Fables Desope, Signed (10 results)

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon état. In-4 33 x 25,5 cm. En feuillets, sous couverture rempliée illustrée, chemise et étui rigide toilés vert et gris-moyen, 87 ff., 20 lithographies de Abel Imblot, table des fables. Ouvrage tiré à 237 exemplaires. Celui-ci, un des 32 exeplaires réservés au Cercle bibliophile Joseph Pardo, N J. P. 24, sur Moulins Richard-de-Bas, enrichi d'un dessin original de l'artiste avec son envoi autographe, comportant une suite des lithographies sur Vélin de Rives. Des rousseurs, soutenues en garde et au titre, par ailleurs rares et éparses, la suite des lithographies en bel état. Dessinateur de presse charentais, Abel Imblot (1901-1972) fut le secrétaire de Sacha Guitry. Son parcours professionnel l'a amené à créer des motifs de tapisserie, à dessiner des bijoux pour Cartier, à faire du dessin de presse et à illustrer des ouvrages.

Couverture rigide. Librairie Hachette et Cie | Paris 1913 | 23 x 29.5 cm | relié | Édition illustrée des compositions d'Arthur Rackham, 13 en couleurs contrecollées sur carton fort sous serpentes légendées et de 52 compositions en noir dans le texte, un des 55 exemplaires sur Japon, enrichis d'un signature autographe d'Arthur Rackham en justification, tirage de tête. Reliure de l'éditeur en plein vélin, dos lisse titré à l'or avec des animaux estampés à l'or, premier plat estampé à l'or du titre et d'une illustration représentant des animaux, tête dorée, témoins conservés, lacet du plat inférieur conservé. Provenance?: ex-libris manuscrit sur la page de faux-titre de Maurice Feuillet, célèbre illustrateur de presse, notamment pour les grandes affaires judiciaires, mais aussi critique d'art et fondateur du Figaro artistique. Feuillet est resté célèbre pour avoir réalisé les croquis d'audience lors des procès d'Émile Zola en 1898 et d'Alfred Dreyfus en 1899. Bel exemplaire des uvres du plus célèbre fabuliste antique, illustrées par Arthur Rackham, un des rares exemplaires sur papier japon. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] Illustrated edition with compositions by Arthur Rackham, 13 in colour tipped in with captioned tissue guards, and 52 black-and-white illustrations in the text, one of 55 copies on japon, signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page, deluxe issue. Publisher's full vellum binding, flat spine gilt-lettered with gilt-stamped animals, upper cover gilt-stamped with the title and an illustration of animals, top edge gilt, uncut, lower cover silk ties preserved. A fine copy of the works of the most celebrated fabulist, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, one of the rare copies on japon. Provenance: Maurice Feuillet with his manuscript ex-libris on the half-title. A renowned press illustrator, notably for major judicial cases, but also an art critic and founder of the Figaro artistique, Feuillet remains famous for his courtroom sketches at the trials of Émile Zola in 1898 and Alfred Dreyfus in 1899. *.

in contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with orange morocco label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers and speckled edges. 12mo (144 x 78 mm), pp. [iv], lxxix, [i], 267, [9] index, upper corner torn from final page of index, with loss of the ?L?? in ?L?Aigle? and of one page number, marginal wormhole through gatherings E and F, some scattered browning but generally a good, clean copy with solid impressions of the woodcuts, A scarce French language edition of Aesop?s Fables published in Lyon for the use of young people. A brief introduction discusses the author?s motivation in publishing this collection, inspired by the success of La Fontaine?s Fables and hoping that this prose translation is accessible to children from an early age. In adding the quatrains of Isaac de Benserade, the editor hopes to render the selection useful to youth of different ages and capabilities. The fables are prefaced by a verse dedication to ?La Jeunesse?, which is signed F.M., and by a lengthy biographical portait of Aesop (pp. iii-lxxix). Of the 225 fables, 103 are accomanied by woodcut illustrations. The strength of the impressions varies but they are generally good and strong. Head- and tail-pieces and little vignettes are also scattered through the text. WorldCat lists Berlin and Erlangen-Nürnberg only.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First edition. A wonderful example of this signed limited edition of the fables of Aesop, the first French language edition of these fables to feature the illustrations of Arthur Rackham. A signed limited edition, with this being number 151 of 430, printed on wove paper, and flat signed by Rackham himself.The first French language edition of Aesop's fables to feature the illustrations of Rackham. Rackham is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration.Illustrated with thirteen tipped in colour plates, and further monochrome vignette and full page illustrations. Collated, complete.Small ink stamp of the number 'VI 10881' to the front free endpaper tail.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours, teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance, honesty, and hard work.Housed in a felt-lined chemise, and slip case. In the publisher's original cloth binding, housed in a cloth chemise - lined in felt - and slip case. Back strip lightly age toned, with faint handling marks to perimeters of front board. Light shelf wear to back strip tail. Small stamp to front free endpaper tail. Slip case and chemise in fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light offsetting to text leaves facing plates, and the odd spot. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1913, SIGNED Numbered Limited Edition. FABLES D'ESOPE. ARTHUR RACKHAM. Signed by the famous illustrator Arthur Rackham. First French edition. Bound in white buckram cloth with pictorial gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt, others edges untrimmed. 121 numbered pages measuring 11in x 9in. Very good condition, spine slightly darkened, some tanned to the edge of the title page, front and end papers and pastedowns. Thirteen colour plates (including frontispiece) mounted on heavy brown art paper. Captions printed in red on facing tissue sheets. 53 black and white drawings throughout the text, 19 full page. Limited run of only 430 copies signed by the artist, of which 375 are printed on vellum paper. This copy is number 317. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 11 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition darkened, gilt titles and decoration, small split to the base. Joints good condition. Corners good condition minor rubbing and wear. Boards good condition gilt decorated to the front board, bubbling and staining to the rear board. Page edges good condition gilt top edge, others untrimmed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned, minor foxing. Free end papers good condition foxed. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition tanned, minor foxing, one of the tissue guards is slightly separating from the text block. Binding good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1913 Binding: Hardback. Signed by Author(s).

