Baby's Own Aesop, First Edition (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Walter Crane (illustrator). 1st Edition. "Being the Fables condensed in Rhyme with portable Morals pictorially pointed by Walter Crane. Engraved and printed in colours by E. Evans." First edition. Undated but c. 1887. Binding shaky but all pages present and attached. No inscriptions. Back cover creased.

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Walter Crane (illustrator). New Edition. Pictorial paper covered boards printed in green and red, corners and lower edges slty rubbed . Boards also very slty scratched. Green cloth spine. As th publisher's imprint includes Ltd, it must be dated post March 1917. A pleasing clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. First edition. Poor cloth-spine hardcover, a reference copy, with a severe moisture ring to the back cover and warping to the board, light wrinkling to the pages, hinges split, soiling to the covers and wear to the extremities; complete and intact though lacking the errata sheet. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Walter Crane's version of Aesop's fables, rendered in limerick form for the younger reader. Being an ardent socialist, Crane helpfully added political 'morals' to the end of each poem in addition to his stunning Arts and Crafts illustrations. Written by William James Linton, based on stories attributed to Aesop, and lightly edited by Walter Crane; illustrated by Crane; engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. 56 pages; color and monochrome illustrations throughout + decorative endpapers by the artist; 7.5 x 7.25 inches. Crane (1845-1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation. Evans (1826-1905) was a wood-engraver and printer who specialized in full-color printing, which, in part because of his work, became popular in the mid-19th century. He employed and collaborated with illustrators including Crane to produce what are now considered to be classic children's books.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition undated (circa 1900) in near fine condition. No internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, there is some shelfwear to extremities of boards, Please see pics.

Being the Fables Condensed 'in Rhyme' with Portable Morals. 56 pp. Illustrated throughout by Walter Crane; Engraved & Printed in Colours by Edmund Evans. Square 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed glazed boards illustrated in color. First edition. Boards soiled and rubbed; a little shaken and over-opened at several places. Errata slip removed, leaving a small trace.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Walter Crane & Edmund Evans (illustrator). 1st Edition Thus. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, rubbing and spots of fraying. All edges of the book covers have noticeable rubbing and lost of paper. There are several chips to the illustrated cover, both front and rear. The top rear spine joint has a tear to the cloth spine which has been repaired. The text pages are clean and bright. There are several small edge tears to the text pages. The reverse of the front endpaper has an inked previous owner's name and date. "Walter Crane (15 August 1845 14 March 1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would exhibit in its developmental stages in the latter 19th century. Crane's work featured some of the more colourful and detailed beginnings of the child-in-the-garden motifs that would characterize many nursery rhymes and children's stories for decades to come. He was part of the Arts and Crafts movement and produced an array of paintings, illustrations, ".

Being the Fables Condensed 'in Rhyme' with Portable Morals. 56 pp. Illustrated throughout by Walter Crane; Engraved & Printed in Colours by Edmund Evans. Square 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed glazed boards illustrated in color. First edition. Edges of boards rubbed; otherwise a very attractive copy. Errata slip tipped in.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. "Engraved and printed in colours" by Edmund Evans. Square small quarto. Fully illustrated. Illustrated paper covered boards. Small booksellers ticket on the front pastedown, along with an ink gift Inscription dated 1902 opposite the half-title. Boards toned and lightly soiled, bumped and rubbed through in several spots along the edges, a few gutters cracked, very good with bright colors throughout.

First edition. Square octavo. 56 pages. Illustrations by Walter Crane engraved and printed in colours by Edmund Evans. Errata and Addenda slip tipped in. Cloth-backed pictorial boards.The only foxing is on the Errata and Addenda slip. Very small ink ownership stamp on front free endpaper. Cover edges rubbed. Very good. Scarce.

Cloth & Boards. Condition: VG. Walter Crane (illustrator). 1st Edition. Square 8vo. Quarter blue cloth over pictorial paper covered boards. Blue edges 56 pp. Beautiful colour editon of Aesop done by Walter Crane. Edges and corners worn. Names stamped on half title. Interiors clean. Classic.

18,5 x 19 cm. 56 Seiten mit farbigen Holzschnitten Edmund Evans. Farbig illustr. OHlwd. Schug 2229. - "Eines der phantasievollsten Cranebücher". - Erste Ausgabe. - Einband berieben und bestoßen. - Buchblock gelockert, innen sauber und gut erhalten.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Walter Crane. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 54 pages inc title page, still with errata slip tipped in, glazed illustrated paper boards, art nouveau patterned floral design endpapers. full colour pastel litho coloured plates on each page, some corner wear and edge wear, contents very good and clean, hardly handled a little very pale almost unseen age foxing to endpapers, no inscriptions. Dated 1887 on title page in Roman numerals. Small slim quarto. VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Crane, Walter (illustrator). 1st Edition. Number 67 of 750 numbered copies. A very good copy of the first combined edition of Walter's Crane's three children's books, with a new Preface. Oblong quarto. 30 x 31 cm, 192 pages. Copiously illustrated and decorated in colour by Walter Crane and printed by Edmund Evans. Original vellum-backed gilt decorated brown cloth, top edge gilt. Binding is sound (hinge between endpapers open but holding), pages are clean with a very occasional light fox mark, corners are slightly bumped and vellum slightly soiled - overall a very good copy.

