One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected (1828) Together with The Second Series (1833). Two Volumes by Northcote, James - 1828

London, Lawford, 1828. . Die feinen und lebendigen Illustrationen nach Northcotes Entwürfen stammen vom englischen Illustrator William Harvey (1796-1866), der auch die Initialen anfertigte. - James Northcote, 1746-1831, englischer Maler und Schriftsteller. - Besitzvermerk von alter Hd. a. V. ("And. Bonar, 1829" = Andrew Bonar, 1810-1892, Pfarrer der Free Church of Scotland?). Einband bestoßen, der gebrochene Rücken lose beiliegend, Das vordere Deckelgelenk dilettant. angeklebt, das hintere Gelenk gelockert; Buchblock firm und sauber

London: Lawford, 1828. paper-covered boards as issued, spine lacking, binding otherwise good and tight, internally clean and sound, some occasional foxing, with 280 woodcut illustrations by the author. Owner signatures dated 1828. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Northcote, James.

London: Lawford, 1829. hardcover. very good(-). 280 engravings on wood. viii + 272pp., 8vo, leather spine label; bookplate inside front cover; corners bumped, spine ends chipped, upper front hinge mended. London: George Lawford, 1829. A very good (-) copy.<br/><br/>

London: Geo. Lawford, Savile Passage, 1829. Rebacked with new paper spine label. Covers sunned, rubbed. Original yellow endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. Title-page in black and red letters, with vignette. This book of fables is embellished with 280 wood engravings. The illustrations were first devised by the author, then drawn by William Harvey, and finally engraved on wood by John Johnson, of the Apollo Press. Each of the 100 fables has an engraving at the head and foot, with an ornamental first letter of the fable. Index of the engravings is found at the end of the text. Occasional light foxing is noted, heaviest on the frontispiece. A pleasing example of an early 19th-century English illustrated book of fables. 272pp.. Second Edition. Salmon Cloth. Moderate General Cover Wear/No Jacket. Octavo.

London: John Murray, 1833. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. 3/4 leather 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

1829. NORTHCOTE, James. NORTHCOTE, James, etc., etc. ONE HUNDRED FABLES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. Embellished with Two Hundred Eighty Engravings on Wood. Second Edition. London: Geo. Lawford, (printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick), 1829. First series. Engraved frontisp. portrait of Northcote. The head-pieces are designed by Northcote, with ornamental letters and tail-pieces designed by William Harvey, one of Thomas Bewick's favorite pupils. All of them were drawn on wood and prepared for the engravers by Harvey. viii,272 pp. At the end of the volumes, the "index to the engravings" lists the engravers. Offered with: FABLES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. By the late James Northcote, R.A. SECOND SERIES. Embellished with Two Hundred Eighty Engravings on Wood. [First Edition]. London: John Murray, (printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick Press), 1833. Wood-engraved portrait of Northcote on t.p. As above, the head-pieces are by Northcote and the ornamental initials and tail-pieces are by Harvey, who drew them on wood… Read More

London. George Lawford, Saville Passage. 1828. Hardcover. tall8vo, 24cm, firstedition, iii,272,[8]p., ads., engraved frontis portrait, rubricatedtitle-page, 280 woodcut engravings (head & tail, first letter), in fullcross grain crushed brown morocco, doubled gilt ruled raised bands, giltdecorations and gilt decorated borders in the panels, elaborated giltdecorated borders on the boards, quadruple ruled borders on thedentelles, inner leather hinges, all edges gilt, some foxing to thepreliminaries, a fine copy in fine binding by "Lauford". (Lt) Theportrait of Northcote did not appear until the second edition of 1830.The portrait in this copy is dated 1839 and is engraved from an originalpainting by Harlow. An index to the extensive engravings lists theengraver for each illustration. Northcote in his Preface credits WilliamHarvey with drawing the illustrations on wood. In very attractive bindingwith the binder's stamp - "Lauford", which is fading. Printed by JohnJohnson at the Apollo Press.

LONDON, LAWFORD, 1828. FINE.

London:: Geo. Lawford,, 1833.. Third edition.. old gilt morocco, a.e.g.. Inoffensive darkening to the gilt spines; a little rubbed at joints; but tight and sound; an attractive set.. Small 8vo,. Embellished with two hundred and eighty engravings on wood..

London: Geo Lawford, 1828. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 4.5". William Harvey et al. A very bright copy of this beautifully illustrated collection of fables. The first edition. Embellished with two-hundred and eighty engravings on wood. William Harvey designed the ornamental letters and tail-pieces, but northcode designed the main engravings. Northcote worked as an assistant in Joshua Reynolds' studio and to the preface he states 'a chief inducement in making this collection, was the amusement and employment it afforded me in the way of my profession as a painter, in sketching designs for each fable'. Prior owner's inscription tipped in to recto of front endpaper 'Frances Buchanan Wollaston with his Aunt Kath H Wollaston's Love Oct 1828'. The same inscription to the front pastedown in pencil. This collection of fables has some original and others selected from other authors. A very smart collection. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very… Read More

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Hardcover Book. 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a black leather binding with gold stamping and dust cover, signed by the author. Limited to one of 200.

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition March 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition September 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition June 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.

The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1992 (1942). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy.

Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Hardcover Book. July 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, hand signed by Alan Jacobson. Numbered editions are numbered 1-100, in custom slipcase.

5956Ruskin The King of the Golden River, A Legend of Stiria. Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900. RARE. Original copyright 1841. BOUND IN SUEDE LEATHER. Used . Good- condition./ None Issued. A couple of top edges show bite-size area of loss. Does not effect text. Frontispiece black and white portrait of John Ruskin. Decorated title page and decorated initial letters by Samuel Warner. Colophon reads, printed in red, as follows: SO HERE ENDETH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, AS / WRITTEN BY JOHN RUSKIN: THE TITLE PAGE AND INITIALS / BEING DESIGNED BY SAMUEL WARNER, AND THE WHOLE / DONE INTO A BOOK BY THE ROYCROFTERS, AT THEIR SHOP, / IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, U.S.A., IN THE YEAR MCM. Roycroft logo with Elbert Hubbard printed in. handwritten gift inscription and signature on front free endpaper dates this item to the year 1900. Leather is in clean condition.

Santa Fe: Rydal, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Limited Edition, No. 2 of 5 copies: this is a proof copy of the First Edition, bound in fine gilt-stamped black leather with marbled endpapers. 8vo, black leather; vg+ (scratch and two faint scrapes to front cover; faint smudge to side edge); 108pp.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1927. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Corners a bit rubbed, boards faintly soiled, ink date and owner bookplate of Robert N. Cherry on front flyleaf. 1927 Half-Leather. iv, 325 pp. 8vo. No binder's ticket, but appears to be a contemporary custom rebinding: blue leather spine and corners over blue cloth, gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, new end sheets. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.

Ikebana Arranging Images; Kamata, Soseke, 1950's. A nice publication given to Julia Jane Jeffers Dodge while here husband was helping Japan recover after the war. Her husband Joseph Morrell Dodge had a long and distinguished career and tried to help reform Europe but later wound up as financial advisor to Douglas MacArthur in the economic revitalization of Japan. This edition is in very good condition internally. Photos of Ikebana arrangements by the famous Japan Ikebana master. A gift given to Julia Jeffers Dodge and placed in her library. 38 single sided (double page but other side blank) on high quality Japan paper with photo examples of Ikebana, black and white. A rare publication.