FABLES DE LA FONTAINE ; Edition Illustree Par J. David, Accompagnee D'une Notice Historique et Des Notes Par Le Bon Walckenaer. Complete Set of 2 Volumes (Premiere et Deuxieme Tomes)
by Fontaine, De La & Walckenaer ( Notes )
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Rue De Vaugirard, No 17, Paris: Armand Aubree, 1839. Quarter Leather. Good+. Complete Set of the Fables in 2 Volumes. FRENCH TEXT. With Hand Coloured and Gilt Illustrated Title Pages, dated 1839, protected by Tissue guards, followed by B&W Illustrated Title Pages. Premier Tome also has an engraved Frontispiece Illustration of Lafontaine, protected by tissue guard, followed by "Notice sur la vie de la Fontaine. Beautifully Illustrated Edition with many In-Text and Full Page Plates by J. David. Most Plates protected by Tissue Guards. In later Green Quarter Leather Bindings with Gilt Titles to spines and Brown dappled paper covered boards. Marbled Endpapers and all Page Edges Marbled. Premier Tome, 360 Pages and Deuxieme Tome 360 Pages.10 1/4" Tall. A little foxing to some pages, mainly a few marginal spots. Some edge wear to boards. Set weighs 2.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010939
- Title
- FABLES DE LA FONTAINE ; Edition Illustree Par J. David, Accompagnee D'une Notice Historique et Des Notes Par Le Bon Walckenaer. Complete Set of 2 Volumes (Premiere et Deuxieme Tomes)
- Author
- Fontaine, De La & Walckenaer ( Notes )
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Armand Aubree
- Place of Publication
- Rue De Vaugirard, No 17, Paris
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/CLASSICS/FOLKLORE & LEGENDS/FABLES/AESOP'S FABLES/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...