Aesop's Fables, Rackham, First Edition (43 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Condition: Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). Bon état. 12 4968x19 7104x1 2954cm. 1994. Broché. 208 pages. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First Edition. PHOTO AND VIDEO OF PAGES TAKEN TO SHOW CONDITION PRIOR TO SHIPPING; PHOTOS EMAILED FOR MORE SPECIFICS WHEN REQUESTED.

Hardcover. First Thus. pp. 95. Tall Slim 4to. Pictorial boards. Replete with lovely, lovely illustrations by a variety of children's illustrators including Rackham, Charles Bennet, Edwin Noble, and many others. No detectable flaws; fine and housed in near fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First Thus. I believe this to be a First Thus (1939 Garden City edition, Rackham illustrations). Red boards with illustrated paste-on, gilt lettering to spine, top edge red, only date 1939 on copyright page. The red cloth boards have some rubbing and staining, and the gilt lettering to spine is darkened. The paste-down is scratched. The interior, though, is very nice, Very Good or better. There are only a few scattered light stains. All color plates are present and bright. The book is tight. The pages are almost all very nice and clean and none of them are creased. There is no previous owner name or any other marks or writing in the book. Please see photos. Not Signed.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good condition, the dust jacket is in good condition. 446.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. First US Rackham illustrated edition, 8vo (8.25 x 6 inches), pp. xxix, (1), 1-223, (1), 13 color plates with printed guards and 53 b/w illustrations many full page after paintings and drawings by Arthur Rackham. Original black lettered gray cloth with color plate on upper side. Unusually fine clean bright condition. Sheets and plates fine, clean, unmarked, complete. No owner names or inscriptions. H11005 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 2 to 5 days of cleared payment. The estimated shipping times and estimated arrival dates given in the listing are not provided by us and are usually wrong or very misleading. We do not pay for any foreign taxes or customs duties and have no information about them. These are the responsibility of the buyer. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 224 pages; Yellowing to pages. Foxing to exterior edge of pages. - Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. No writing. ; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Aesop's Fables Author: Aesop; translated by V. S. Vernon Jones Illustrator: Arthur Rackham Publisher: William Heinemann, London Year: 1912 Edition: First Trade Edition Binding: Original publisher's pictorial cloth A superbly preserved first trade edition of Aesop's Fables, translated by V. S. Vernon Jones and beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. This 1912 Heinemann edition is a timeless classic of illustrated literature, featuring 13 mounted color plates with tissue guards and numerous black-and-white vignettes. The book is bound in the original tan pictorial cloth, stamped in black and gilt with Rackham's signature style. The cloth covers show some signs of fading, with the spine slightly toned and the binding still very very tight. Internally, this copy is in pristine condition, with no foxing, annotations, or markingsthe pages remain exceptionally clean. The original tissue guard's presence adds to this edition's allure, as it has been carefully preserved alongside the beautiful color plates. A bookplate is on the front pastedown, but otherwise, this is an immaculate and well-preserved copyperfect for collectors and admirers of Rackham's work. This edition showcases the timeless wisdom of Aesop's fables with all the charm of Rackham's captivating illustrations, making it a beautiful and enduring addition to any collection. All Proceeds To Amnesty International.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). 1st Edition. The first edition illustrated by this iconic illustrator with 13 colour plates. Internally a very good copy in original green cloth with gilt vignette and titles. With a neat contemporary inscription to preliminary blank. Spine embrowned and with some trivial marks from readers.

William Heinemann. 1912. First edition. Hardback, no DW. Original green cloth, decorated in gilt. Spine knocked with light vertical crease, extremities rubbed, head and tail of spine frayed, lower joint partially split along bottom quarter but sound. 13 coloured plates plus numerous b/w illustrations in text. Inner hinges partially visible and contents very slightly shaken. Prize bookplate to front endpaper, endpapers browned, occasional light foxing otherwise a clean copy.

