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Thomas Bewick and The Fables of Aesop
by Borden, John and Krueger, Janet
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Anselmo, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco. Book Club of California. 1983. Bound in full paper covered boards. Paper label to spine. 8vo. 1 of 518 copies. Designed by Jack Stauffacher of The Greenwood Press, who also took the new impression from the original Bewick block for The Boys and the Frogs. Illustrated with an original leaf from the first edition (1818) of The Fables of Aesop and a new impression from one of Bewick's original wood engravings. Further illustrated with reproductions of original illustrations en texte. A Very Fine copy in a Fine original Wrapper.
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Details
- Seller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 8087
- Title
- Thomas Bewick and The Fables of Aesop
- Author
- Borden, John and Krueger, Janet
- Format/Binding
- Bound in full paper covered boards. Paper label to spine.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Club of California.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco.
- Date Published
- 1983.
- Size
- 8vo.
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
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