Fables de La Fontaine. Edition Illustree Par J. David, T. Johannot, V. Adam, F. Grenier et Schaal
by Jean de La Fontaine
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Paris: Aubert et Cie, 1846. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated edition. 8vo. 552p. Original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt designs to spine and boards and borders stamped in blind. All edges gilt, yellow coated endpapers, half-title present. Numerous in-text illustrations and tissue-guarded plates. Light wear to the cloth around spine head and foot and board corners, front hinge starting, sporadic foxing, but overall a good clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3476
- Title
- Fables de La Fontaine. Edition Illustree Par J. David, T. Johannot, V. Adam, F. Grenier et Schaal
- Author
- Jean de La Fontaine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Aubert et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1846
- Keywords
- fables,
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Hinge
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