Author: La Fontaine, Jean De (1621-1695). Dore, Gustave (1832-1883)
Title: The fables of La Fontaine / translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury ; with illustrations by Gustave Dore
Description: London and New York : Cassel. Petter and Galpin. [ca. 1870] 1871. 1st Edition in this form. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed boards; recased with the original spine laid back. Gilt-decorated raised bands with a dark Morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 839 pages; Physical desc. : lxiv. 839 p. : engravings (some full page). incl. Frontis. (port. ) ; 32 cm. Subject: Fables. French - Translations into English. Preliminary matter includes biographies of La Fontaine and Aesop and 2 dedications. Spine and front cover title: Fontaine's fables. Text within borders throughout.

Keywords: