Aesop; Blanche Winder

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1924. Cloth. A smartly bound copy of this collection of fables attributed to Aesop, with illustrations throughout. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates. Collated complete. 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. Retold by Blanche Winder, a British writer. Illustrated by Harry Rountree, a prolific illustrator born in New Zealand and working in England around the turn of the twentieth century. 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. Dated from the British Library. Bound in bright orange cloth with a pictorial front board. Externally, excellent. With a cloth covered clamshell also in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Bound by Eric Sweet. Near Fine . Ill.: Harry Rountree. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 962T56

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Aesop Fables Winder Rountree Fables Harry Rountree

Aesop; Blanche Winder

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1924. Cloth. A charming copy of this collection of Aesop's Fables retold, with bright illustrations throughout. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of the fables of Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection includes: Crying "Wolf", The Lion and The Mouse, The Goose Who Laid Golden Eggs, The Crow and The Snake, and The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail, amongst others. Retold by Blanche Winder, a British author of children's books. Illustrated by Harry Rountree, a New Zealand-born illustrator noted for his prolific output in England around the turn of the twentieth century. Dated from the British Library. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with light chipping to the board edges. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Harry Rountree. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 956T44

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Aesop Fables Winder Rountree Fables Harry Rountree

Aesop; Blanche Winder

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1930. Cloth. A charming copy of this collection of Aesop's Fables retold, with bright illustrations throughout. The Sunshine Series. Illustrated with sixteen colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of the fables of Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. This collection includes: Crying "Wolf", The Lion and The Mouse, The Goose Who Laid Golden Eggs, The Crow and The Snake, and The Two Bags, amongst others. Retold by Blanche Winder, a British author of children's books. Illustrated by Harry Rountree, a New Zealand-born illustrator noted for his prolific output in England around the turn of the twentieth century. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light chipping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with light discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Harry Rountree. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 962T90

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Aesop Fables Winder Rountree Fables Harry Rountree

Äsop / Winder, Blanche / Rountree, Harry (Ill.),

Aesop's Fables,

London, Ward, Lock & Co (= Prince Charming colour books for children), 1925, 8°, x, 340 p., plus 48 leaves of coloured plates, Initialen zum Kapitelanfang, Text: englisch, original Leineneinband (Hardcover) mit schwarzer Deckelbeschriftung und montiertem farbig illustr. Deckelschild in mehreren Zierrahmen, mit schwarzer Rückenbeschriftung und reicher schwarzer Rückenverzierung im Stil der Zeit, Rücken unten etwas angeplatzt, Bindung ein wenig angelockert (nicht lose), rechter fliegender Vorsatz, Titeleiseiten sowie Inhaltsverzeichnis sauber herausgetrennt und fehlen, eine Doppelseite (Textseite plus Farbtafel) mit kleinen, zarten, farbenfrohen Kleckschen, eine Seite mit einem kleinen Randriss (2cm), sonst ein aber gutes, sauberes, stabiles Exemplar dieser fraren Ausgabe. Traumhaft, leicht surrealistisch illustriert. Sprache: Englisch. H ISBN: 3929433621

Antiquariat Orban & StreuProfessional seller

Book number: 12718BB

Catalogue: Literatur: Märchen, Sagen, Fabeln

Keywords: Fables Juvenile literature; 18. Jahrhundert Jahrhunderts; 20er Jahre zwanziger Jahre Jahren ; Alte; alte illustrierte Kinderbücher altes illustriertes; Antike Altertum; antquarian vintage old alt antiquarisches book online bestellen kaufen Buchladen; Äso

Retold by Blanche Winder; illustrations by Harry G Theaker

Long, Long Ago, Stories From the Classics. The Sunshine Series

Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1939. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Harry G Theaker. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated boards with green linen with black lettering. Described as 24 colour illustrations but a minority are mono-tone. Edges of covers are rubbed, corners are scuffed. Sound binding. Light smudes on prelims, one colour plate is defaced with red lines. All plates are present, and bright. Stories are based on Greek legends and mythology. Stories are: The Shining People; The Loving Nymph; The Pretty Maiden and the Dark-Eyed King; The Enchanted Palace; The Prince with the Golden Hair; Psyche as Serving Maid; The People of the Woodlands; King Midas; The Bravest Swimmer; The Monster in the Maze; The Princess and the Sea-Monster; The Strong Man; The Golden Fleece; The Secret of the Casket; The Magic of the Herbs; Golden Apples; Some Old, Old Travellers Tales; The Mysterious Wooden Horse; The Arrows of Troy; The Wise Old Man of the Sea; The Lost King of Ithaca; A Wonderful Enchantment. Illustrator: Harry G Theaker. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10221061001. ISBN: 0852360770

Bailgate Books LtdProfessional seller

Book number: 10221061001

Catalogue: Children's Fiction

Keywords: BZDB4 Children's Fiction; Folklore, folktales, myths, legends, fairy-tales &; Fiction; Illustrated Fiction. Harry G Theaker Retold by Blanche Winder; illustrations by Harry G Theaker Long, Long Ago, Stories From the Classics. The Sunshine Series Folklore,

WATSON, JOHN & WINDER, BLANCHE

Woodlanders and Field Folk

T. Fisher Unwin. 1907. hardcover, 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Woodlanders and Field Folk, Sketches of Wild Life in Britain. Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Good.

