Aesop's Fables
by Aesop (Winder, Blanche – Retold By)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London And Melbourne, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Harry Rountree. Preface. Colour illustrated end pages, both different, coloured frontispiece and the 29 coloured and 18 sepia illustrations within the text have all been drawn by Harry Rountree. Dark red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles and embossed illustration to the front panel and back strip. Red coloured tint to the top text edge. Title says it all. Softening and rubbing to the back strip edges which also shows rubbing along its length and either side. Bumping, rubbing and slight fraying of the book corners with the underlying board visible to the lower corners. There has been rubbing and loss of colour to the book edges with some stains and marks present to the front and rear cover. Very light age toning of the text block edges along with some very faint foxing. Age toning and foxing to the pages. Gift inscription to the verso of the frontispiece. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - X, [2], 13 - 340 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Harry Rountree. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Illustrated; Children. Inventory No: 0289604. .
Synopsis
Aesop, known only for the genre of fables ascribed to him, was a slave in the mid-sixth century BC in Greece. He is assumed to have written many of these curious moral parables, and they have been added to and translated into many languages since they were first collected.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289604
- Title
- Aesop's Fables
- Author
- Aesop (Winder, Blanche – Retold By)
- Illustrator
- Harry Rountree
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London And Melbourne
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 illustrated children's book, Aesop, fables, Harry Rountree – Illustrator Myths, Legends & Folklore; Illustrated; Children. Harry Rountree Unbranded Aesop (Winder, Blanche – Retold By) Aesop's Fables
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Verso
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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