RACKHAM, Arthur; AESOP (illustrator). illustrator]. AESOP, [contributor]. Fables D'Esope. Traduction Nouvelle Illustree Par Arthur Rackham. Paris: Hachette, 1913. Full Description: RACKHAM, Arthur, [illustrator]. AESOP, [author]. Fables D'Esope. Traduction Nouvelle Illustree Par Arthur Rackham. Paris: Hachette, 1913. Limited edition of 55 copies signed by Rackham, this being number 29 printed on papier du Japan. Out of a total edition of 430. With 13 mounted plates on green paper. Descriptive tissue guards. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 9 inches; 290 x 230 mm). Full vellum pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. With gold silk ties. Vellum a bit bowed as usual. Some very light dust soiling. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Still overall a near fine copy. Latimore and Haskell, Riall, HBS 68876. $2,000. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Paris: Pierre Aubouyn, Pierre Emery et Charles Clouzier. Printed By Laurent Rondet, 1689. In French. Worn. New edition, title page dated 1689. Beautifully illustrated, includes 139 fables, each with the written fable on the left hand page and a wood engraving on the right with the moral below. Full brown leather, frontis, [12], 279p, two page colophon, errata, 1 page advertisement. Rear cover and rear free endpaper detached, covers work, spine dried but stabilized, front hinge cracked, front free endpaper and frontis loosened but not detached, pages lightly age-toned but clean, old dampstain to lower inner margins of first 100 pages and then again toward the end of the book (not affecting printed areas), different bookplates on either side of front free endpaper (second one is from E. Coster Wilmerding), name of Richard Creed, Paris 1700 inside front cover with an 1814 notation that the book belonged to Richard Creed who was slain at the Battle of Blenheim and was being presented to Miss Katherine Simcoe, signed Wililam Walcot (names may actually be different, that is what we could make out) from the handwriting. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

The third French Aesop adaptation to use the 140 plates originally etched by Aegidius or Gilles Sadeler (ca. 1568/70-1629) for his Theatrum morum (Prague, 1608), here reordered and with a new prose text, probably written by Henri-François d'Aguesseau (1668-1751), Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750. The etching for fable 117 shows an American buffalo (bizon), the earliest image that really looks like the animal familiar to us today. "These added designs by Sadeler are highlights in the history of book illustration" (Hodnett, p. 39).With a 20th-century bookplate and ink stamps. The copper plate for fable 90 had lost much of its detail and some others show slight degradation, but in general they remained in good condition and are also well printed. The corner of 1 leaf has been torn off, and there is an occasional small marginal tear or faint stain, but the book remains in good condition and has large margins. The binding is chipped and cracked at top of the spine and shows a few smaller defects, but is also in good condition. A late showing of 140 of the best illustrations in the Aesop tradition, etched and engraved in 1608.l Hodnett, Marcus Gheeraerts, pp. 38-41; Hollstein XXI, p. 80; Smith, Het schouwtoneel der dieren, pp. 39-41. Contemporary mottled sheepskin, sewn on 5 cords, gold-tooled spine with label in 2nd of 6 compartments, gold fillets on board edges, red edges, green ribbon marker. With an etched and engraved frontispiece showing Aesop surrounded by his students and a couple children (above) and a peaceful group of animals (below) including a lion, elephant, monkey, mink(?), eagle, fox, ox and mountain goat; and 139 half-page etched fable illustrations in the text (9 x 11 cm), one for each of the 139 numbered fables, all 140 copperplates etched and engraved by Aegidius Sadeler (the frontispiece signed) for Theatrum morum (Prague, 1608): 124 close copies in mirror image of those by Marcus Gheeraerts, 15 added by Sadeler plus the title-plate with title removed. Further with numerous woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and decorated initials. Pages: [24], 306, [4] pp.

In-4, en feuilles, couverture imprimée. Chemise, étui.Cette nouvelle traduction augmentée à la fin de chaque fable de quatrains, est illustrée par André Collot de 42 compositions dont 20 hors-texte en taille-douce et 22 vignettes in texte gravées sur bois en deux teintes. Tirage limité à 242 exemplaires numérotés. Un des 12 exemplaires sur japon nacré réservés à l'artiste (plus petit tirage avec 5 exemplaires sur madagascar), signé par André Collot. Exemplaire enrichi d'une suite en noir des hors-texte avec remarques, d'une décomposition des 2 teintes des 22 bois, de 3 dessins originaux en couleurs signés par l'artiste (représentant un chameau, un renard et une chèvre) et du cuivre gravé ayant servi à l'impression de l'illustration pour La Fable d'un lion et d'une chèvre.

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1913. 121 pp. 13 col. plts & 12 black & white. Cloth, discoloured & slightly worn. Text foxed.* This is the rare large quarto edition: limited edition of 375 copies on "papier vélin" (Nr. 111). Signed by Arthur Rackham.