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FABLES DE LA FONTAINE: Publiees par D. Jouaust avec l'Eloge de La Fontaine par Chamfort
by La Fontaine, Jean de
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- very good
- hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1885. Hardcover. Very good. Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society. Illustrated with drawings by Louise Emile Adan and etchings by Paul Edme Le Rat. Small octavo, two volumes. In one-half brown morocco over marbled paper bindings, with gilt stamping, five raised bands, marbled endpapers, and a ribbon marker. The original wrappers are bound in. Some minor scuffing to the boards; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- johnson rare books & archives
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 72384
- Title
- FABLES DE LA FONTAINE: Publiees par D. Jouaust avec l'Eloge de La Fontaine par Chamfort
- Author
- La Fontaine, Jean de
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie des Bibliophiles
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Mythology, Folklore, Fables, French Literature, Fine Binding
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About johnson rare books & archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment only and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...[more]
- morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...[more]
- 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...[more]
- marbled paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...[more]
- raised band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created...[more]
- octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...[more]
- sl.
- slight
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