First edition, square 8vo, pp. 56; color illustrations throughout, decorative endpapers by the artist; original blue cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards by Crane, edges rather scuffed with boards occasionally exposed, textblock fine. Text based on W. J. Linton's manuscript "The Wisdom of Aesop." Osborne I, p. 2.

Vellum. Condition: Very Good. Walter Crane (illustrator). First edition. The limited edition first edition thus of Walter Crane's three popular children's works, illustrated throughout in colour. A limited edition, limited to 500 copies for sale in the United Kingdom, of which this is numbered 278.Walter Crane's three juvenile works in one volume, 'The Baby's Opera', The Baby's Bouquet', and 'The Baby's Own Aesop'. These three works were usually published separately.Illustrated in colour throughout, with illustrations ranging from full-paged depictions of nursery rhymes, to decorative borders.'Opera' is a charming collection of nursery rhymes for children, all put to music, including 'Girls and Boys', 'The Mulberry Bush', 'Oranges and Lemons', and more.Likewise, 'Bouquet' is also a collection of nursery rhymes put to music for children, such as 'Hot Cross Buns', 'London Bridge', 'Polly Put the Kettle On', and more.'Own Aesop' is a reworking of Aesop's fables, worked into rhymes for babies and young children. Aesop's fables are a collection of ethical fables, guiding in religious, social, and political themes.Illustrated and arranged by Walter Crane, one of the most influential children's illustrators of his time. He was an admirer of the Pre-Raphaelites, Italian Renaissance, and Japanese art.Printed by Edmund Evans. Evans was a wood-engraver and full-colour printing, and worked to produce many classic children's books.Evans and Crane begun working together in 1863, and the begun collaborating in 1851 to produce two or three toy books for children each year for over ten years. In the publisher's original paper vellum backed cloth covered boards. Externally, smart. Light handling marks to paper vellum, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright, with instances of light handling marks to page perimeters. Very Good. book.

Walter Crane's "Triplets" Deluxe Edition One of Twenty Special Copies Printed on Japanese Vellum CRANE, Walter, [illustrator]. Triplets: Comprising The Baby's Opera, The Baby's Bouquet, and The Baby's Own Æsop. With the Original Designs in Colour by Walter Crane; Printed by Edmund Evans. London: George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1899. First Collected Special Edition printed on Japanese Vellum Limited to 20 copies (this being no. 11). Large oblong quarto (11 9/16 x 12 3/8 inches; 294 x 314 mm.). 192 pp. with illustrations by Crane printed in color by Edmund Evans on every page. The first two titles with printed music. Publisher's brown buckram over boards, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt, others uncut. New red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Spine ends expertly strengthened, minimal soiling to buckram. Housed in a full tan buckram, felt-lined clamshell case (by Sangorski & Sutcliffe) with a red leather spine label lettered in gilt. Overall, a very good and clean copy of this title in the publisher's binding. Illustrated with dozens of exquisite color illustrations by Walter Crane representing the three works originally published in 1877-1887. A new preface was written by Crane for this edition and new illustrations on the preface and title pages. Walter Crane's color illustrations for these three children's stories, many full-page, with decorative borders and vignettes throughout. Considered to contain some of the best illustrations ever rendered by Walter Crane on Japanese Vellum, thus increasing the clarity and improving the color tone. "Walter Crane (1845-1915) was an English artist and illustrator. He is primarily known for his illustrations of the Faerie Queen as well as numerous children's books, however he also worked on designs for political pamphlets and even wallpaper, ceramic tiles and other decorative art. During the 1800s Walter Crane was considered Britain's greatest socialist artist, and he was asked to illustrate many socialist publications. However his best work was non-political in nature. He earned a good living doing book illustrations, and he was especially in demand as an illustrator of children's books such as nursery rhymes, fables and alphabet books. His drawings often featured child in the garden motifs, and were extremely influential in shaping the direction of children's illustrated literature, along with his collaborator, the printer Edmund Evans. Despite his versatility as an artist and the wide range of his subject matter, Crane was always best known as a children's book illustrator. His contemporaries included fellow illustrators Kate Greenaway and Randolph Caldecott.".