London: Stanley Paul, 1911. Photogravure portrait of La Fontaine to frontispiece tissue guarded and 16 other portraits. Not dated but The British Library has this as 1911 and the preface is dated Autumn 1911. Gilt signature of La Fontaine and lettering to spine on blue bevelled boards. Wear to board extremities, head and tail of spine frayed, contents clean with a small name to verso of frontispiece. Loose half title page at front advertising another book by author. 389 pages + 32 page publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.96 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** *** The fairly SCARCE Stanley Paul edition *** *** NOT EX LIB *** C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Goldring Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000257
Title: Jean De La Fontaine
Author: Hamel, Frank
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good TEG
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Stanley Paul
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1911
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: 17th Century, Poets
Bookseller catalogs: Biography - French Authors;

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