THE FABLES OF JEAN De La Fontaine; with an Essay on His Life and Works
by Thornbury, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (Book Condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Hurst & Company Publishers Book. Illus. by Dore, Gustave. Good (Book Condition). Hardcover. Copy undated (probably 1880). Good only as Reader's copy. Hinges starting, 5 pages loose at beginning of book with several closed tears to edges on these pages only, wear to head and foot of spine, gilt edges partially faded, but still fresh on front cover.Text clean and beautifully illustrated. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].
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- Bookseller
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 503742
- Title
- THE FABLES OF JEAN De La Fontaine; with an Essay on His Life and Works
- Author
- Thornbury, Walter
- Illustrator
- Dore, Gustave
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (Book Condition)
- Publisher
- Hurst & Company Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's and Young Adult;
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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...