Author: Jean de La Fontaine; G. Moir Bussey
Title: Fables, Original and Selected by the Most Esteemed European and Oriental Authors: With an Introductory Dissertation on the History of Fable, Comprising Biographical Notices of the Most Eminent Fabulists
Description: London, Charles Tilt , 1839. Leather. A richly illustrated book of Jean de La Fontaine's beloved collected fables. Bound in full calf. Illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-four plates by J. J. Grandville. A wonderfully illustrated collection of fables collected by French fabulist and popular 17th-century poet, Jean de La Fontaine. They famously provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe. With an array of charming stories, originally aimed at adults but eventually entered into the education system as required learning for children. In full calf binding. Externally, with heavy wear to the extremities, notably to the spine which has most leather rubbed. Marks to the boards and with parts of leather coming away to the head of spine. Hinges are weak. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot, heaviest to the endpapers. Pages 5-8 are chipped to the bottom right corners. Good Only . Ill.: J. J. Grandville. Good Only .

Keywords: Fables Jean de La Fontaine Illustrated Jean de La Fontaine J. J. Grandville


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