J.v.V. [=Joost vander Vondel]

VORSTELIJCKE WARANDE DER DIEREN waer in de Zeden-rijcke Philosophie, Poëtisch, Morael, en Historiael, vermakelijck en treffelijck wort voorgestelt.verciert met hondert vijf-en-twintigh aerdige afbeeldingen, in koper gesneden door Marcus Gerards.

Amsterdam Holland, Gysbert de Groot (Widow of) n.d half-page copperplates (125) by Marcus Gheeraerts + 68x51mm copperplate of animals to titlepage . 4to Laced through Vellum [12pp] + 125pp + [1p =blank] last three leaves with marginal repairs incl.last leaf mounted on newer paper (this verso was blank) 3 corners with loss but not touching any print, page 125 with fore-margin repaired but not affecting print and page 63 with repair with no loss.The endpapers are reinforced at gutters by paper strip otherwise entirely UNCUT and one of the most charmingly illustrated Fable books.

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Book number: E75707

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Keywords: fables

Aesop

FABLES FROM AESOP [in series STORIES OLD AND NEW]

London, Blackie 1st thus illustrated 1964 illustrations ( circa 24 f-p + text) by Cyril Deakins . 16mo blue boards in price clipped dust jacketwith color illustration of the fable of the tortoise and the hare (jacket rubbed to edges else V.G) 128pp No inscriptions, no loose pages a very good copy.

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Book number: E54381

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Keywords: fables illustrated

Baudouin, I [usually spelt BAUDOIN]

EMBLEMES DIVERS representez dans cent quarante Figures en Taille-douce, enrichis de discoours Moraux,Philosophiques,Politiques, & Hystoriques PREMIERE PARTIE

Paris, Jean Baptiste Loyson 1659 full-page copperplate engravings (65 of 67 -the missing plates are laid in in facsimile) Emblems are numbered but number 52 IS SKIPPED & it is also omitted in the contents list ) Many plates are signed Briot or Marie Briot. 8vo speckled roan on 4 raised bands spine gilt (edges and corners worn (abime)/hinges held by cords/missing half of the lower compartment and quite some leather loss along hinges however covers are still well attached) Frontispiece + titlepage +(10p=Preface) +(8p contents) +half title to verso of first emblem.LACKS emblem 5 and the text on its recto. plate 19 is damaged but verso is blank at this point so no loss of text. Page 249 faces plate 19 and is stained where the damage was repaired but is still well readable. Plates are numbered from 1 to 68 but there is no number 52 and the contents list also omits any number 52 but the pagination & signatures follow through without a gap. The title has an ownership partly crossed through and a bookplate seems to have been removed from the pastedown.Some 8 leaves at the front have some marginal small wormholes and a corner is torn off page 339/340 just affecting 2 letters of the bottom line on each side. Usual foxing but also a few gatherings browned and two plates with ink marks.Chetham's Library says the plates are after Alciatus and also confirms that the number 52 is omitted.

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Book number: E75568

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: emblems French

Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828)

THE FABLES OF AESOP AND OTHERS, with Designs on Wood, by Thomas Bewick. The Second Edition.

Newcastle, Printed by E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son 2nd edition. 1823 Engraved title vignette + 380 ovals in rectangular shaded frames by Thomas Bewick, many reworked to improve graphic clarity of cuts in this edition (Bewick had been dissatisfied with . Demi octavo (in 4's) 216x132mm paper size, gilt calf (rebacked with leather label & part of original spine) xxiv +376pp collated complete. Occasional light spotting/light browning else lovely clean copy. THUMB PRINT RECEIPT no.65 with 18s receipt, vignette & coloured seaweed on thumb print page. Watermarked paper 1823 Fine Demy + ? Makers mark.Very clean fine copy with the strong impressions and a very low number attesting to an early copy of this edition.

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Book number: E76302

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Burgundia, Antonius a (Antoine de Bourgogne 1593/4-1657)

MUNDI LAPIS LYDIUS sive VANITAS per VERITATEM FALSI accusata & convicta. OPERA D. ANTONII A BURGUNDIA Archi-diaconi Brugensis.

