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1857 Reynard the Fox by Goethe Reineke Fuchs Fable German Fairy Tale Illustrated
Reynard the Fox has been a stable of fairy tale lore for centuries, with many countries, such as German, France, and other Low Countries, claiming the honor of his 'birth-place.' Told as a 'brute-epic', this tale of cunning mischief was finally written and printed during the late 15th- and early 16th-centuries. In fact, some scholars believe the origins of Reynard to have come from the 9th-century!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a famous German author who is best known for his novels and epic poems such as 'Sorrows of Young Werther' and 'Faust'. One of his less-popular works, curiously, was his edition of the famous fable 'Reynard the Fox'.
Item number: #13782
Price: $550
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von
Reineke Fuchs
Stuttgart : J. G. Cotta, 1857.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[6], 212
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Heavily illustrated throughout
· Language: German
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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1894 1ed Yellow Fairy Book Andrew Lang Thumbelina Emperors New Clothes Andersen

"Once upon a time…"

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of children stories that were published in a collection of "colors." The collection includes nearly 800 stories both true and fiction all of which feature impressive illustrations throughout. The Yellow Fairy Book features a collection of tales from all over the world including works of Hans Christian Andersen's 'Thumbelina' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'.
Item number: #16547
Price: $599
LANG, Andrew
The Yellow fairy book…
London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xvi, 321, [3]
o Including 22 full-page engravings as well as many in text illustrations of H.J. Ford
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Provenance: Handwritten – Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, 1895
o
Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1885–1934) was a Scottish artist, who was known for her paintings and engravings. During her career, MacKinnon… Read More

1897 1st ed Pink Fairy Book Snow Queen Andrew Lang Illustrated DISNEY Frozen

"Once upon a time…"

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of children stories that were published in a collection of "colors." The collection includes nearly 800 stories both true and fiction all of which feature impressive illustrations throughout. The Pink Fairy Book includes 41 stories that tell of goblins, trolls, mermaids, and witches from the folklore of Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales! However, the most famous story from this book is "The Snow Queen" which is based on Hans Christian Andersen's original story – the basis for Disney's animated feature "Frozen!"
Item number: #16548
Price: $599
LANG, Andrew
The Pink Fairy Book…
London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1897. First edition.

Details:

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o
viii, [2], 360
o
Includes 34 full-page engravings as well as many in-text illustrations of H.J. Ford
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Language: English
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Binding:… Read More

Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1894. The Peoples edition. Twenty-third thousand. 8vo. (7.3 x 4.9 inches). Illustrated with fifty line illustrations by John Tenniel. Some foxing to the plain tissue paper guard over the frontispiece and a few minor spots throughout but overall a very clean and bright copy in a fine late 19th century leather binding. Full red calf, the spine with five raised bands, each with double rope design in gilt. Compartments ruled and fully decorated in gilt. Dark green morocco title label, gilt. Leaf and rose roll gilt borders on boards. Decorative gilt design on board edges. Decorative blind stamped inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Red silk page marker bound in. Grantham School arms stamped on the front board in gilt. Previous owners neat name stamp to top of the first leaf after title page. Aside from a small area of loss to the leather on the front board and another on the lower spine hinge this is a very good copy in a fine quality leather binding.… Read More

1889 LEWIS CARROLL 1st ed Sylvie and Bruno Alice in Wonderland Victorian Fantasy

"Sylvie and Bruno" by Lewis Carroll, published in two volumes between 1889 and 1893, is a blend of Victorian-era reality and a fantasy world called Fairyland. The story transitions between political intrigues in Fairyland and a romantic subplot in Victorian Britain involving a young doctor named Arthur and his love, Lady Muriel Orme. The novel, reflecting Carroll's signature wit and philosophy, is both a fairy tale and a social commentary, enhanced by 46 illustrations courtesy of Harry Furniss.

Item number: #41303
Price: $499

CARROLL, Lewis; FURNISS, Harry (Illus.)

Sylvie and Bruno

London; New York: Macmillan and Co., 1889. First Edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete
o xxiii, [1], 400, [4]
o 46 illustrations
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Marcus Dods
o Marcus Dods (1834–1909) was a Scottish divine and controversial biblical scholar. He was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland. He… Read More

1770 Oriental Literature Persia TURKS Arabic Fables Manuscripts 2in1 Cardonne

Denis Cardonne was an 18th-century French orientalist known for his translations of various Turkish, Arabic, and Persian manuscripts. 'Melanges de Litterature Orientale' is a 1770 collection of fables and tales from Middle Eastern cultures translated into French.

Item number: #6480
Price: $499
CARDONNE, Denis
Mélanges de Littérature Orientale : traduits de différens Manuscrits Turcs, Arabes et Persans
Paris : Hérissant le Fils, 1770.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1
o Vol. I – [12], 314, [10]
o Vol. II – [4], 293, [7]
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10cm)
· Auction records and price comparisons as high as $2,100
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QUITE RARE. A Child's Garden Of Verses (1888 Charles Scribner's Sons 1st American Edition) USED. Good+ /No dust jacket included. Leatherbound edition. Please see our photos. Title page states 1888. Former owner bookplate on inside front endpaper. We consider offers

Edinburgh: Canongate, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First thus; limited "definitive" edition. No. 195 of one thousand copies signed and numbered by Gray on the front free endpaper. Octavo (9.5 x 6.5 in.), 560pp., black textured paper boards, gilt-stamped on boards and spine, in dust jacket. Gray's first book, over which he labored intermittently for more than two decades before finally seeing it through to publication in 1981. Something of a cult classic, though increasingly recognized as not only Gray's masterpiece but one of the 20th century's most impressive feats of the imagination. A near fine copy, with a ½ x ¼ in. oval moisture stain to textblock top, light wear at heel of spine, and a smudge of shelf soiling to the bottom tip of textblock. Unclipped "£15" jacket also near fine, with just mild sunning to spine. Quite handsome.

1894 1ed Yellow Fairy Book Andrew Lang Thumbelina Emperors New Clothes Andersen

"Once upon a time…"

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of children stories that were published in a collection of "colors." The collection includes nearly 800 stories both true and fiction all of which feature impressive illustrations throughout. The Yellow Fairy Book features a collection of tales from all over the world including works of Hans Christian Andersen's 'Thumbelina' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'.
Item number: #16547
Price: $599
LANG, Andrew
The Yellow fairy book…
London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xvi, 321, [3]
o Including 22 full-page engravings as well as many in text illustrations of H.J. Ford
·
Provenance: Handwritten – Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, 1895
o
Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1885–1934) was a Scottish artist, who was known for her paintings and engravings. During her career, MacKinnon… Read More

1897 1st ed Pink Fairy Book Snow Queen Andrew Lang Illustrated DISNEY Frozen

"Once upon a time…"

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of children stories that were published in a collection of "colors." The collection includes nearly 800 stories both true and fiction all of which feature impressive illustrations throughout. The Pink Fairy Book includes 41 stories that tell of goblins, trolls, mermaids, and witches from the folklore of Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales! However, the most famous story from this book is "The Snow Queen" which is based on Hans Christian Andersen's original story – the basis for Disney's animated feature "Frozen!"
Item number: #16548
Price: $599
LANG, Andrew
The Pink Fairy Book…
London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1897. First edition.

Details:

·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
viii, [2], 360
o
Includes 34 full-page engravings as well as many in-text illustrations of H.J. Ford
·
Language: English
·
Binding:… Read More