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London: Collins, Lengthy gift inscription. Slightly worn at head & tail (now strengthened) and cnrs; Book has orig silk p marker and a new one; Gilt title on spine somewhat tarnished. Top edge gilt. Decorated eps. xxxii plus 1376pp. 16pp colour illustrations including frontis. New Edition. Illus. by Fraser, Eric. Please expect extra overseas postage.

Some few pages slightly bent. cix plus 449pp incl copious notes. Text in rhymed Italian verse and un-rhymed verse in English.

Spines damaged and chipped but now restored. All vols in this series are undated but 1900 in the consensus. Book seller's sticker (D E McConnell) says that these vols were sold in Johannesburg by subscription. He was probably the earliest bookseller in Jhb. The Books are totally unread > no marks no foxing. Marbled eps. Gilt lineations front & rear. Gilt titles on spine are tarnished. 674pp. Each vol has a col frontispiece > total 8 col plates, vignettes on title pages, 16 illustrations in b&w. Please expect some extra postage.

All pages slightly yellowing. Gilt titles on spine; latch design on front & rear. Covered in adhesive plastic.

Clean and well bound. No inscriptions or anotations. Pages lightly discoloured. Minor tear and scuffing to cover. Covered in archival plastic. Top edge coloured blue.

Edinburgh and London.: Archibald Constable, 1809. Newly bound; new eps; hand-printed titles on spine and front. Ink signatures of Thomas Wollton on half title. Rough cut edges, hand-made paper. VOL I : Esopean Fables of Phedrus. water stains from pp 42-81. xlv plus 192pp. VOL II : Fables from the Greek and Latin. x plus 242pp incl notes. For an alternative binding in leather please see my # 10932. First Edition. Hard Cover Fawn Cloth. Fine in Plastic./None. 197x43p8mm.

Dust jacket is faded on spine, title faintly readable, 90mm crease on front cover. Book appears unread. To David, Hammond-Tooke late Professor of Social Anthropology at Wits University, with fond regards. Signed twice. Author's Signed Inscription. Covered in plastic.

Dj is a thick cellophane with title printed in 2 colours and is slightly rubbed. Book is unread. Gilt title on spine; top edge coloured ; other edges yellowed, 508pp incl Bibliographical Note plus 3pp ads; 8 b&w illustrations.

The covers have been recoloured; pages somewhat yellowed. Title on spine and embellishments in gold, Marie-Antoinette's arms on front. Frontis plus 6 b&w plates. x plus 163pp. Please see this bookseller's lists for other books on the French revolution..

Silk page marker somewhat crushed and slightly dirty; 4 corners and head & tail very slightly worn; Indentation to rear cover. Title on spine and decorations on spine and front are all in gilt- definitely not gold. Unread and unmarked. One of a set of four in this dealer's listings. Undated but from the tanning on the front edge, judged to be approx 1950 -1960s.

London: Jack, T C & E C. No date, c 1910 -1920. Head and tail and 4 cnrs slightly bumped and worn. Gold titles & elaborate thistle and wheat embellishments in gold on spine and front. Top edge gold. xvii plus 551pp plus Notes and Index to p 568; 12 pp col illus complete . Please expect extra postage.. Hard Cover Maroon Cloth.. Very Good in Plastic./None as Issued.. Illus. by Ford, H J.. 230x40p55mm.

Spine re-backed neatly in matching green cloth, with original spine laid down. All cnrs were a little worn, largest hole being 4x3mm, but now repaired. New eps. 30mm closed tear on title p. Some tissue guards were spotted and have been replaced. Edges slightly discol, pages slightly aged but no serious foxing. Beautiful engraved frontis and 12 other wonderful engravings, all with tissue guards. 392pp. Please expect some extra postage esp by air..

Translated by Julius K. Nyerere into Swahili. Original soft card wraps retained and rebound into maroon skivertex boards. Appears unread. Pages tanned. Extremely scarce.

Believed to be the "First Thus" , c 1850, because other similar copies have dates 1851, 1899 (Longmans Green) and 1911. 1 x 3mm hole on spine has been restored. Top edge gilt; other edges clean; no markings; bevelled edges. Gilt title on spine somewhat tarnished, that on spine rather bright.

Unread - better than new.

One spine damaged and chipped but now restored. All vols in this series are undated but 1900 in the consensus. Book seller's sticker (D E McConnell) says that these vols were sold in Johannesburg by subscription. He was probably the earliest bookseller in Jhb. The Books are totally unread > no marks no foxing. Marbled eps. Gilt lineations front & rear. Gilt titles on spine are tarnished. 648pp. Each vol has a col frontispiece > total 8 col plates, vignettes on title pages, 16 illustrations in b&w. Please expect some extra postage.

No date c 1872-7. The second of the volumes to be published in the Household Edition. Spine has re-worked gold titles; embellishments no longer visible; head & tail frittered but strengthened on inside of channel; all cnrs bumped; edges discol; spine and rear cover re-coloured; all pages slightly browned. Front cover, illustrated in gold & black, is bright and fresh; 423pp, double columns; 59 b&w woodcuts; 2 pp ads.. Illus. by Barnard, F.. Covered in plastic.

The First Edition, First Impression was 1921 and all firsts had all 6 stories and the Music. The stories were also printed singly at different dates. Their prices are unknown when compared with the full 7 works. Head of spine a bit worn and fragile and strengthened to stop further damage. Silk page marker detached and fragile. Pictorial Endpapers. Patterned suede binding with gilt image and lettering on spine & front. All edges gilt. xviii plus 376 pp, with frontis plus 4 tipped-in coloured illustrations, all complete with tissue guards occasionally foxed, no list. A handsome collector's piece. Please expect extra postage to overseas. Covered in plastic

Spine faded and gilt decorations & title rubbed but title has been re-worked, highly decorated front cover, map as endpapers. Frontis plus 7 b w photog illus, numerous maps, 255pp incl index.

Silk page marker somewhat crushed and slightly dirty; 4 corners and head & tail very slightly worn; 1 corner bumped. Title on spine and decorations on spine and front are all in gilt- definitely not gold. Unread and unmarked. One of a set of four in this dealer's listings. Undated but from the tanning on the front edge, judged to be approx 1950 -1960s.