Antwerp, Typis Viduae Ioan. Cnobbari 1st edition 1639 Emblem copperplates (50) by Andries (signed in emblem p84 as Pauli ie) Pauwels + an Engraved titlepage by Theodore van Merlen all engraved by Abraham van Diepenbeeck who was a pupil of Rubens. . Quarto newer full levant morocco blindtooled on 4 raised bands spine compartments gilt and gilt titled spine. Engraved titlepage +[xxvi] +249pp +[27]pp with Errata list at end of index. The preliminary leaves are misbound within gathering ** & *** but all the preliminaries are present. The title is a bit cropped just into the printed frame-line and the top margin is a bit short in the rest of the book but not touching any headlines or page numbers etc. The other margins are all well clear of printed side notes, text & illustrations. A few early neat ink underlinings & Latin comments. Two leaves are remargined affecting only blank areas (1cm of margin affected) and 4 blank corners restored not affecting any print. A few tears all without loss & professionally repaired. In all this is a nice clean copy with the text in handsome typography enhanced by large tailpiece decorations, with the copperplates in strong impressions. *A very collectable EMBLEM BOOK (Praz 292 Landwehr 72 Brunet I,1405).

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Book number: E74004

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Keywords: emblem book emblemata fine 17th century illustrations

Cats, Jacob (1577-1660)

OUDERDOM en BUYTEN-LEVEN [Old Age and Outdoor-Life, plus 5 separately titled other works by Cats] HOF-GEDACHTEN op SORGH-VLIET, INVALLENDE GEDACHTEN, KONINGKLYKE HERDERIN ASPASIA, HUWELIJCX FUYCK [Marriage Trap], DOODT-KISTE voor de LEVENDIGE.

Amsterdam, Jan Jacobsz Schipper 1656, 1655 Engraved titlepage + 3 full-page plates + 16, 30, 23 half-page copperplates by or after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662) showing customs, family life, agriculture, trades and dances of death. . Quarto vellum laced through with yapp fore-edges and faded manuscript title to spine (slightly marked). Half-title and engraved Titlepage dated 1656 to OUDERDOM en BUYTEN-LEVEN +[xxiv]+261pp +[3]pp; HOF-GEDACHTEN (with Titlepage dated 1655) and INVALLENDE GEDACHTEN (with half-title) 125+[3]pp; KONINGKLYKE HERDERIN ASPASIA (with Titlepage and extra frontis plate) [4]+84pp; HUWELIJCX FUYCK (with half-title) 32pp; and DOODT-KISTE voor de LEVENDIGE (with half-title) 224pp. A few tears to margins not affecting printed area, some with marginal paper loss, and light marginal damp-staining towards the end. *Narrative poetry by the foremost writer of the 17th century Dutch Republic with many fine engravings of city and country life (by or after van de Venne) and a short series of Dances of Death. First editions here of most of the works written near the end of Cats's life at his country estate near The Hague, Sorgh-vliet or "escape from care", which is illustrated in the centre of the fine frontis to the whole collection.

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Book number: E73970

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Keywords: poetry copperplates emblems Dutch engravings Venne

Abraham a Sancta Clara [=Ulrich Megerle 1644-1709]

ABRAHAMISCHE LAUBER-HUTT Ein Tisch mit Speisen in der Mitt…. Denen Juden zum Trutz, denen Christen zum Nutz an-und aufgerichtet, Wie auch mit vielen auserlesenen so wohl Biblischen als andern sinnreichen Concepten,Geschichten und Gedichten…

Vienna & Nurnberg Germany, Georg Lehmann 1721 Frontispiece with a party of six sitting under a tree near their hut with a cook preparing a meal in a tent beyond +29 Floral & other initial letters 30 x 30mm + a few large handsome tail-pieces. . 4to brown leather on 4 raised bands with gilt rules and light tan spine label gilt titled [edges worn /lacking approx. 1cm at the head and foot of spine/ hinges cracking but both covers held by all cords and head-bands/ covers are thus well attached] Frontispiece + titlepage in red and black +[8pp = approbation, Privilege and Preface} + [4pp =contents] + 473pp + [37pp =index] The front free endpaper has a tearout to remove and inscription and the foot of the page there is a marginal worm tack which decreases until it ends with the last page of the contents. It just touches three letters of one word of the privilege however it just encroaches on the fore-ground of the frontis.where it makes a 1cm V shaped track not touching any of the figures, just the floor] The verso of the title + page 92 have a 2cm round purple library stamp of "S.Maria D.Lacum" The titlepage has an old ink name crossed out to the upper outer margin and "Specto ad biblio" written to the opposide margin and there are also a few ink slurps in pale brown. The text is decorated with floral initial letters [28 of them]and a few handsome, large head- and tail-pieces.The text has quite some foxing throughout and some gatherings have the text block with a uniform tanning to the text area showing that the ink used had an acidic content. The paper is still entirely sound and not brittle. There are side notes throughout the book and they are nowhere cropped having a good 2cm clear margin to the sides.No tears, no loose pages and no writing except to the titlepage.

