The Fables of Jean De La Fontaine
by FONTAINE, JEAN DE LA
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rudolph Ruzicka. 2 volumes in slipcase. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Spines faded with light wear to foot of volume 2 and a few nicks and bumps to spines of both. Top edges gilt. Volumes clean and square. With a three page typed letter regarding this set, in envelope, tipped-in to rear pastedown of volume 2. Slipcase with a few bumps and small chips. This edition limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator. This is copy 223.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33891
- Title
- The Fables of Jean De La Fontaine
- Author
- FONTAINE, JEAN DE LA
- Illustrator
- Rudolph Ruzicka
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 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...
- Edges
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...