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Notes On the Folk Lore Of the Northern Counties Of England and The Borders the Folk Lore Society For Collecting and Printing Relics Of Popular Antiquities II
by William Henderson-
Fables Books & Ephemera
Le loup et la gnôle
by Jaillard Xavier Turier Claude
Scrineo, 2016. 21x13x2cm. 2016. Broché. 192 pages. French edition. Le livre présente des traces de stockage et d'usure sur la couverture ou les pourtours mais reste en bon état d'ensemble. Envoyé dans un emballage adapté depuis la France
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SGD 11.08
FABLES AND FAIRY TALES
by Morley, Henry
1860. Bennett, Charles H.. (Bennett, Charles H.)illus. FABLES AND FAIRY TALES by Henry Morley. London, 1860. 8vo., Full calf, by Riviere, preserving the original cloth spine and board covers, which are bound-in at the back. 238pp., plus ads, b/w illustrations. Small losses at spine extremities, inner hinges repaired, front free endpaper has a repaired tear, internals very nice. Scarce.
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SGD 206.80
Favole di Giovanni Gherardo De Rossi
by DE ROSSI, Giovanni Gherardo
Rome: Stamperia Pagliarini, 1788. First edition of this collection of verse fables. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches; 196 x 135 mm). viii, [2], 180 pp. Printed on light blue paper, one of a few like this which are presumed to have been printed for presentation. With half-title. With engraved vignette title-page printed on thick cream-color paper. Engraved vignette title-page with scene of animals. Title-page is inserted but part of the pagination. Comprised of 70 fables. A second edition was printed in...
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SGD 1,723.38
Emerald River of Compassion: The Old Earth
by Rowena Pattee Kryder
Santa Fe.: Bear & Company Publishing., 1994. First printing. . Hard with Dust Jacket. Fine in like dust jacket. 8vo.. Fine in like dust jacket.
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SGD 24.15
Dictionnaire Abrégé de la Fable, pour l'Intelligence des Poètes, des Tableaux & des Statues, dont les Sujets sont Tirés de l'Histoire Poétique
by Chompre, Pierre
Paris: Desaint& Saillant. G : in Good condition. Cover rubbed with cracks to hinges. Page edges darkened. 1757. 8th Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 150mm x 90mm (6" x 4"). 405pp. .
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SGD 41.40
Fables - J de La Fontaine - 1880 - Libri per bambini - Children's Books - eBook or Digital format
Opera con diritto d'autore scaduto che verrà consegnata in formato digitale attraverso email, WeTransfer o Google Drive - PDF o scansione da testo originale ed autentico. Work with expired copyright that will be delivered in digital format by email, WeTransfer or Google Drive - PDF or scan from original and authentic text. Travaillez avec des droits d'auteur expirés qui seront livrés au format numérique par e-mail, WeTransfer ou Google Drive - PDF ou scan à partir du texte original et authentique....
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SGD 1.48
Old World Love Stories; From the Lays of Marie de France & other Mediaeval Romances & Legends translated from the French by Eugene Mason
by Eugene Mason (translated by)
London.: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1913. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reginald L. Knowles.. Good. Lacking dust jacket. Publishers salmon pink cloth, beautifully decorated and lettered in gilt. Spine very slightly sunned. Silk endpapers. Neatly penned gift inscription to free front endpaper verso. A hint of foxing to the very outermost leaves and page edges. Uncut pages. Top edge gilt. 282pp. Illustrated and decorated by Reginald L....
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SGD 258.72
Tales From the House Behind
by Frank, Anne
Great Britain: Pan Books, 1965. Soft. Fair+. 12mo, 7. Fair+. This is an ex-library copy, therefore there are several stamp markings to prelims. 123pp.
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SGD 2.05
Petites fables de sagesse pour temps incertains
by Alain Le Ninèze
Autrement, 2009. 22 4x15x1 4cm. 2009. Broché. 175 pages. Traduit de Sénès Florence - Illustrations de Jankovics györgy légères marques de lecture et/ou de stockage mais du reste en bon état. - Envoi rapide et soigné dans une enveloppe à bulle depuis France
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SGD 8.86
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FABLES BY THE LATE MR. JOHN GAY [SIGNED BY ARTIST, SLIPCASE]
by Gay, John
Barre, MA: The Imprint Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. B/w and red; Fine copy in fine slipcase. 7 x11". .
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SGD 67.56
The History of Reynard the Fox, his Friends and his Enemies..
by ELLIS, F.S
London: David Nutt, 1897. hardcover. very good(-). Walter Crane. Illustrated with woodcut devices by Walter Crane. xii, 289 pages. Thick square 8vo, original white printed cloth (somewhat soiled and with sunned spine); uncut edges. London: David Nutt, printed at the Chiswick Press, 1897. A very good(-) copy<br/><br/> Preface: The author is desirous that the version now printed should be considered as altogether superseding that which he published in 1894. Masse pp. 50.<br/><br/>
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SGD 206.80
Psyche. Traduction nouvelle par Victor Develay De la Bibliotheque-SeGenevieve
by APULIEUS
Paris Librairie des Bibliophiles Rue Saint-Honore, 338. 1873. FIRST EDITION of this translation. Small 8vo (in 4s), 106 x 62 mms., pp. 133 [134 printer's notice, 135 - 136 adverts], including half-title, title-page in red and black, handsomely bound in full contemporary red morocco, gilt borders on covers, floral ornaments in each corner of border, spine gilt in compartments, all edges gilt, with the initials "P. W." in gilt on front cover. A fine and attractive copy. Victor Develay...
