Fables, Original and Selected : Second series, illustrated by two hundred and eighty engravings on wood
James Northcote / Edmund Southey Rogers (Ed.)
Published by John Murray, London, 1833
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First printing of the second series, includes a biography of the author. Printed at the Chiswick Press. Brown blind stamped cloth binding with small split to foot of spine. Page edges untrimmed. Front endpaper has been replaced, an old repair. Good solid binding. Foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. . Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5 x 8 inches (12.5 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: lx, 248. Seller Inventory # 1221E002
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Title: Fables, Original and Selected : Second ...
Publisher: John Murray, London
Publication Date: 1833
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition.
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Fables, original and selected. By the late James Northcote . Second series, illustrated by two hundred and eighty engravings on wood . 1833 [LeatherBound]
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 320. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1833 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 320. Seller Inventory # LB100158083242
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One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected: Second Series Illustrated by Two Hundred and Eighty Engravings on Wood
Published by
John Murray London 1833, 1833
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First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition 3/4 leather Very Good octavo lx + 248pp., engravings, index, With 280 wood engravings. Pages bright & white. Boards worn & spine partially stripped, but tight in binding, all edges gilt, & overall a very nice copy. Engraved bookplate of Elizabeth Mary Villiers on the front paste-down. Seller Inventory # 153290
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One Hundred Fables, Original And Selected Embellished With Two Hundred Eighty Engravings on Wood (Second Edition) & Fables Original And Selected (Second Series), Illustrated By Two Hundred and Eighty Engravings On Wood
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Geo. Lawford & John Murray, London, 1833
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First Edition
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Second & First editions. 272 , 248 pages. 20 x 12.5 cm. The illustrations, "the greater portion of which are of my own invention," with his headpiece designs for each one and with initial letters and tailpieces by William Harvey, pupil of Thomas Bewick." James Northcote was one of a number of prominent painters of the 18th century. Today Northcote is chiefly admired for his portraits, though his paintings of animals found favor in his lifetime. In his later years he devoted an increasing amount of time to history paintings, including some scenes from Shakespeare s history plays which were exhibited in Boydell s Shakespeare Gallery. The Second Series of the Fables was published posthumously, Both volumes with Index To The Engravings. Small owner stamp of Rev. J. Troy and small ex-library stamp top right corner of title page, interior contents fresh and bright, nicks to backstrip extremities. Contemporary crimson cloth decorated in blind, backstrips elaborately decorated in floral gilt motifs. Very good. 2 Vols. Seller Inventory # 23024
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One Hundred Fables, Original And Selected Embellished With Two Hundred Eighty Engravings on Wood (Second Edition) & Fables Original And Selected (Second Series), Illustrated By Two Hundred and Eighty Engravings On Wood
Published by
Geo. Lawford, London, 1833
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First Edition
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
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leather_bound. First edition. 272 , 248 pages. 25.5 x 16 cm. Large Paper Copy. The illustrations, "the greater portion of which are of my own invention," with his headpiece designs for each one and with initial letters and tailpieces by William Harvey, pupil of Thomas Bewick." James Northcote was one of a number of prominent painters of the 18th century. Today Northcote is chiefly admired for his portraits, though his paintings of animals found favor in his lifetime. In his later years he devoted an increasing amount of time to history paintings, including some scenes from Shakespeare s history plays which were exhibited in Boydell s Shakespeare Gallery. The Second Series of the Fables was published posthumously, Both volumes with Index To The Engravings. GORDON RAY 55/56. "Handsome set, particularly on large paper." Title page of first volume printed in red and black. Wide text margins. Clean, very fresh interior. Inner dentelles, triple gilt border fillets, raised bands, spine compartments with gilt arabesques, brown & tan spine labels in gilt. 19th century full calf. Teg. Fine. 2 vols. Seller Inventory # 24366
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