Taylor, John Edward

MOUSE AND HER FRIENDS with other stories

London, Chapman & Hall 1st first edition 1855 Lithographed frontispiece on sepia ground. . Duodecimo half brown calf, green cloth boards (tips worn/spine rubbed of most of its gilt) x +[2] +111 pages. A few finger marks but nice neat and tight. *Written for his children by the printer, John Edward Taylor, in the preface he traces the origin of these fables from the Eastern Hindoo tradition rather than the Aesopic FABLE. There are 21 fables in this collection.

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Book number: E69476

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: fables Eastern Hindu traditional animals moral tales

Aesop translated Samuel Croxall edited by Rev. Geo. Fyler Townsend

THE FABLES OF AESOP Translated into English by Samuel Croxall, D.D. With New Applications, Morals, &c. by the Rev. Geo. Fyler Townsend, Editor of "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments" .. With Eighty Original Illustrations.

London, Fredreick Warne and Co. 1887 by inscription Woodengraved illustrations (80) in text - these are not the Croxall illustrations, they are unsigned but in the style of Harrison Weir but NOT by him Weir although not by him. . Post octavo red pictorial cl oth (tips worn/vent to foot) viii + 152pp. Using the Croxall translation of Aesop the Rev. George Fyler Townsend added morals and applications thus The Fox & The Crow moral is Flattery Finds Favour and the Application Compliments cost nothing but many pay dear for them.

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Book number: E74355

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: fables illustrated morals

WHITNEY, Geffrey (c.1548 – c.1601)

THE SECOND PARTE OF EMBLEMES AND OTHER DEVISES gathered, Englished, and moralised, And diuerse newlie deuised by Geffrey Whitney. [Title page of this part missing here, but second title page removed from page 105 and inserted at front of this book].

Leyden, Christopher Plantyn 1586 Woodcut illustrations in frames, some printed from woodblocks previously used by Plantin in other emblem books. . Small Quarto (20x15cm) half-calf (rebacked, sunned) LACKING all before A-3 (pg.5) half-title for Part II used as Titlepage; also LACKING all after c-3 (pg.222). The first English Emblem Book, although printed at Leyden: Very Rare. Dedicated to Robt. Dudley Earl of Leicester + p203 has an emblem praising Sir Francis Drake. Various pages repaired, some with manuscript notes cropped. Partial colouring on some pages most notable p30, 33, 40, 64, 65, 68, 83, 90-100, 166, 167, 168, 173. LACKING pages 71-82. Holes / tears in pages 37, 67, 93, 103, 107, 109. *Imperfect copy, but the missing 1st titlepage and some text supplied in manuscript by a former English owner. Referenced by: ESTC S119929, STC (2nd ed.) 25438, Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603 25438.

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Book number: E48440

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: First emblem book printed in English

Willinks,Daniel

BLOEMKRANS Vans Christelyke Liefde- en Zeededichten. Nevens Eenige Christelyke Gezangen. Met kunstplaaten.

Amsterdam, J.Oosterwyk en H vande Gaete 1st edition 1714 frontispiece + copperplate to titlepage +8 threequarter page copperpaltes w.verses below by L. Wanelaar [frontis.} + J.Schijnvoet. . sm.8vo vellum laced-through (tips worn/vellum sl. darkened) half title + engraved title +printed titlepage +[30pp incl.dediction + to reader +laudatory poems etc.] +128pp +half title leaf +[2p =poem] + 65pp [1p=blank] +[4p index] +(2p=blank] front fly leaf cut into half & loose half laid in.Small stamp [=2.by 0.8cm] ["Verwiu??no kun.biel.] to back of titlepage but it is rather feint so not sure of words]. The end papers are a bit marked and edges of pages are pale tan or sl.foxed and there are some other signs of use but the paper is crisp and strong with a watermark that includes a lion? And a armorial bearing but since only part of the watermark is visible at the gutter edge we cannot determine the origin of the paper. The illustrations are in a variety of frames with a title to the bottom of the frame. They are very clean and full of detail with poems and verses throughout. Landwehr Low Countries 744 Netherlands 255a.

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Book number: E75530

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: emblems

Wynne,J.H.] (Illustrations attributed to Bewick)

CHOICE EMBLEMS, Natural Historical, Fabulous .. For the Improvement & Pastime of Youth ..

London, J.Harris, Longman and Co., Scatcherd & Co. & Rivingtons 11th edition. 1812 Woodcuts (64) of which some are probably by John Bewick (see Hugo 13). . 136x86mm green roan spined marbled boards spine gilt titled and ruled (tips & marble paper rubbed). Half title + titlepage +dedication (2 leaves) +Introduction (2 leaves) +poem to author (2 leaves) +Contents (3 leaves) +[35] +36-224pp. Lacks fly-leaf, neat copperplate ownership inscription of Mary Ann White dated 1822 on half title. *These are re-engraved cuts from some of the Bewick illustrations. A few signs of use but a pleasing neat tight copy of this emblem book published without author's name. Each emblem has an oval illustration taking up about one third of the page.

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Book number: E69841

Catalogue: Fable and Emblem Books

Keywords: emblems emblem Bewick