1.
Aesop's Fables
with illustrations by Ernest Griset
Published by Lothrop, Boston circa 1890
with illustrations by Ernest Griset
Published by Lothrop, Boston circa 1890
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Red lettering on covers.
238 pages.
Illustrated with 4 full-page chromolithographs, plus numerous engravings, both full-page and within the text.
Light wear to boards.
Covers worn and bumped at edges.
Binding firm.
Label on paste down, reads: 'Library of Harold Kaiser No. 40'
Pages lightly, but evenly, tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Red lettering on covers.
238 pages.
Illustrated with 4 full-page chromolithographs, plus numerous engravings, both full-page and within the text.
Light wear to boards.
Covers worn and bumped at edges.
Binding firm.
Label on paste down, reads: 'Library of Harold Kaiser No. 40'
Pages lightly, but evenly, tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106715 £50.00
2.
Aesop's Fables
by Aesop
with illustrations by Arthur Rackham
Published by Heinemann / Books for Children in 1979
by Aesop
with illustrations by Arthur Rackham
Published by Heinemann / Books for Children in 1979
Purple cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
16cm x 21cm.
224 pages.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Previous owners bookplate inside front cover.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
16cm x 21cm.
224 pages.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Previous owners bookplate inside front cover.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119802 £15.00
3.
Aesop's Funky Fables
by Vivian French
with illustrations by Korky Paul
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin Books in 1999
by Vivian French
with illustrations by Korky Paul
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin Books in 1999
ISBN: 014056246X.
Paperback.
23cm x 30cm.
75 pages.
Ten of Aesop's Fables re-written in rap rhythms, with new and modern illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
23cm x 30cm.
75 pages.
Ten of Aesop's Fables re-written in rap rhythms, with new and modern illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#108477 £4.00
4.
Fables
by Arnold Lobel
with illustrations by Arnold Lobel
1st edition, published by Harper and Row in 1980
by Arnold Lobel
with illustrations by Arnold Lobel
1st edition, published by Harper and Row in 1980
ISBN: 0060239743.
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119847 £15.00
5.
Fables from Aesop
by Aesop
with illustrations by Maurice Wilson
1st Thus edition, published by Blackie in 1977
by Aesop
with illustrations by Maurice Wilson
1st Thus edition, published by Blackie in 1977
ISBN: 0216904293.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#108275 £5.00
6.
Fanny's King
by Darley Dale
Published by Blackie circa 1897
by Darley Dale
Published by Blackie circa 1897
Brown boards with embossed gilt and black decoration.
Small format, 15.5cm x 11cm.
64 pages of text, 16 pages of adverts at rear.
Contains one long story of 37 pages, and three short animal fables.
Covers worn and solied.
Endpapers missing.
Inner hinges strengthened.
Sunday School prize label on front paste down.
Several pages soiled.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Small format, 15.5cm x 11cm.
64 pages of text, 16 pages of adverts at rear.
Contains one long story of 37 pages, and three short animal fables.
Covers worn and solied.
Endpapers missing.
Inner hinges strengthened.
Sunday School prize label on front paste down.
Several pages soiled.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80755 £2.00
7.
Favourite Fables of La Fontaine
by Alena Linhartova
with illustrations by Zdenka Krejcova
1st English edition, published by Sunburst Books in 1995
by Alena Linhartova
with illustrations by Zdenka Krejcova
1st English edition, published by Sunburst Books in 1995
ISBN: 1857781546.
Folio.
Laminated pictorial boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
A collection of forty six fables of La Fontaine, originally written in Czech.
A colourful edition with bold illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Folio.
Laminated pictorial boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
A collection of forty six fables of La Fontaine, originally written in Czech.
A colourful edition with bold illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#108478 £5.00
8.
Loundmouth George and the Big Race
by Nancy L. Carlson
with illustrations by Nancy L. Carlson
1st British edition, published by J. M. Dent in 1984
by Nancy L. Carlson
with illustrations by Nancy L. Carlson
1st British edition, published by J. M. Dent in 1984
ISBN: 0460061607.
Laminated pictorial covers.
A variation on the Hare and the Tortoise fable.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
A variation on the Hare and the Tortoise fable.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#69036 £6.50
9.
Mr Rabbit and Mr Fox
1st Thus edition published in 1966
1st Thus edition published in 1966
6th book in Blackie's Easy to Read Books series.
Octavo.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Black lettering on covers.
40 pages.
Three Brer Rabbit stories.
Large print for beginning readers.
Black and white illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small amount of damage to the upper edge of pages 21-24.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Black lettering on covers.
40 pages.
Three Brer Rabbit stories.
Large print for beginning readers.
Black and white illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small amount of damage to the upper edge of pages 21-24.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#97639 £5.00
10.
My First Book of Fables
with illustrations by John Mansbridge
Published by Collins
with illustrations by John Mansbridge
Published by Collins
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Undated, probably 19502 or 1960s.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and price-clipped.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Undated, probably 19502 or 1960s.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and price-clipped.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115485 £7.50
11.
The Fables of Aesop and La Fontaine
by Shirley Goulden
with illustrations by Cremonini
Published by W. H. Allen in 1958
by Shirley Goulden
with illustrations by Cremonini
Published by W. H. Allen in 1958
12th book in Splendour Books series.
White pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners slightly bumped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
White pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners slightly bumped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115968 £25.00
12.
The Fox turned Wolf and other stories
by Harry Wingfield
with illustrations by Harry Wingfield
1st edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1981
by Harry Wingfield
with illustrations by Harry Wingfield
1st edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1981
ISBN: 072140605X.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
From La Fontaine's fables.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
From La Fontaine's fables.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#113616 £5.00
13.
The Golden Windows
by Laura Elizabeth Richards
29th edition, published by Allenson circa 1918
by Laura Elizabeth Richards
29th edition, published by Allenson circa 1918
Red boards with gilt lettering and decoration.
6 pages of adverts at back of book.
Spine sunned.
Covers unevenly faded.
Name on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6 pages of adverts at back of book.
Spine sunned.
Covers unevenly faded.
Name on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#81686 £3.50
14.
Wolf Fables
by Pie Corbett
Published by Oxford University Press in 2010
by Pie Corbett
Published by Oxford University Press in 2010
ISBN: 9780198469438.
Treetops series.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Treetops series.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#116452 £2.00