The Fables of La Fontaine [Limited Edition, Signed]
by LA FONTAINE, Jean de; Marianne Moore, trans
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1954. First Thus. Limited to 400 copies of which this is no. 267. Large, thick octavo (25cm.); original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine, in black glossy board slipcase; x,342pp.; photographic frontispiece. Spine a bit faded, else a Fine, mostly unopened copy. Slipcase worn with a few panels starting to separate, Good or better. Signed by the translator on limitation page. ABBOTT A11.a1b.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20615
- Title
- The Fables of La Fontaine [Limited Edition, Signed]
- Author
- LA FONTAINE, Jean de; Marianne Moore, trans
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry; Literature Before 1900; France;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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....