Aesop croxall s (4 resultados)

Preface by S. Croxall. xii, 228 pp. Illustrated throughout from engravings. 16mo, publisher's tan cloth; gilt spine; a.e.g. 1854 ink gift inscription; some scattered light and inoffensive foxing; a few spots to cloth. tight and sound.

Couverture rigide. Condición: bon. RO60137739: 1889. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Intérieur acceptable. 363 pages. Gravure en noir et blanc en frontispice. Illustré de nombreuses gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte. Texte en anglais (English). . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. …

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop, with a preface from Samuel Croxall. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and eighty engravings. 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. This collection includes titles such as: The Cock and the Jewel, The Frogs Desiring a King, and The Kite and the Pigeons, amongst others. With a preface by Samuel Croxall, an Anglican churchman, writer and translator, particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. Bound in full cloth with modern endpapers laid in. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Very Good. Not Stated (ilustrador). book.…

In contemporary full brown calf. Text generally clean, with a little foxing, but first 2 and last 2 leaves stained; both boards detached; spine cracked lengthwise, with some loss of leather at foot; old leather repair (now in 2 parts) over spine front joint; board corners worn. Used - Acceptable. Poor hardback Used - Acceptable. Poor hardback. …