First edition. A New Translation by V.S.Vernon Jones; with an introduction by G.K.Chesterton. 8vo. pp224. Illustrated with numerous black and white line drawings and 13 tissue-guarded colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Bound in original covers of green buckram with paste-down plate. Illustrated endpapers. Spine sunned and small breaks in cloth head and base of spine, and corners of book. Inscription of previous owner. Otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. 210mm x 160mm. 224 pp. Green cloth with elaborate gilt stylings to front panel and spine. Touches of rubbing/edge wear, scuffing to corners but a handsome copy. Minor spotting to the first and last few pages with very occasional spotting to margins within. Tidy gift inscription dated 1912 to endpaper. The book is now in a protective removable acetate cover. 13 full-page, tissue-guarded colour illustrations by Rackham, one of the giants of the Golden Age of illustrated books.

Hardcover. Illustrated by Milo Winter, Arthur Rackham, Paul Branson (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. All 3 volumes Very Good+ in a Near Fine slipcase.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1939 at copyright; early printing in rare pictorial wrapper. Superbly illustrated, decorated, and featuring a thoroughly enjoyable introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Red full-cloth boards, Rackham mounted color plate, gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear, spine rub. Front boards features color plate of The Hare and the Tortoise surrounded with blind-stamped animals: lion, wolf, stork, crow, rooster, frog, and owl. Deckled pages near fine, clean; no writing. Small antiquarian label inside cover: "Sally Stilson, Madison Heights, Anderson, Indiana". With thirteen richly colored, smooth coated plates by Arthur Rackham and over fifty black and white illustrations, many full-page, in immaculate detail throughout. Bind good; hinges intact. Rare pictorial wrapper moderate edge, spine sunning, discoloration; protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel in deep red w/stylized titles, Rackham's hare and fox illustration; back panel features illustrated classics of the time availabe from Garden City books. Near fine profusely illustrated book of classic moral fables in good original wrapper. Aesop's Fables was first published in 1912 with this imagery by Rackham. Includes two-hundred fables of timeless humor and wisdom. "In Aesop's Fables (1912) Rackham's primary intention was to amuse, but his illustrations for fables of 'The Moon and her Mother' and 'The Gnat and the Lion' suggest the imaginative refinement that he brought to the task. Rackham was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy" (Hudson, Derek. Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 94). Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. The first century A.D. philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, is recorded as having said about Aesop: ". like those who dine well off the plainest dishes, he made use of humble incidents to teach great truths, and after serving up a story he adds to it the advice to do a thing or not to do it. Then, too, he was really more attached to truth than the poets are; for the latter do violence to their own stories in order to make them probable; but he by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events" (Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V:14).Latimore and Haskell pp. 38-39. Printed in the United States of America. 224 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

First edition thus. Coloured frontispiece and 12 coloured plates with lettered tissue guards. Title illustrations in b&w and other b&w plates. 8vo (8 1/4 x 6 inches), 224-pages. Original green cloth pictorially blocked in gilt. Spine gilt a little dulled, endpapers foxed, name on front free endpaper. Overall very good.

