Aesop; Val Biro

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, Award Publications Limited, 2001-2004. First edition. Paperback. Ten very smart volumes of fables attributed to Aesop, retold and illustrated by Hungarian children's author Val Biro. Ten volumes. Illustrated throughout. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Each volume contains two of these classic tales. Retold and illustrated by Balint Stephen Biro, a Hungarian children's author, artist and illustrator. This collection contains: The Fox and the Stork, 2001. First edition, first impression. The Monkey and the Fishermen, 2001. First edition, first impression. The Donkey and the Lapdog, 2001. First edition, first impression. The Sick Lion, 2001. First edition, first impression. The Eagle and the Man, 2002. First edition, first impression. The Bear and the Travellers, 2002. First edition, first impression. The Bear and the Travellers, 2004. Second impression. The Boy Who Cried Wolf, 2004. Second impression. The Boy Who Cried Wolf, 2004. Second impression. The Farmer and His Sons, 2004. Second impression. With a clamshell case bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. In the original pictorial card wraps. Externally, excellent. With a cloth covered clamshell which is also in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Val Biro. Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 962T82

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Aesop Fables Biro Fables Val Biro

Aesop; Val Biro

Fables from Aesop

Bucks, Ginn Publishing, 1983-1995. Paperback. Eighteen very smart volumes of fables attributed to Aesop, retold and illustrated by Hungarian children's author Val Biro. Ten volumes. Illustrated throughout. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Each volume contains two of these classic tales. Retold and illustrated by Balint Stephen Biro, a Hungarian children's author, artist and illustrator. This collection is arranged into three sections of six volumes, being: Fables 1-6, 1995. Eleventh impression. The Fox and the Crow; The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs; The Donkey in the Lion's Skin; The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Town Mouse and Country Mouse; and The Boy and the Lion. Fables 7-12, 1995. Nineth impression. The Ducks and the Tortoise; The Eagle and the Man, The Donkey in the Pond; The Man, His Son and the Donkey, The Donkey and the Lapdog; and The Farmer and His Sons. Fables 13-18, 1995. Third impression. The Lion and the Mouse; The Fox and the Stork; The Hare and the Tortoise; The Sick Lion; The Monkey and the Fishermen, and The Bear and the Two Friends. With a clamshell case bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. In the original pictorial card wraps. Externally, excellent. With a cloth covered clamshell which is also in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Val Biro. Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 962T83

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Fables Aesop Biro Aesop Val Biro

Anthony Buckeridge, illustrated by Val Biro:

Jennings Sounds the Alarm : seven plays for radio.

Petersfield: David Schutte, 1999. First edition (softcover). 8vo (21cm by 15cm), 175pp. Text illustrations by Val Biro. Original laminated card wrappers. This book is in very good condition. ISBN 0952148226

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 65910

Catalogue: 2

Anthony Buckeridge, illustrated by Val Biro:

Jennings to the Rescue (Plays for Radio, volume 4).

Petersfield: David Schutte, 2002. First edition (softcover). 8vo (21cm by 15cm), 136pp. Text illustrations by Val Biro. Original laminated card wrappers. This book is in very good condition. ISBN 0952148250

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 65913

Catalogue: 2

Baker, Denys Val (Biro)

How to be an Author

London Harvill Press 1952, 1952. Paperback. G HB 1st Fair.

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Book number: 17751

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: HUMOUR MODERN FIRSTS FICTION

BIRO, VAL

The Donkey That Sneezed

Oxford University Press, 2000. Paperback. Biro, Val. Light wear to edges of covers. Very Good.

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Book number: 117552

Catalogue: Young Children

BIRO, VAL

Gumdrop on the Rally

Piccolo, 1972. Paperback. Biro, Val. Covers worn and creased. Contents good. Reading Copy.

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Book number: 110037

Catalogue: Picture

Keywords: Car

Biro, Val:

Gumdrop On The Move. Gumdrop On The Rally.

London, Pan Books Ltd, 1974/1972 2 Paperbacks, VG, stapled, contents clean and tight wil lovely colour pictures, unpaginated.

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Book number: 14323

Catalogue: Juvenile Fiction

Keywords: Gumdrop rally move car vintage adventure Piccolo Picture Books 0330232851

Biro, Val:

Gumdrop At Sea.

London, Hodder And Stoughton, 1983 1st Ed., hard cover with glossy pictorial bds, VG+, contents fine and tight, no names etc..., unpaginated, lovely colour illustrations on each pge by the author.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14663

Catalogue: Juvenile Fiction

Keywords: Gumdrop sea story children's fiction juvenile holiday Bumblebee family Horace tide danger Mr Oldcastle 0340330341

Biro, Val:

Gumdrop Makes a Start.

London, Hodder And Stoughton, 1982 1st Ed., hard cover with glossy pictorial bds, VG, minor surface wear, contents nice and tight, occas. mark, light handling wear in places, neat tape to btm edge of one pge which shadows a little onto the pges on either side, no names etc..., unpaginated, lovely colour illustrations on each pge by the author.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14666

Catalogue: Juvenile Fiction

Keywords: Gumdrop story children's fiction juvenile Austin Heavy 12/4 car vintage car adventures 0340262753

Biro, Val:

Gumdrop On The Rally.

Picture Knight, 1988. Soft wraps, VG+, contents lovely and bright with colour illustrations on every pge. A very nice copy. Gumdrop, the famous vintage car, takes part in a rally - and gets lost!

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Book number: 2608

Keywords: Gumdrop, vintage car, rally, adventure, children's, literature, story, tale. 0340423927

BIRO, VAL

Gumdrop and the Pirates (Picture Puffin)

Puffin Books. 1991. (ISBN: 9780140542615). Paperback. Paperback internally good but creasing to cover. 1st Picture Puffin edition 1991. Last page ink ticks next to books read. Mr Oldcastle and Dan have taken Gumdrop on holiday to the seaside. They are just having their picnic when they are amazed to see a pirate ship sailing into the bay. To their horror the pirates come ashore, led by the infamous captain Blakendagger and so begins another adventure for Gumdrop. - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 0-14-054261-2 0140542612. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 9633

Keywords: 9780140542615

BIRO, VAL

Gumdrop in Double Trouble

Hodder and Stoughton. 1984. (ISBN: 9780340355589). Paperback. Paperback internally clean and good but cover creased, ex library book. 1984 Hodder and Stoughton. - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 0-340-35558-1 0340355581. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 9635

Keywords: 9780340355589

BIRO, VAL

Gumdrop at the Zoo

Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. 1st. Paperback. Biro, Val. Light wear to top corner, otherwise VG. Good.

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Book number: 114095

Catalogue: Picture

BIRO, Val

Gumdrop and the bulldozers

Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. Used - Very Good. VG hardback . A clean, tidy hardback with glazed boards; gift inscription on front pastedown Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_58143_jpg.jpg. ISBN: 0340548665

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Book number: BOOKS281309I