Aesop; George Fyler Townsend; Isaac Bashevis Singer

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

New York, Doubleday & Company Inc, 1968. Leather. Two copies of Murray Tinkelman's charmingly illustrated Aesop, one copy being beautifully rebound and vividly hand coloured by Eric Sweet. Two copies of this Tinkelman edition of Aesop, presented together in a custom cloth clamshell. One copy is in the original publisher's cloth, with two unclipped book club edition dust wrappers, the other is strikingly bound in a quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the board. Bound by Eric Sweet in January 2006. Clamshell is in a near fine condition.Both volumes are illustrated with line drawings throughout, however the rebound copy has been vibrantly hand-coloured.Aesop's Fables is a selection of fables, generally attributed to the Ancient Greek storyteller Aesop, who lived around 620 BCE-564 BCE. The fables are moral tales that guide in religious and secular aspects of life, following adventures of many different creatures.Illustrated by the award-winning Murray Tinkelman, primarily known for his illustrations for sci-fi and fantasy.Based on the translation of George Fyler Townsend.With an introduction by Isaac Bashevis Singer.Book club editions.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. One copy is in the original publisher's cloth, with two unclipped dust wrappers, the other is rebound in a quarter morocco binding with decorative paper to the boards, presented together in a custom cloth clamshell, bound by Eric Sweet. Externally, the rebound copy is fine. The original cloth copy is a little rubbed to the spine, with a publisher's label to the rear paste down, and ink to the verso of the front endpaper. Dust wrappers are a little edge worn, with small tears and chips, mostly to the spine. One of the dust wrappers has been reinforced to the reverse. Spines are a little sunned, and a few light handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A few light marks to the clamshell, in a near fine condition. Fine . Ill.: Murray Tinkelman. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 962P30

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Aesop's Fables george tyler townsend isaac bashevis singer murray tinkelman george tyler townsend aesop eric sweet Murray Tinkelman

Mintz, Alan and Roskies, David G. (eds. ); Isaac Bashevis Singer

Prooftexts: A Journal of Jewish Literary History: Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan. 1989)

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. 8vo. 98 pp. Very good in wraps. Light wear to spine. Front cover lower third slightly soiled. Spot of possible tape residue on back cover. .

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Book number: 66-0241

Catalogue: Books

Mintz, Alan and Roskies, David G. (eds. ); Isaac Bashevis Singer

Prooftexts: A Journal of Jewish Literary History: Vol. 9, No. 2 (May 1989)

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. 8vo. 96 pp. [numbered 99-194]. Very good in wraps. Slight creasing near spine. .

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Book number: 66-0407

Catalogue: Books

Mintz, Alan and Roskies, David G. (eds. ); Isaac Bashevis Singer

Prooftexts: A Journal of Jewish Literary History: Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1991)

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. 8vo. 106 pp. Very good in wraps. Front cover very slightly scuffed along upper edge. .

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Book number: 66-0408

Catalogue: Books

Mintz, Alan and Roskies, David G. (eds. ); Isaac Bashevis Singer

Prooftexts: A Journal of Jewish Literary History: Vol. 2, No. 3 (Sep. 1982)

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982. 8vo. 105 pp. [numbered 227-332]. Very good in wraps. Front cover slightly scuffed, back cover slightly faded, with light wear to spine on both sides. .

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Book number: 66-0409

Catalogue: Books

Mintz, Alan and Roskies, David G. (eds. ); Isaac Bashevis Singer

Prooftexts: A Journal of Jewish Literary History: Vol. 1, No. 3 (Sep. 1981)

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981. 8vo. 114 pp. [numbered 217-331]. Very good in wraps. Front cover slightly worn along spine and at upper corner; less so at lower corner and along bottom edge. Back cover somewhat worn along spine, with light creasing. .

Wittenborn Art BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 66-0488

Catalogue: Books

Algren, Nelson, also contributions by Arthur Miller, William Stafford, Isaac Bashevis Singer

"Swan Lake: Reswum" in Audience (Volume 1 Number 1) January 1971

0. 0 pp. Hardcover. Very good in illustrated bpards. Issued without dust jacket.Light wear to boards. Pages clean and bright. The first issue of the high-end arts magazine Algren's article is a first appearance. Near Fine.

