New York: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Spines a touch sunned. Fine in a Very Good slipcase with repaired bottom edge. Rudolph Ruzicka. Two octavo (5-1/2" x 8-3/4") volumes bound in gilt-decorated blue cloth. Newly translated into English verse by Joseph Auslander and Jacques Le Clercq. Designed and printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press, with title page and decorations engraved on copper by Rudolph Ruzicka. Copy #668 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006699
Title: THE FABLES OF JEAN De LA FONTAINE
Author: LA FONTAINE, Jean De
Illustrator: Rudolph Ruzicka
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Spines a touch sunned. Fine in a Very Good slipcase with repaired bottom edge
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1930
Keywords: Signed, Limited Editions Club, Rudolph Ruzicka, D. B. Updike, Illustrated Books, LEC
Bookseller catalogs: French Literature; Fables;

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Charles Agvent

All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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