The Birds and The Frogs

New York: The Heritage Press, 1959. THE BIRDS and THE FROGS- Aristophanes- Illustrated by Marian Parry- John Austen- The Heritage Press-NY-1959-1st Edition-1st Printing-Thus- Hardcover:-4to- FINE+/FINE+ slipcase- fine binding of original elaborately gilt-tooled cloth-backed Batik boards in slip-case.-2 books in one- The Birds- blank, [4], v-xii, [2], 3-52 pages are clean and crisp- seperated by 2 matching endpapers- Illustrated by Marian… Read more about this item

Norwalk: Easton Press, 1979. Hardcover. Fine. Tall 8vo, deep green full leather gilt, fine sharp copy, no bookplates or marks, watered silk endpapers, illustrated by Marian Parry.

Hardcover Cloth 52 & 62 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket Slipcase Very Good. Heritage Press Reprint edition 1959. Beautiful brown quarter spine with decorated tan boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Two sided Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear.… Read more about this item

New York: Heritage Press, 1959. xii, 52, xviii, 62 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Text in English; translated from the Greek. Illustrations by Marian Parry and John Austen. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Sandglass (Heritage Club monthly newsletter) laid-in. Slipcase with light soiling. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Beautiful woodcut illustrations. . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to.

U.S.A: The Heritage Club, 1959. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9. John Austen. Type: Hardback Classic Plays by Aristophanes, 450-385 B.C.(approx) in a handsome Heritage Press Edition in NEAR FINE Condition with a Good Slipcase. A turn-around book, an upside-down book, technically a dos-a-dos book. The Frogs: Translated from the Greek by William James… Read more about this item

New York: Heritage Press. 1959. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Illustrations by Dudley Fitts .

New York: Heritage Press. 1959. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards in a Good+ slipcase. Staining to slipcase. ; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

The Heritage Press, 1959. Hardcover. VG/na. Book: some rubbing & edgewearr; previous owner's crimp; overall clean & tight. Slipcase in overall nice shape. Sandglass insert included.

The slip-case has some tanning and light surface scuffing; the cover is gilt-tooled and quarter bound--cloth spine/paper boards; there is a tiny stain on The Birds cover upper edge and a light dime sized stain on The Frogs pastedown; the corners are sharp. The binding is tight, textblock pages are clean; there is a Sandglass member's newsletter lain in. Both… Read more about this item

New York: The Heritage Press, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Illustrations by Marian Parry and wood-engravings by John Austen. Near fine, lacking the slipcase. Two books in one.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1979. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full dark green leather, decorated with 22kt gilt, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in three compartments, gilt tooling (Frogs and Birds) in remainder, intricate gilt decoration on both covers, a.e.g., green moire silk… Read more about this item

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine, Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed… Read more about this item

New York: Heritage Press, 1959. Hardcover Quarto in slipcase. Hardcover. Good. black cloth to spine, grey papered boards with striped design, gilt lettering and images, in slipcase, 52 pp (The Birds), 62 pp (The Frogs), Heritage Club newsletter laid in.

New York: Heritage, 1959. Fine/Very Good. Later. Fine in a Very good slip case. Slip case is lightly soiled and browned at edges, minor bumps on slip case edges, minor stain on cloth cover bottom, gold stamp; letters and design on decorative cloth cover and spine, both titles included inone volume. Please Note: This book has been transferred… Read more about this item

The Easton Press, 1979. Leatherbound. Very Good. Very Good, Gently read if at all. Clean and Unmarked. Usual Easton Press quality features: High quality genuine leather; 22kt gold inlaid design on both back and front covers, spine with four raised bands and accented in 22kt gold -- gilt page edges; archival acid-neutral paper; Smyth-sewn; and sewn in satin ribbon book… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Near Fine. 1979. Hardcover. First presented in Athens in 414 BC, these two plays are bound together in this volume. "The Birds" has an introduction by Dudley Fitts and is illustrated by Marian Parry. "The Frogs" was translated by William James Hickie with an introduction provided by Gilbert Seldes. This book… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. 1979. NF, publisherÕs bookplate with former ownerÕs signature attached to half-title page, front/rear edges of moire eps discolored but otherwise a tight solid sound beautiful copy. ; 4to, green leather with gilt lettering, all page edges gilt, attached ribbon page marker, moire eps, raised bands spine, frontis. Birds: 1-52pp. ; Frogs:… Read more about this item

New York: Heritage Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. Cover slightly soiled.; In slipcase (edges darkened and has some spine damage).; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 52 / 62 pages .

1959. One Volume. Connecticut, The Heritage Press, 1959. 20 cm x 28 cm. The Birds: XII, 52 pages / The Frogs: XVII, 62 pages. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Original Hardcover in illustrated slipcase. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. In The Birds, two cunning Athenians persuade the birds… Read more about this item

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Heritage Press, 1959 Quarto. Two plays by Aristophanes. "The Birds" illustrated by Marian Parry, with an introduction by Dudley Fitts. "The Frogs" illustrated with wood-engravings by John Austen, translation by William James Hickie and introduction by Gilbert Seldes. Blue cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt. Slight fading to spine, else fine. Sandglass pamphlet laid in.. Illus. by… Read more about this item