FABLES CHOISIES DE LA FONTAINE Edition Illustree De 150 Dessins Par J. J. Grandville Avec Des Notes et Precedee De La Vie De L'Auteur Par Auger
by La Fontaine, J & Auger
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres, 1925. Quarter Leather. Very Good. Grandville, J. J. FRENCH TEXT. Each of the 147 Fables illustrated with a B&W vignette Header illustration and some have an illustration as a tailpiece. Illustrated by J. J. Grandeville. Life of the Author by Auger. Brown Quarter-Leather binding with 4 raised bands and Gilt Decoration to spine. Gilt Lettering on TRed Grounds. Marbled paper-covered boards. Marbled Endpapers. xvii (18) Preliminary pages, including the Life. Main Text, including Tables at the back, 306 pages. 7 1/4" Tall, 500g. Some wear at tips of corners and spine ends. No inscriptions. Pages tanned. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019035
- Title
- FABLES CHOISIES DE LA FONTAINE Edition Illustree De 150 Dessins Par J. J. Grandville Avec Des Notes et Precedee De La Vie De L'Auteur Par Auger
- Author
- La Fontaine, J & Auger
- Illustrator
- Grandville, J. J
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie Garnier Freres
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- FOLKLORE & LEGEND/CLASSICS/FABLES/AESOP'S FABLES/CHILDREN'S CLASSICS/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS/ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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About Cornish Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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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