THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE Translated Into English Verse By Walter Thornbury. With ILLUSTRATIONS By GUSTAVE DORE
by FontainE, Jean De La & Thornbury, Walter (
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London, Paris & New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin. Half-Leather. Good+. Dore, Gustav. Beautiful Edition of Aesop's Classic Fables, ILLUSTRATED with 86 Full-Page Engraved illustrations and many B&W In-Text illustrations by Gustave Dore. Frontis illustrated with a Portrait of Jean de La Fontaine, protected by tissue Guard. Undated Edition, circa 1870. Contemporary Red Half-Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt title in 2nd compartment and Gilt Decoration in Others. Redtextured cloth covered boards and Leather corners. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled (combed pattern). 838 Pages, 4.2 Kilos, 12 1/4" Tall. Edge wear to leather and down sides of spine and on raised bands. Hinges sound & text block firm. No inscriptions. Pages and Plates in Very Good, cl;ean condition. Book weighs 4.2 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you'd like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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- Title
- THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE Translated Into English Verse By Walter Thornbury. With ILLUSTRATIONS By GUSTAVE DORE
- Author
- FontainE, Jean De La & Thornbury, Walter (
- Illustrator
- Dore, Gustav
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell Petter & Galpin
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris & New York
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS/CLASSICS/AESOP'S FABLES
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