M. Godding Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 263336

Catalogue: Nature and Wildlife

Blanche Winder

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1930. Cloth. A delightful illustrated collection of Aesop's fables, retold by Blanche Winder and with colour plates by Harry Rountree. A very smart illustrated anthology of these classic fables from Aesop.In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Retold by Blanche Winder, including 'The Hare and the Tortoise', 'The Milkmaid and her Pail' and 'The Lion and the Mouse', among others. Illustrated with eighteen colour plates by prolific England-based artist Harry Rountree. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with only mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities and a couple minor marks to the spine and rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots to the first few leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Harry Rountree. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 963Y13

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Aesop's Fables Blanche Winder Harry Rountree Colour Plates Blanche Winder Children's Books Harry Rountree

Blanche Winder; Aesop

Aesop&Apos;S Fbales

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, c1933. Cloth. Blanche Winder's retelling of the fables of Aesop, in the very scarce original dust wrapper eautifully illustrated by Harry Rountree. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped, very scarce dust wrapper illustrated by Harry Rountree.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece by Arthur Cooke. Blanche Winder's retelling of the fables of Aesop, a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. Undated, dated by the prize label to the front. In the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with the slightest wear to the tail of the spine. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown with offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap has the odd spot and handling mark to the rear, minor sunning to the spine, and tape repairs and spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only the odd spot to the front. Near Fine . Ill.: Arthur Cook; Harry Rountree. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 963Z19

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Blanche Winder Aesop Fables Harry Rountree Aesop Arthur Cook; Harry Rountree

Blanche Winder

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited , 1925. Cloth. A richly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables, retold by Blanche Winder. A very smart volume of these classic fables from Aesop, including 'The Hare and the Tortoise', 'The Milkmaid and her Pail' and 'The Lion and the Mouse', among others. In the original cloth binding, with coloured illustration to the front board.Illustrated with forty-eight colour plates by prolific England-based artist Harry Rountree. Collated, complete. With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original cloth binding, with coloured illustration to the front board. Externally, very smart, with minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional spots. Near Fine . Ill.: Harry Rountree. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 962Y47

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Aesop's Fables Blanche Winder Illustrated Colour Plates Blanche Winder Children's Literature Harry Rountree

Blanche Winder; Aesop

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

London, Ward, Lock & Co, [1936]. Cloth. Two copies of Blanche Winder's retelling of Aesop's fables, beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Harry Rountree, including the very scarce original dust wrapper. The Harry Rountree illustrated edition. Bound in the original cloth with pictorial boards, and the original unclipped dust wrapper to one of the volumes. Illustrated by Harry Rountree with a coloured frontispiece and twenty-three coloured plates to both volumes. Collated, complete. A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. A two volume set, featuring a complete copy and a smaller incomplete copy with the original dust wrapper. The smaller volume is lacking the pages after pp.44, but contains all twenty-four colour plates. One volume is re-backed and the other has been re-bound with the plates bound to the rear, with the original spine bound to the front endpapers. Housed in a cloth clamshell box. In the publisher's original cloth, re-backed, with pictorial covers. The second volume is re-bound and includes the original unclipped dust wrapper. Housed in a cloth clamshell box. Externally, very smart with minimal edge wear and the odd slight mark to the rear covers. Original cloth spine adhered to the front pastedown of the smaller volume. The wrap has archival repairs and a tidemark to the verso, and minor creasing. Internally, the slightest strain in places, otherwise firm. Pages bright with the odd spot heavier to the front and rear. The clamshell has fading to the spine and joint. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Harry Rountree. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 962Z12

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Illustrated Colour plates Blanche Winder Harry Rountree Colour plates Harry Rountree

Winder, Blanche Illust. by Harry G. Theaker:

King Arthur And His Knights.

London, Ward, Lock & Co., no date Oversized, paper covered bds with green cloth to spine, VG, a little wear at btm corners, picture of two knight fighting to front, clipped d/w, Good, one closed tear at top edge, some wear and chipping at spine ends and corners, contents clean and bright with 24 lovely colour plates by Harry G Theaker, pp176, light foxing to pge edge blocks.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 8701

Keywords: King Arthur knights Merlin stories Round Table Uther Pendragon legend folk tales

WINDER, Blanche

King Arthur and his Knights

London, Ward Lock, 1958. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in Fair dust jacket . The Royal series. Stain at bottom corner of nearly all pages; water-stain at bottom edge of boards & spine; dust jacket stained at bottom edge. Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS131949I

WINDER, BLANCHE

There's a Story to Tell

Ward Lock, circa 1960. Hardback. Theaker, Harry G. Non-fiction. 16 colour plates. Pictorial paper covered boards. Not dated, but gift dedication on inside front cover is dateed 'Christmas 1963'. Good.

The Childrens BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 56549

Catalogue: Post 1940

Keywords: Religion