William Heinemann. 1912. First edition, trade. Hardback. No DW. Green cloth, decorated in gilt, spine slightly knocked, extremities lightly rubbed. Coloured frontis. plus 12 coloured plates, all with captioned tissue guards. 5 plates in b/w and numerous illustrations to text. Endpapers browned, gift inscription to blank of prelims. Generally a very clean and sound copy of this lovely edition.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First. Translated by V.S. Vernon-Jones. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Color frontispiece and 12 other color plates protected with lettered tissue, plus numerous black & white drawings, all by Arthur Rackham. 224 pages. 8vo, black-lettered green cloth with inset pictorial label. London: William Heinemann & New York: Doubleday Page, 1912. First American Rackham trade edition. Lightly worn at extremes and spine evenly faded to tan; foxing throughout but still a very good solid copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Introduction by G. K. Chesterton; full-bound green cloth, embossed titles, color paste-down illustration front board, 13 color plates, 51 b&w illustrations; minor wear with light fraying at extremities, light spotting and a faint damp stain front board, mild roll, previous owner name and date top edge front-free endpaper, all plates present but two plate tissues missing and two tissues torn, rear gutter cracked, clean internals.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. First printed in 1912; stated 1956 printing, the twelfth, in scarce pictorial wrapper. Superbly illustrated, decorated, and featuring a thoroughly enjoyable introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Evergreen full-cloth boards, bright silver cover vignette and spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear. Bright silver flying stork vignette at spine. Pages generally very good, clean; no writing. Light fox to exterior text block. Small yellow striped antiquarian label inside cover: "Harold Hockey Ltd. Stationers & Booksellers, Clifton, Bristol 8." Illustrated endpapers featuring: an eagle, lion, rooster, frog, fox, mouse and duck; toned areas from removed adhesive at front and back endpaper. With eight richly colored, smooth coated plates by Arthur Rackham and over fifty black and white illustrations, many full-page, in immaculate detail throughout. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Original white pictorial dust wrapper, moderate rub, discoloration, small spine sticker-pull; unclipped 15s NET, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features Rackham's "The Blackamoor" plate, as the first edition, w/title at spine; advert for Rackham titles from Heinemann at back panel. Attractive near very good mid-century printing in rare near fine wrapper. Aesop's Fables was first published in 1912 with this imagery by Rackham. Includes two-hundred fables of timeless humor and wisdom. "In Aesop's Fables (1912) Rackham's primary intention was to amuse, but his illustrations for fables of 'The Moon and her Mother' and 'The Gnat and the Lion' suggest the imaginative refinement that he brought to the task. Rackham was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy" (Hudson, Derek. Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 94). Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. The first century A.D. philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, is recorded as having said about Aesop: ". like those who dine well off the plainest dishes, he made use of humble incidents to teach great truths, and after serving up a story he adds to it the advice to do a thing or not to do it. Then, too, he was really more attached to truth than the poets are; for the latter do violence to their own stories in order to make them probable; but he by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events" (Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V:14).Latimore and Haskell pp. 38-39. Printed in Great Britain at The Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey. 5 1/4" x 8" design. 224 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1912 at title page; "Printed in England" at copyright page. Olive green full cloth boards, black cover and spine titles, Rackham pictorial plate of "The Quack Frog" at cover, some corner, edge wear, spine rub; back board worn along exterior edge. Pages generally very good; moderate discoloration, some toning. Includes frontipiece plate with captioned tissue guard: "The Hare and the Tortoise". Pictorial endpapers of collage line-drawing of Aesop's animal characters. Small antiquarian signature at front pastedown. Bind good, moderate cant; hinges intact. Superbly illustrated, decorated, and featuring a thoroughly enjoyable introduction by G. K. Chesterton. With a dozen richly colored, smooth coated plates by Arthur Rackham and over fifty black and white illustrations, many full-page, in immaculate detail throughout. Near good first edition thus of this illustrated rarity from 1912. Printed by Ballantyne & Company Ltd. at the Ballantyne Press, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London. 