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Fables of La Fontaine (Two Volumes)
by La Fontaine, [Jean de]. Illustrated by J. J. Grandville. Translated from the French by Elizur Wright, Jr
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Boston, New York and London, resp.: Tappan and Dennet; William A. Coleman; Edward Moxon, 1841. First Edition Thus . Full Morocco. Very Good . First Grandville-illustrated edition in English. Extra-illustrated! 8vo. 240 by 14.5 cm. xlvii, [1], 244, [4], 339 pp. With 60 Grandville plates from the Fournier first edition of 1839, fifteen of which have been hand-colored especially for this copy, and with Grandville's head and tailpieces and numerous text vignettes. With the extra-illustration, there are an additional 36 hand-colored plates plus 17 B/W engravings by Massard, Collyer, Schroeder, etc. See Gordon Ray, Art of the French Illustrated Book, no. 191. Also Grand Carteret II, 357-358. Bound in full red crushed Levant morocco. Double gilt fillets. Five gilt ruled raised bands. Six double gilt bordered compartments. Gilt tooled edge corners. Scattered foxing -- most leaves unaffected, but occasionally somewhat heavy. Light wear to the binding. Still a highly attractive and unique copy.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006314
- Title
- Fables of La Fontaine (Two Volumes)
- Author
- La Fontaine, [Jean de]. Illustrated by J. J. Grandville. Translated from the French by Elizur Wright, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Full Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Tappan and Dennet; William A. Coleman; Edward Moxon
- Place of Publication
- Boston, New York and London, resp.
- Date Published
- 1841
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Gilt
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- Leaves
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- New
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
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