The Fables of Jean De La Fontaine
by La Fontaine, Jean De
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hurst & Co.. Cloth. Good. Dore, Gustave. Illus. by Gustave Dore. Tr. into English Verse from French by Walter Thornbury. Very large, heavy book. Green cloth with ornate embossed and gilt design and illustration on front, including forest, peacock, lion and mongoose with two children, gilt a little shiny, dull on spine, slight wear to tips, tiny tears and slight wear to spine edges, frontispiece portrait of author, all edges gilt, many illustrations throughout. Good+ copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 04343
- Title
- The Fables of Jean De La Fontaine
- Author
- La Fontaine, Jean De
- Illustrator
- Dore, Gustave
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Keywords
- Fable Folklore Lit-French
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mythology/Folk;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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