224 pages. Insured post. Aesop's Fables was first published in 1912 with this imagery by Rackham. Includes two-hundred fables of timeless humor and wisdom. "In Aesop's Fables Rackham's primary intention was to amuse, but his illustrations for fables of 'The Moon and her Mother' and 'The Gnat and the Lion' suggest the imaginative refinement that he brought to the task. Rackham was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy" (from Derek Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work). Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. The first century A.D. philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, is recorded as having said about Aesop: "Like those who dine well off the plainest dishes, he made use of humble incidents to teach great truths, and after serving up a story he adds to it the advice to do a thing or not to do it. Then, too, he was really more attached to truth than the poets are; for the latter do violence to their own stories in order to make them probable; but he by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events" (Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V). Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

First edition thus. 1/1200. Quarto (11-1/2" x 8-3/4"). Full dark green leather accented in red & gilt. A.e.g. Housed in publisher's green cloth slipcase with a gilt reproduction of the 1912 title page on front cover. Illustrated with Arthur Rackham's 13 tipped-in watercolor plates and 51 black & white drawings. Presented as they were in the rare limited first edition of 1912. A fine, as new copy (now out-of-print) still in the Easton Press' original shrinkwrap and shipping carton. "The beloved fables of the wise ancient Greek storyteller Aesop come to vivid life in the extraordinary illustrations of England's great illustrator Arthur Rackham." (Publisher) Contents: The Fox and The Grapes -- The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs -- The Cat and The Mice -- The Mischievous Dog -- The Charcoal-Burner and The Fuller -- The Mice in Council -- The Bat and The Weasels -- The Dog and The Sow -- The Fox and The Crow -- The Horse and The Groom -- The Wolf and The Lamb -- The Peacock and The Crane -- The Cat and The Birds -- The Spendthrift and The Swallow -- The Old Woman and The Doctor -- The Moon and Her Mother -- Mercury and The Woodman -- The Ass, The Fox, and The Lion -- The Lion and The Mouse -- The Crow and The Pitcher -- The Boys and The Frogs -- The North Wind and The Sun -- The Mistress and Her Servants -- The Goods and The Ills -- The Hares and The Frogs -- The Fox and The Stork -- The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing -- The Stag in The Ox-Stall -- The Milkmaid and Her Pail -- The Dolphins, The Whales, and The Sprat -- The Fox and The Monkey -- The Ass and The Lap-Dog -- The Fir-Tree and The Bramble -- The frogs' Complaint Against The Sun -- The Dog, The Cock, and The Fox -- The Gnat and The Bull -- The Bear and The Travellers -- The Slave and The Lion -- The Flea and The Man -- The Bee and Jupiter -- The Oak and The Reeds -- The Blind Man and The Cub -- The Boy and The Snails -- The Apes and The Two Travellers -- The Ass and His Burdens -- The Shepherd's Boy and The Wolf -- The Fox and The Goat -- The Fisherman and The Sprat -- The Boasting Traveller -- The Crab and His Mother -- The Ass and His Shadow -- The Farmer and His Sons -- The Dog and The Cook -- The Monkey As King -- The Thieves and The Cock -- The Farmer and Fortune -- Jupiter and The Monkey -- Father and Sons -- The Lamp -- The Owl and The Birds -- The Ass in The Lion's Skin -- The She-Goats and Their Beards -- The Old Lion -- The Boy Bathing -- The Quack Frog -- The Swollen Fox -- The Mouse, The Frog, and The Hawk -- The Boy and The Nettles -- The Peasant and The Apple-Tree -- The Jackdaw and The Pigeons -- Jupiter and The Tortoise -- The Dog in The Manger -- The Two Bags -- The Oxen and The Axletrees -- The Boy and The Filberts -- The Frogs Asking for a King -- The Olive-Tree and The Fig-Tree -- The Lion and The Boar -- The Walnut-Tree -- The Man and The Lion -- The Tortoise and The Eagle -- The Kid on The Housetop -- The Fox Without a Tail -- The Vain Jackdaw -- The Traveller and His Dog -- The Shipwrecked Man and The Sea -- The Wild Boar and The Fox -- Mercury and The Sculptor -- The Fawn and His Mother -- The Fox and The Lion -- The Eagle and His Captor -- The Blacksmith and His Dog -- The Stag at The Pool -- The Dog and The Shadow -- Mercury and The Tradesmen -- The Mice and The Weasels -- The Peacock and Juno -- The Bear and The Fox -- The Ass and The Old Peasant -- The Ox and The Frog -- The Man and The Image -- Hercules and The Waggoner -- The Pomegranate, The Apple-Tree, and The Bramble -- The Lion, The Bear, and The Fox -- The Blackamoor -- The Two Soldiers and The Robber -- The Lion and The Wild Ass -- The Man and The Satyr -- The Image-Seller -- The Eagle and The Arrow -- Cont'd. The Rich Man and The Tanner -- The Wolf, The Mother, and Her Child -- The Old Woman and The Wine-Jar -- The Lioness and The vixen -- The Viper and The File -- The Cat and The cock -- The Hare and The Tortoise -- The Soldier and His Horse -- The Oxen and The Butchers -- The Wolf and The Lion -- The Sheep, The Wolf, and The Stag -- The Lion and The Three Bulls -- The Horse and His Rider -- The Goat and The Vine -- The Two Pots -- The Old Hound -- The Clown and The Countryman -- The Lark and The Farmer -- The Lion and The Ass -- The Prophet -- The Hound and The Hare -- The Lion, The Mouse, and The Fox -- The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner -- The Wolf and The Crane -- The Eagle, The Cat, and The Wild Sow -- The Wolf and The Sheep -- The Tunny-Fish and The Dolphin -- The Three Tradesmen -- The Mouse and The Bull -- The Hare and The Hound -- The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse -- The Lion and The Bull -- The Wolf, The Fox, and The Ape -- The Eagle and The Cocks -- The Escaped Jackdaw -- The Farmer and The Fox -- Venus and The Cat -- The Crow and The Swan -- The Stag With One Eye -- The Fly and The Draught-Mule -- The Cock and The Jewel -- The Wolf and The Shepherd -- The Farmer and The Stork -- The Charger and The Miller -- The Grasshopper and The Owl -- The Grasshopper and The Ants -- The Farmer and The Viper -- The Two Frogs -- The Cobbler Turned Doctor -- The Ass, The Cock, and The Lion -- The Belly and The Members -- The Bald Man and The Fly -- The Ass and The Wolf -- The Monkey and The Camel -- The Sick Man and The Doctor -- The Travellers and The Plane-Tree -- The Flea and The Ox -- The Birds, The Beasts, and The Bat -- The Man and His Two Sweethearts -- The Eagle, The Jackdaw, and The Shepherd -- The Wolf and The Boy -- The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass -- The Stag and The Vine -- The Lamb Chased By A Wolf -- The Archer and The Lion -- The Wolf and The Goat -- The Sick Stag -- The Ass and The Mule -- Brother and Sister -- The Heifer and The Ox -- The Kingdom of The Lion -- The Ass and His Driver -- The Lion and The Hare -- The Wolves and The Dogs -- The Bull and The Calf -- The Trees and The Axe -- The Astronomer -- The Labourer and The Snake -- The Cage-Bird and The Bat -- The Ass and His Purchaser -- The Kid and The Wolf -- The Debtor and His Sow -- The Bald Huntsman.

Hardback. Condition: Good. 1st Trade Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Good+ condition. No dustjacket. A clean and solid copy. Green cloth boards with gilt decoration to front and spine. Publishers blind stamp to rear board. Decorated endpapers. Copyright page says "All Rights Reserved". Printed by Ballantyne & Company, London. Some mild foxing. Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Thirteen [13 - incl frontispiece] full colour plates (all present with tissue guards] and numerous black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 224 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Condition: As New. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). The Folio Society. A very fine copy in slipcase. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham and limited to 1200 copies. This is copy #26. Bound in full leather by The Easton Press. All edges gold gilt with silk moire end papers with ribbon. A nice copy in like new condition. No ownership signatures or bookplate. Gold gilt edges are clean and bright.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). 1st edition, 2nd impression. 1st edition, 2nd impression July 1916. A Very Good copy. 8vo., 223 pp., bound in publishers green cloth with tipped on paper illustration on front cover. Spine very slightly faded. Cloth is rubbed and spotted. End papers and text edges are foxed. Rackham's illustrations are clean and crisp, with captioned tissue guards. Binding is solid.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1912 at title page. Copyright page states "All Rights Reserved"; no other dates, indications. Olive green full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine design and titles,moderate cover, edge wear, rub. Front cover features stylized gilt titles and various animal characters and decoration. Spine features additional animals and titles in gilt. Back board feature blind-stamped Heinemann windmill emblem. Pages generally very good; moderate toning. Includes frontispiece plate with captioned tissue guard: "The Hare and the Tortoise." Mended closed tear to the "The Quack Frog," adjacent page 56. White pictorial endpapers repeat cover motif of animals in green outline. Dark green top-stain. