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The Fables of La Fontaine Translated from the French
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The Fables of La Fontaine Translated from the French Cloth - 1884

by Jean de la Fontaine

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover

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London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1884. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Auguste Delierre. A smart collection of fables from French fabulist Jean de La Fontaine, translated into English. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-four plates. Collated complete. A collection of fables from Jean de La Fontaine, a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. This collection includes tales such as: The Grasshopper and Ant, The Eagle and Beetle, The Bird Wounded by an Arrow, The Cat and Old Rat, The Horse Seeking Vengeance on The Stag, and many others. Translated into English. Illustrated by Auguste Delierre, a French artist and illustrator. Bound in full blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good
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  • Title The Fables of La Fontaine Translated from the French
  • Author Jean de la Fontaine
  • Illustrator Auguste Delierre
  • Binding Cloth
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Publisher J. C. Nimmo and Bain, London
  • Date 1884
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 888T50

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