Fifty Fables of La Fontaine. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY QUENTIN BLAKE.
by LA FONTAINE. SHAPIRO, Norman R. (Translated by...) BLAKE, Quentin. (Illustrated by...) BAKEWELL, Sarah. (Introduced by...)
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Folio Society. London 2013. The Folio Society. 2013. First edition thus. Limited to 1000 copies signed and numbered by Quentin Blake, this being number 782. Bound in full Indian goatskin, blocked in gilt with a design by Blake. Top edge gilt. Profusely illustrated. Fine in sl. rubbed and marked slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72482
- Title
- Fifty Fables of La Fontaine. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY QUENTIN BLAKE.
- Author
- LA FONTAINE. SHAPIRO, Norman R. (Translated by...) BLAKE, Quentin. (Illustrated by...) BAKEWELL, Sarah. (Introduced by...)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- The Folio Society. London 2013
- Keywords
- FOLIO SOCIETY limited edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- FOLIO SOCIETY;
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Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
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- Gilt
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- SL.
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- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- Folio
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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