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Dream of a free Europe & a court of arbitrage View picture(s) 41 [CULANT-CIRE, Le Marquis René Alex DE]. Recueil de fables, contes, epigrammes & pensées diverses de monsieur le M. de C… C… avec le symbole raisonné du philosophe, un discours sur la cavalerie & la comédie de l'impudent pièce en vers & en cinq actes. Le tout mis au jour par ***. The Hague, 1767. 5 works in 1 vol. 8vo. With woodcut vignettes on the main title and on two separate titles, large woodcut in text and 2 folding engraved plates showing positions of the cavalry on the battlefield. (4), 42; (6), 72; 8; 34; 126 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Fable Books  French  Militaria  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Classic mythology for beginners View picture(s) 42 [FABLE BOOKS]. Handboekje der Fabelkunde. Haarlem, Steendrukkery Sander & Comp., 1829. 8vo. Orig. lithographed boards. With finely calligraphed lithographed title, partly coloured in red and including a vignette nicely coloured by hand, one leaf with calligraphed lithographed preface, and 7 full-page lithographed plates of mythological gods and godesses, all richly and beautifully coloured by hand. 33, (3 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  Fable Books  Mythology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Fable book illustrated by one of the best Swiss engravers View picture(s) 43 [FABLE BOOKS]. Vingt fables en prose et en vers, tirées de l'Allemand et du François. Berne, La Nouvelle Société Typographique, for Henri Steiner & Compagnie, Winterthur, 1780. Contemporary olive morocco, spine richly gilt, gilt borders on sides, with gilt ornament in centre with red morocco inlaid on both sides, g.e., marbled endpapers. With engraved frontispiece with the title 'Recueil de fables gravées à l'eauforte par I.R. Schellenberg. 1780', woodcut vignette on title, woodcut head-pieces, and 20 numbered beautifully engraved full-page plates by Johann Rudolf Schellenberg. (4), 60 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Fable Books  Fairy Tales  Illustrated Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Dutch translation of a German fable book View picture(s) 44 [HEY, Wilhelm]. Verzameling van leerrijke fabelen voor de jeugd. Groningen, W. van Boekeren, (ca. 1833). 8vo. Boards. With lithographed title, and 25 lithographed illustrations at the top of each leaf, versos blank, all nicely coloured by hand. (100) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Children's Books  Education  Fable Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Esopus in Europe View picture(s) 45 [HOOGHE, Romeyn de]. De Tyger voor Themis vierschaar. Volgens de Romeinse Copy. (Amst., Sebastiaan Petzold), 1701. 4to. Modern half blue cloth, with inside wrappers. With large engraving on title, showing Themis, or 'Lady Justice', sitting blind-folded and holding scales next to the 'Dutch Lion' in judgment over the 'French  Tiger', with an Eagle as prosecutor. 8 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Dutch  Fable Books  Romeyn de Hooghe  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Richly illustrated children's edition View picture(s) 46 [LA FONTAINE, Jean DE] La Fontaine en estampes, ou Nouvelle Édition des Fables, plus complète que les précédentes; précédée de la Vie de l'Auteur, extraite du nouvel Ouvrage de M. Walckenaer. Paris, Nepveu, 1821. 4to. Contemp. half red morocco, spine richly gilt, g.e. With large engraving on title, and 110 half-page engraved plates illustrating the fables, based on the designs by Oudry. XXVIII, 462 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  Fable Books  Illustrated Books  La Fontaine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Only Dutch edition of this interesting emblem book with plates after Marcus Gheeraerts View picture(s) 47 [MOERMAN, Johannes]. Sedighe onderwiisen der creaturen. In rhijm ghestelt. Antwerp, Jacob Mesens, 1649. Oblong 8vo (11 x 16 cm). Contemporary vellum. With 55 etched plates. 56 ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Emblem Books  Engravings  Fable Books  Low Countries  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Fables with a lightly erotic illustration View picture(s) 48 [PAJON, Henri?]. Contes nouveaux & nouvelles nouvelles en vers. Antwerp, A l'Ane rouge lyrique (1753). Sm. 8vo. Contemp. green morocco, spine gilt, with double gilt fillet borders on sides, richly gilt inner dentelles, g.e. With large allegorical vignette on engraved title, printed in red, and set within double fillet borders, and full-page engraved plate of a boy falling down on lovers in a haystack. II, 164 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Fable Books  Fairy Tales  French  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Till Owlglass disguised as Reynard the Fox View picture(s) 49 [REYNARD THE FOX]. De streken van Reintje van der Schalk, Markies van Eijerstruiven. Tweede druk. Rotterdam, Mensing, Van Westreenen, (ca. 1830). Oblong 8vo. Wrappers. With 16 full-page engraved plates, all beautifully coloured by hand. 26 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  Education  Fable Books  Reynard the Fox  Till Owlglass  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Includes the Life of Reynard's Son "Reynardine" View picture(s) 50 [REYNARD THE FOX]. The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox. Newly Corrected and Purged, from all grossness in Phrase and Matter. Augmented and Enlarged with sundry Excellent Morals and Expositions upon every several Chapter. To which may now be added a Second Part of the said History: As also the Shifts of Reynardine the Son of Reynard the Fox, Together with his Life and Death, &c. London, T. Ilive for Edward Brewster, A.M. and R.R. for Edward Brewster, and T.J. for Edward Brewster, and Thomas Passenger, 1701, 1681, 1684. 3 parts in 1 vol. Sm.4to. Contemp. mottled calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with red title-label, red mottled edges. With large woodcut of King Lion's court on title and 61 large woodcuts in text, all signed EB, in the first part; and 15 large woodcuts, mostely repeats, in the second part. (160); (112); (4), 160 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Fable Books  Popular Books  Reynard the Fox  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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