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Book number: E75858

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David,Joannes [Jan] (1545?-1613)

PARADISUS SPONSI ET SPONSAE in quo Messis Myrrhae et Aromatum .. et [second part] Pancarpium Marianum, Septemplici Titulorum serie distinctum: ut in B. Virginis odorem curramus .. Auctore P. Ioanne David, Societatis Iesu Sacerdote.

Antwerp, ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Balthasarem et Ioannem Moretos fratres. 1618 Two engraved titlepages & 102 full-page engraved emblem plates, the first in each part signed by by Theodor. Galle. . Two Parts in one Volume, octavo contemporary calf (repaired and rebacked with fragments of original gilt spine laid on) ink and pencil ownership names on front endpapers and another small inked out at foot of title. Engraved titlepage +[14] +212pp +[4]pp (last blank) with 1 preliminary + 50 numbered full page engraved plates; 2nd engraved titlepage +[14] +213pp +[4]pp (last blank) again with 1 preliminary + 50 numbered full page engraved plates. All plates with captions in Latin, Dutch & French. Endpapers browned, 1st engraved title very slightly chipped at fore-edge, a few small marginal tears without loss, otherwise beautifully clean throughout with the two complete sets of 51 plates interleaved in the text following each engraved titlepage. *Rare complete edition (the 2 parts are often found separately) of this emblem book by the Jesuit Jan David (De Backer/Sommervogel II 1847-48 nr.10, BCNI 6514).

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Book number: E71072

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Keywords: emblems religious engraved plates Belgium

La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695) translated by Elizur Wright

JEAN DE LA FONTAINE THE FABLES A Selection Rendered into the English Language by Elizur Wright and adorned throughout with Illustrations & Decorations after Gustave Doré

London printed in Spain, Jupiter Books 1st thus 1975 Frontispiece portrait of La Fontaine with illustrations (about 30 full-page + text illustrations on yellow half column) after Gustave Doré. . Small quarto cloth in dust jacket (tips rubbed) 224pp. Text in French and English. Corner of front endpaper cut away else V.G. *Taken from the 1867 edition.

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Book number: E49928

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Keywords: fables Aesop

Gay, John (1685-1732)

FABLES by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, and Embellished with a Plate to Each Fable.

London, Rivington, White & others printed Darton & Harvey 1793 Copperplate engravings (67 ovals on 34 plates & Engraved TP & frontis by G. Neagle (bound after Life of Gay). . Octavo (207x124mm) 2 Parts in 1 volume gilt calf (rebacked with old spine laid on - pine lacks labels & has some flaking & darkening, tips worn) xvi+256pp. Occasional minor spotting else clean and crisp throughout. *Based on Kent, Wooton & Gravelot engravings, some on Stockdale/Blake edition, others differ from both (eg. Fable 9).

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Book number: E48756

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Gellert, C.F.

FABELEN EN VERTELSELS in nederdeitsche vaerzen gevolgd. Vol.1 Vol.II & Vol.III

Amsterdam, Pieter Meijer 1781, 1782, 1774 Engraved frontisplate + 3 titlepages with engraved vignettes totalling 153 engravings [vol.1 has 55 plates +vol. II 62 plates + vol. III 33 plates + 3 engravings. . 3 VOLUMES 8vo half tan leather on 5 raised spine bands with gilt flower to each compartment and gilt rules & red title labels. [corners worn more to some than to others/edges rubbed] Pages untrimmed to all 3 volumes. VOLUME I =Frontispiece +titlepage with engraved vignette + Preface +166pp +plate list VOLUME 2 =Titlepage with engr. vignette + 168pp + plate list + VOLUME 3 =Titlepage with engr.vignette + Preface + 155pp + plate list + error lists. The fine illustrations are printed by J.Allart but from illustrations after J.Buys and then engraved by Meer. A beautiful copy of all three volumes without any foxing, tears or marking. Each volume has a sepia bookplate by Doesburgh for Carl Viol with a stamp from the University of Amsterdam.

