Author: Jean de la Fontaine; M. Edouard Fournier [Intro.]
Title: Oeuvres de J. De la Fontaine: Theatre, Fables, Poesies
Description: Paris, Laplace, Sanchez, 1877. Leather. A lovely collection of the literary works of Jean de La Fontaine, illustrated with the colour plates of Emile Bayard. In the original French.A delightful collection of the plays, fables and poetry of seventeenth century French writer Jean de La Fontaine. One of the most widely read French poets of his day, he is known above all for his fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France.This collection of Fontaine's work is illustrated with numerous engraves plates from T. Johannot and J. David, alongside five richly detailed hand coloured plates from famed French illustrator Emile Bayard. Collated, complete.With a lengthy introduction to the life of Fontaine from M. Edouard Fournier to the start of the work, and a contemporary owner's inscription to a front endpaper. Rebacked, in a quarter morocco binding with original boards restored. Gilt detailing to back strip, with light rubbing to spine head and tail, and board extremities. Front hinge slightly tender, but holding firm. With watered silk endpapers. Former owner's inscription to a front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Instances of spotting throughout, with the odd area of heavier foxing. Good . Ill.: Emile Bayard; T. Johannot; J. David. Good .

Keywords: fable fabulist french literature bayard fabulist Emile Bayard; T. Johannot; J. David


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