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FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
by LA FONTAINE, JEAN
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
A BEAUTIFUL VERSION OF LA FONTAINE'S FABLES
WITH ANDRE HELLE'S ARTFUL HAND-COLORED POCHOIR ILLUSTRATIONS
Illustrated on every page with Andre Helle's serene, yet rich pochoir illustrations (hand-colored via a stencil). Text is In French. Small folio, cloth-backed pictorial boards, nd - circa 1925. Book's cover illustration is well-designed. Cover has very light dusting of soil mainly at edges. corners (front cvr) rubbed - more at bottom, back cover has vertical crease parallel to spine - does not affect back cover's strength. Front free ep has child's bookplate w/1925 date penciled in.
A Beautiful Copy of these classic fables in VG condition.
WITH ANDRE HELLE'S ARTFUL HAND-COLORED POCHOIR ILLUSTRATIONS
Illustrated on every page with Andre Helle's serene, yet rich pochoir illustrations (hand-colored via a stencil). Text is In French. Small folio, cloth-backed pictorial boards, nd - circa 1925. Book's cover illustration is well-designed. Cover has very light dusting of soil mainly at edges. corners (front cvr) rubbed - more at bottom, back cover has vertical crease parallel to spine - does not affect back cover's strength. Front free ep has child's bookplate w/1925 date penciled in.
A Beautiful Copy of these classic fables in VG condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Enchanted Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44
- Title
- FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
- Author
- LA FONTAINE, JEAN
- Illustrator
- ANDRE HELLE
- Format/Binding
- Cloth backed pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition, thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Berger-Levrault
- Place of Publication
- Nancy:France
- Date Published
- nd, ca. 1925
- Pages
- 63
- Size
- Small Folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- POCHOiR, FRENCH, FABLES, LA FONTAINE
Terms of Sale
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All other items are returnable after 10 days of receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. See return instructions below.
If paying by check the check must be in U.S. Dollars.
Please make check payable to: Enchanted Books
Books will be shipped after check is received
About the Seller
Enchanted Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2011
Brooklyn, New York
About Enchanted Books, ABAA
Enchanted Books is a woman owned business founded in 1985.
Being artists we focus on the visual. From the illustrated classic - to a 1st edition picture book - to the scarce - to the one- of -a -kind.
We are located in Brooklyn, New York by appointment only.
Being artists we focus on the visual. From the illustrated classic - to a 1st edition picture book - to the scarce - to the one- of -a -kind.
We are located in Brooklyn, New York by appointment only.
Glossary
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- 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,...
- ND
- no publisher's date given
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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