings throughout. Green cloth boards with gilt decoration to front and spine. Publishers blind stamp to rear board. Decorated endpapers. Copyright page says "All Rights Reserved". Clean, straight boards only minimal bumping corners and spine ends, small, mild, dark stain to rear board. Spine slightly darkened. Endpapers toned, prelims blotchy foxing, Xmas (1912) inscription to ffep. No further markings throughout. Age related foxing as offset from reverse of final colour plate to text, otherwise a remarkably well-kept, uncompromised copy with very little to distinguish it from a Near Fine grading.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1912 at title page. Copyright page states "All Rights Reserved"; no other dates, indications. Olive green full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine design and titles,moderate cover, edge wear, rub. Front cover features stylized gilt titles and various animal characters and decoration. Spine features additional animals and titles in gilt. Back board feature blind-stamped Heinemann windmill emblem. Pages generally very good; moderate toning. Includes frontispiece plate with captioned tissue guard: "The Hare and the Tortoise." Mended closed tear to the "The Quack Frog," adjacent page 56. White pictorial endpapers repeat cover motif of animals in green outline. Dark green top-stain. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Superbly illustrated, decorated, and featuring a thoroughly enjoyable introduction by G. K. Chesterton. With thirteen richly colored, smooth coated plates by Arthur Rackham and over fifty black and white illustrations, many full-page, in immaculate detail throughout. Near very good first edition thus. Printed by Ballantyne & Company Ltd. at the Ballantyne Press, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London. 224 pages. Insured post. Aesop's Fables was first published in 1912 with this imagery by Rackham. Includes two-hundred fables of timeless humor and wisdom. "In Aesop's Fables Rackham's primary intention was to amuse, but his illustrations for fables of 'The Moon and her Mother' and 'The Gnat and the Lion' suggest the imaginative refinement that he brought to the task. Rackham was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy" (from Derek Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work). Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. The first century A.D. philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, is recorded as having said about Aesop: "Like those who dine well off the plainest dishes, he made use of humble incidents to teach great truths, and after serving up a story he adds to it the advice to do a thing or not to do it. Then, too, he was really more attached to truth than the poets are; for the latter do violence to their own stories in order to make them probable; but he by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events" (Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V). Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

RACKHAM, Arthur; AESOP|VERNON JONES, V.S.|CHESTERTON, G.K. (illustrator). illustrator]. AESOP, [contributor]. CHESTERTON, G.K., [contributor]. VERNON JONES, V.S., [translator]. Æsop'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. Full Description: [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. AESOP. Æsop'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. First trade edition with an original drawing by Rackham on the half-title. Octavo (8 x 6 inches; 200 x 150 mm). xxix, [1, blank], 223, [1] pp. Thirteen color plates (including frontispiece), with descriptive tissue guards, and fifty-three drawings in black and white (nineteen full-page). Hal-title includes a half-page original drawing by Rackham of a crow and a smaller bird surrounded by a square frame and signed "AR" in the lower left corner. Below the drawing is an inscription signed "Arthur Rackham" and dated 1912. Original green buckram pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge stained green. Pictorial endpapers. Minimal foxing to endpapers. Some rubbing Along edges and top and bottom of spine. Binding slightly skewed. Front inner hinge starting but firm. Housed in a quarter morocco clamshell. Overall a very good copy. Latimore and Haskell, pp. 38-39. HBS 68875. $2,500.