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Book number: dn871

Auster, Paul; Bernstein, Charles; Fielder, Leslie; Hecht, Anthony; Osick, Cynthia; Podhoretz, Norman; Singer, Isaac Bashevis; et al.

Princeton University Library Chronicle. Volume LXIII. Numbers 1-2. Autumn 2001-Winter 2002.

(Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Library), (2001). (2001). - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wrappers. The binding is very lightly bumped with soiling to the top corner of the rear wrap. 391 pages. Black-and-white illustrations by David Levine & others, and facsimiles. The top corners of the first 26 pages are slightly bumped. Very good.

Among the contents of this issue on Jewish literature are "Distinguished Lineage" and "Rest for the Nerves" by Isaac Bashevis Singer [in Yiddish with an English translation]; Paul Auster on Georges Perec; and contributions by Anthony Hecht, Leslie Fiedler, Charles Bernstein, Cynthia Ozick, Norman Podhoretz and many others. Very good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 32181

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; JEWISH LITERATURE; PERIODICAL; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY CHRONICLE; ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER; PAUL AUSTER; GEORGES PEREC; ANTHONY HECHT; CHARLES BERNSTEIN; CYNTHIA OZICK; NORMAN PODHORETZ; DAVID LEVINE.

Bashevis Singer, Isaac

De boeteling

Paperback; 2e druk, 1989; De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam; 154pp.; Conditie: Goed; ISBN10: 9029545917, ISBN13: 9789029545914

Antiquariaat KlondykeProfessional seller

Book number: 165759

Catalogue: Literatuur/Vertaald

Keywords: Vertaalde literatuur

BASHEVIS SINGER Isaac.

La Couronne de plumes et autres nouvelles Traduit de l'américain par Marie-Pierre Castelneau et J. Chneour. Postface de Erwin Spats.

Paris, Stock, Nouveau Cabinet Cosmopolite, 1976. In-8, broché, couverture rose, 372 pp. Première traduction française.

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Book number: 17794

Keywords: BASHEVIS SINGER (Isaac) ; LITTERATURE ; LITTERATURE : TRADUIT DE L'AMERICAIN ; STOCK Delamain et Boutelleau, Cabinet cosmopolite ;

Bashevis Singer, Isaac

A CROWN OF FEATHERS and other stories.

Penguin, 1977 ; Conditie: In goede staat. Paperback.

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Book number: 152166924

BASHEVIS SINGER, Isaac

Le domaine / Roman traduit de l'americain par Gisèle Bernier

Paris: Ed. Stock, 1978.- 374 p., [2 h.]; 4º menor (22 x 13,2 cm); Texto en francés; Cartulina Ed..* En la primera hoja de cortesía en blanco tiene una firma y fecha manuscritas a tinta. LITERATURA Y ESTUDIOS LITERARIOS EXTRANJEROS DE LOS SIGLOS XVI-XXI Livre en français ISBN: 223401011X

Librería Miguel Miranda, AILA ILABProfessional seller

Book number: 27404

BASHEVIS SINGER Isaac.

La Famille Moskat. Traduit de l'américain par Gisèle Bernier.

Paris, Stock, Nouveau Cabinet Cosmopolite, 1978. In-8, broché, couverture rose, 588 pp. (dos plus clair). Première traduction française.

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Book number: 14640

Keywords: BASHEVIS SINGER (Isaac) ; LITTERATURE ; LITTERATURE : TRADUIT DE L'AMERICAIN ; STOCK Delamain et Boutelleau, Cabinet cosmopolite ; STOCK Le nouveau cabinet cosmopolite ;

Bashevis Singer, Isaac

A FRIEND OF KAFKA and Other Stories.

Penguin Books, Reprinted 1979 ; Conditie: In zeer goede staat. Paperback. Pocket.

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Book number: 212096199