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Superbly illustrated, decorated, and featuring a thoroughly enjoyable introduction by G. K. Chesterton. With thirteen richly colored, smooth coated plates by Arthur Rackham and over fifty black and white illustrations, many full-page, in immaculate detail throughout. Near very good first edition thus. Printed by Ballantyne & Company Ltd. at the Ballantyne Press, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London. 224 pages. Insured post. Aesop's Fables was first published in 1912 with this imagery by Rackham. Includes two-hundred fables of timeless humor and wisdom. "In Aesop's Fables Rackham's primary intention was to amuse, but his illustrations for fables of 'The Moon and her Mother' and 'The Gnat and the Lion' suggest the imaginative refinement that he brought to the task. Rackham was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy" (from Derek Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work). Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. The first century A.D. philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, is recorded as having said about Aesop: "Like those who dine well off the plainest dishes, he made use of humble incidents to teach great truths, and after serving up a story he adds to it the advice to do a thing or not to do it. Then, too, he was really more attached to truth than the poets are; for the latter do violence to their own stories in order to make them probable; but he by announcing a story which everyone knows not to be true, told the truth by the very fact that he did not claim to be relating real events" (Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Book V). Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

1st edition orig. dec. cloth Nice copy octavo. 223pp., col. frontis., col. & b/w ills., Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Cloth rather spotted o/w very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1912 Aesop Fables 1ed Arthur Rackham Illustrated Esoteric Occult Fairy Tales ART A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him. Aesop, Aesop's Fables Aesop s fables have been printed for centuries and include some of the most famous fables and tales of all time. This first edition features 13 color tipped-in plates of Arthur Rackham art, including the frontispiece. It also has several in-text illustrations in black and white. Many of these illustrations depict animals personifying human qualities in a satirical or humorous manner. Rackham art is highly desirable and has been used in numerous literary works. However, the illustrations in this printing are particularly notable. According to Hudson, Arthur Rackham's primary intention was to amusehe was often his own model; there are several self-caricatures to be detected in Aesop's Fables. He is the man who catches the flea, the pompous gentleman who scolds the drowning boy, the credulous slave-owner who scrubs the black boy. (Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 94) This 1912 edition was translated and edited by V.S. Vernon Jones, who was known only for this work. Item number: #25887 Price: $599 AESOP Aesop's fables. A new translation by V.S. Vernon Jones; with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton ; and illustrations by Arthur Rackham London : William Heinemann ; New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1912. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o xxix, [1], 223, [1] o 65 illustrations throughout 13 color tipped-in plates by Arthur Rackham (including frontispiece) 52 black and white in-text illustrations Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Green cloth Size: ~8.25in X 6.25in (21cm x 15.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 25887 Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. SIGNED by Arthur Rackham on the half-title verso. Hand-numbered copy 421 of an Edition limited to 1450. 4to, white cloth, gilt lettering and pictorial stamping to spine and front cover, top edge gilt, deckled fore and tail. 12 full-page color illustrations inlaid on brown paper, 53 b/w in-text illustrations. Some typical foxing to cover and extremities with occasional spots throughout, spine toned as most are, otherwise exceedingly clean, sharp and tight with FINE original khaki slipcase, an uncommon survival among Rackham limiteds. [Latimore & Haskell, 38-39].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Aesop's Fables, Signed by Arthur Rackham. A new translation by Vernon Jones. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heineman, New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1912. First Edition. Published with a limitation of 1450 copies, this being # 1405. Rebound in 3/4 maroon morocco with gilt titles and floral design to spine. 4to. 224 pp. Contains thirteen color plates tipped-in on brown paper, and 53 illustrations in black & white. Pages internally clean and almost spotless! Signed by Author(s).