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SGD 853.78
The Dictionary Of Phrase and Fable Classic Edition
by Brewer, E. Cobham
Leicester: Blitz Editions. 1993. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Introduction by Alix Gudefin. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 1324 pages. The classic reference for writers, speakers, and students. . Reprint. Hardback.
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SGD 22.53
World Mythology; The Illustrated Guide
by Willis, Roy (General Editor); Foreword by Robert Walter
Simon & Schuster; London et al., 1993. First impression. . Hard with Dust Jacket. Fine in near fine dust jacket. 4to. 11 1/4. Full colour. Maps, geneological charts, line drawings and a wealth of colour photographs showing mythical imagery from contemporary art and artefacts.. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Price-clipped. 311pp.
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SGD 44.84
FABLES PEU AFFABLES ET AUTRES PETITS POEMES DISCOURTOIS
by Simone Dezavelle
2014. in8. 2014. Broché. 100 pages. French édition -Dédicacé par l'auteur - Légères marques de lecture et/ou de stockage mais du reste en très bon état d'ensemble. Envoi rapiide et soigné dans une enveloppe à bulle depuis France
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SGD 8.86
Fables Choisies.; Mies en Vers. Et par lui revues, corrigees & augmentee de nouveau
by LA FONTAINE, J. DE
Amsterdam: Zacheray Chatelain, 1728. hardcover. very good(+). 5 parts in 2 volumes. Ornately engraved allegorical frontispiece, first and third titles printed in red and black, charming copper engraved illustrations heading each fable by Henrik Cause, scattered tail pieces, added footnotes. An additional 5 fables were added comprising part 5. 24mo, full original brown calf, spines chipped and one spine label partially missing. Amsterdam: Zacheray Chatelain, 1727-1728. Occasional foxing but an...
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SGD 4,825.45
![FABLES OF LA FOUNTAINE, TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH [ 2 VOLS ILLUSTRATED]35204](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/250/600/517600250.0.b.jpg)
FABLES OF LA FOUNTAINE, TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH [ 2 VOLS ILLUSTRATED]35204
by Trans by Elizure Wright Jn
Boston: Taipan and Dennet. Good with no dust jacket. 1843. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 247; 288 pages; Vol II 288pp, possibly lacking last leaf. Contents occasional stains, frequent illustrated cuts. Cotents generally Good or better. "Bavarian State library of incunabula produced in vats Zerkall in 350 numbered in editions of the print shop heidelberg winter in years 1931" .
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SGD 135.04
Politische Fabeln
by Fischer, Christian August
Bound in contemporary paper boards, pages untrimmed, light foxing and soiling throughout; [8], 189 pages. Fischer (1771-1829) was a minor German critic and travel writer. In this work he presents 111 very short fables whose morals he applies directly to the contemporary European political situation. The vast majority of the fables have animal actors. A nice unsophisticated copy of an uncommon title of marginal importance. OCLC locates fewer than 15, none in the US.
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SGD 137.87
Brewer's Dictionary of 20th-Century Phrase and Fable
by Pickering, David; Isaacs, Alan & Martin, Elizabeth [Editors]
London: Cassell. 1996. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Light reading creases to spine. ix, 662 pages. With a starting point of 1900, this new edition explores all aspects of modern life and culture via the origin and meaning of a vast range of words, phrases, stories and events. . 3rd Edition. Softcover.
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SGD 12.62
The Book of the Knight of La Tour Landry. Leather binding
by Taylor, G S [ed.]
London: The Verona Society. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1930. Limited Edition 500. Black hardback leather cover. 250mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). xii, 172pp. Un-numbered. .
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SGD 148.33
L'Oie et Le Renard (The Goose and the Fox) Collection Mes Belles Histoires
by Fables
Montreal: Editions Paulines, 1979 8 x 5.5 in (20 x 14 cm). 24 pgs (unpaginated). Color printed card covers. A story with a lesson. Illustrated in color throughout in a cartoonish style. . Pictorial Wraps. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo.
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SGD 48.25
Fables de La Fontaine Edition annotee a L'usage de la Jeunesse. Illustrations de Hadamar et Desandre
by Fontaine
Paris.: Librairie Theodore Lefevre & Emile Guerin.. Undated. c.1880. . Hard. Good-. 18mo. 5 3/4".. Illustrations de Hadamar et Desandre. Good-. Publishers covers. Damp-stained to bottom corner. Slightly foxed. 0
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SGD 16.56
