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THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE, Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury. With Three Hundred Illustrations by Gustave Dore, and One Hundred Etchings by Famous French Etchers. Two volume set.
by La Fontaine, Jean de; Gustave Dore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good+ condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1885. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First thus edition. Folio. Two volume set. Measures 12 and 3/16 inches in height. Vol. I: lxiv, 320 pages. Vol. II: [ii], [321]-757 pages. Bound in the original red pebbled cloth, which is moderately darkened on the spine, and slightly soiled on boards, and minimal shelfwear overall. Printed paper spine labels are somewhat rubbed and darkened, but intact; spine label states "EDITION DE LUXE." In addition to the 300 black & white Dore illustrations printed on regular paper, there are an additional 100 engraved plates finely printed on heavy paper. These were etched by the noted Jean-Baptiste Oudry [1686-1755] after masters of French engraving including Charles Nicolas Cochin. Etchings are remarkably clean and unblemished, protected by the original tissue overlays. Text is clean, with a very few instances of minor soiling. No date of publication listed; circa 1885. A very attractive example of this rarely offered publication..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010325
- Title
- THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE, Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury. With Three Hundred Illustrations by Gustave Dore, and One Hundred Etchings by Famous French Etchers. Two volume set.
- Author
- La Fontaine, Jean de; Gustave Dore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good+ condition
- Edition
- First thus edition
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- Folio
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Good+
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- Pebbled
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- Spine Label
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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