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The Fables; Set of Three Volumes

The Fables; Set of Three Volumes

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The Fables; Set of Three Volumes

by La Fontaine, Jean De

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  • Hardcover
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London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1900. Hardcover. No jacket. Three volumes. This book does not have a publication date. It was not published in 1900. Translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury. With full-page engraved plates and pictorial chapter headings. Original burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles and bands at spine. Boards are grubby and scored. Leading corners are split. Spines are cocked and sunned, with chipped ends. Lower leading corners of vol. 2 and vol. 3 are lightly water damaged. Light stain on front board of vol. 2. Endpapers are tanned. Pages are foxed. Hinge is split on FEP of volume two, otherwise bindings are intact. Sticker residue on front pastedown and title page of volume one. Minor tear on page 523 of volume three. Contents are clear. T. hardcover. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Dore, Gustave. Used.

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Bookseller
PsychoBabel & Skoob Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
432733
Title
The Fables; Set of Three Volumes
Author
La Fontaine, Jean De
Illustrator
Dore, Gustave
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Acceptable
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Publisher
Cassell, Petter, and Galpin
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1900
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cocked
Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...

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