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The Fables of Aesop and Others, Translated into Human Nature
by Bennett, Charles H
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Piccadilly, London: Chatto & Windus, 1875. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Bennett, Charles H. 132pp.22 full page, colour illustrations designed and drawn on the wood by Charles H Bennett and engraved by Swain. Contains 22 fables. In original publisher's cloth boards with gilt decorations and black rules (rubbed at edges, very slightly offset, cracked on rear spine joint, rounded at corners, marked especially on verso). Internally some minor spotting not affecting plates, mild tanning to endpapers and a couple of cracked gutters. Small repair to third leaf. Glorious, fine illustrations. A very nice example of this scarce and desirable volume. 4to
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001770
- Title
- The Fables of Aesop and Others, Translated into Human Nature
- Author
- Bennett, Charles H
- Illustrator
- Bennett, Charles H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- Piccadilly, London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- illustration, fables,
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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Glossary
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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