THE BIG BOOK OF FABLES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1324333
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes of animals to spine, embossed design (not gilt - indicating an early reprint) to front. Grey endpapers. 28 colour plates plus numerous b/w text illustrations. 293 pages, top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Writing and some scribbling to front free-endpaper (in pencil). Foxing throughout.

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CHANTICLEER AND THE FOX
Written by Geoffrey Chaucer; Barbara Cooney. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney.
Stock no. 1324180
Published by Kestrel Books. 1980. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Adapted from the Canterbury Tales. The story of the proud cock and the wily fox who flattered him. Orange boards with black title and decoration. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0722659113. Seventh impression. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with a few closed tears and chips; some grubby marks.

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A BOOK OF FABLES
Written by Aesop; Sheila Hawkins. Illustrated by Sheila Hawkins.
Stock no. 1323950
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1942. Good condition.

Puffin Picture Book no. 22. Oblong format, pictorial paper wraps. Wonderful colour and b/w illustrations. Adapted from Aesop by Sheila Hawkins. Spine has been repaired (attaching previously detached covers). Some slight loss to top edge of front cover. Damp staining to page margins.

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THE BEST OF AESOP'S FABLES
Written by Aesop; Margaret Clark. Illustrated by Charlotte Voake.
Stock no. 1824194
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Retold by Margaret Clark. A selection for younger chldren "to dispel altogether the 'preacherly' tone from the best of Aesop's shrewd and funny stories". Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 61 pages. ISBN: 0744510090. A lovely copy.

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AESOP'S FABLES
Written by Aesop. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1323396
Published by William Heinemann. 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cheaper edition. Red cloth, black titles and vignettes. 8 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 223 numbered pages. 8 x 5.5". A chunky book being 1.5" thick. Spine slightly bumped and very slightly sunned. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. White dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with some pieces of loss.

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TOLD AGAIN
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 2140292
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition.

White cloth with gilt tiles to spine and front cover; vignette also to front cover. Traditional tales told by Walter de la Mare. Limited edition to 260 copies. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. SIGNED by author to verso of half-title page. This is Copy No. 88. Grubby marks and spots, with cup ring mark to covers. Foxing; heaviest to endpapers, prelims, outer page edges; some throughout.

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WORDS BEASTS & FISHES
Written by Marmaduke Dixey. Illustrated by Clifford Webb.
Stock no. 1322218
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1936. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

21 witty and accomplished fables. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Striking b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped, browned to spine and a little grubby.

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FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
Written by Jean De La Fontaine. Illustrated by Pierre Noury.
Stock no. 2135787
Published by Ernest Flammarion. Circa 1947. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Text in French. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Stains and fading to rear cover. Name in ink to front pastedown. Page browning and a few grubby marks.

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WOODMYTH & FABLE
Written by Ernest Thompson Seton. Illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton.
Stock no. 1321514
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w illustrations. Text printed in red. Edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped, fading to spine and cover edges and a few mark to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Tobacco smell to contents.

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FIFTY FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Norman R. Shapiro; Sarah Bakewell. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1821900
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Translated by Shapiro, introduced by Bakewell. Green goatskin leather binding with gilt titles. Limited edition of 1000, each copy numbered and signed by Quentin Blake. Colour illustrations. Top edge gilt. This is copy 55 of 1000 and SIGNED by Quentin Blake. A beautiful copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is in almost fine condition with a minor knock to to spine edge.

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FIFTY FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Norman R. Shapiro; Sarah Bakewell. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1821639
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Translated by Shapiro, introduced by Bakewell. Green goatskin leather binding with gilt titles. Limited edition of 1000, each copy numbered and signed by Quentin Blake. Colour illustrations. Top edge gilt. Copy 180 SIGNED by Quentin Blake. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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MY FIRST BOOK OF FABLES
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Mansbridge.
Stock no. 2134473
Published by Collins. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations througout. Light foxing to outer page edges and endpapers. Front pastedown starting to lift from the front board. Wrapper is torn to top of spine, with a bit of loss; grubby marks to rear panel.

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