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Book number: E76086

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Keywords: Fables translated from German

Gellert, Christian-F., Gay and Moore] (translated & ed. by Claude F.F. Boulenger de Rivery 1725-1758)

FABLES ET CONTES [on half title is added] "Avec un Discours sur la Littérature Allemande."

Paris, Duchesne 1754 70x70mm copperplate illustration to titlepage +3 copperplate vignettes by Eisen engraved by Petre-Martinasie or Aliamet or Sornique. . Duodecimo handsome brown wide spined boards red and dark green gilt spine lables and 5 raised bands, marblked endpapers. Nice bookplates of Antoine Danyau (surgeon 1803-1871), G.H. and Hilarii Grésy (sc Alès 1868) lxvii (half-title, title, interesting & learned Discours Préliminaire on the Fable works of Gellert, Gay, Fontaine et al.) +129pp +[14]pp Explication des Vignettes, Avis de l'Editeur, Table & Privilege. *First French translation of the Fables of Gellert, Gay and Moore (Cohen col.182 "Edition originale et premier tirage sur papier verge").

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Book number: E71511

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Keywords: fables French German Danyau

Ginther, Antonio (1655-1724)

MATER AMORIS ET DOLORIS, quam Christus in Cruce moriens omnibus ac singulis suis fidelibus in matrem legavit: Ecce mater tua. Nunc Explicata per Sacra Emblemata, Figuras Scripturae quam plurimas .. Editio Secunda.

Augsburg, Georg Schlueter & Martin Happach 2nd edition 1726 Frontis of Crucifixon with Munich in the background + copperplate Emblems (72). . Small quarto 19th century morocco-spined boards (tips & edges worn). Frontis + titlepage printed in red & black with printer's device of cherubs blowing up a storm at sea +[10]pp prelims with emblem index +514pp +[28]pp index with Finis & colophon. Small stamps of Quebec convent on flyleaf, back of frontis & with perforated stamp on title, neat ownership inscriptions of 2 Pastors dated 1799-1800 on flyleaf and name of one Correns repeated in margin of title. First and last few pages foxed else neat and clean throughout. *Nicely executed emblems, showing ships, mythical beasts, plants, animals incl. bats, birds, scientific tools, musical instruments etc. each within a decorative oval frame with caption above. The explanations of these emblems - none of which are in themselves religious - all relate to Mary mother of Jesus (see Landwehr 319 Praz 351 for third edition).

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Book number: E73254

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Goethe,W. von (Kaulbach illustrations)

REINEKE FUCHS

Munich, Literarisch Artistisch Anstalt. Sold by the Gotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1st First edition 1846 Engraved titlepage & 36 Steelplates +steel engraved Register with miniatures by Wilhelm von Kaulbach engraved by R. Rahn & Schleich plus woodengravings in. Large quarto morocco leather BINDING with gilt-tooled fox pretending to be penitent while the cock reads the indictment for his crimes in gilt barock frame to cover and gilt barock floral centerpiece and gilt frame to lower cover with blind tooling (edges worn and sl.scuffing but gilt bright) 257pp. Margins of first few leaves foxed/stained, page 5/6 remargined and the plate following remargined to gutter edge and top edge, two other text pages remargined but in no case does this affect any printed areas not even the double ruled lines that enclose all the pages. There is some foxing as usual and some signs of use. The endpapers are embossed pale yellow but the edges show a bit of oxidization. *Includes plate at pg.45 which was later suppressed. Although not a pristine copy it is quite scarce, especially with the key register plate that was often removed by the binders and especially in this top of the range publisher's binding. *The fable of a cheating, lying fox who pretends remorse for his deeds and relies on a glib tonque and flattery to get him out of trouble but is finally brought to book for his misdeeds.

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Book number: E70200

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Keywords: fox folk tale fable Goethe gift edition

Goldsmith,Oliver (illustrated by Thomas Bewick)

POETICAL WORKS

Alnwick England, Davison 1812) Woodengravings (3) + possibly cover decoration of mask, lute & oboe by Thomas Bewick . 138x87mm (18mo) original decorated buff paper covers with book adverts on lower cover (rubbed) vi(recte viii) +74pp (Variant of Hugo 271).

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Book number: E66247

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: poetry