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Fables et contes.
by GELLERT, Christian Furchtegott; GAY, John, (Trans. by Claude-Francois-Felix Boulenger de Rivery)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
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About This Item
Paris: Duchesne, 1754. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First Edition. 12mo. pp. lxviii, 129, [15]. Fleuron on title and three chapter head vignettes by Aliamet, Pitre-Martenaise, and Sornique after Eisen. Bound in period mottled calf boards, re-backed with original gilt spine preserved; well rubbed but still attractive; morocco spine label is renewed; corner tips to boards are neatly repaired. Early ownership ticket on inside front cover – "D.F. Lesne, Maitre en Chirurgie, rue S. Benoit." First French translations from the German of Christian Furchtegott Gellert's fables. Some of John Gay's fables are also translated. The fables are preceded by Boulenger de Rivery's essay "Discours sur la literature allemande" (pp. lxvii) which discusses the Fables of Gellert, Gay and Fontaine. [Cohen-De Ricci, p. 182; Lewine, p. 79; Cioranescu 13457; Barbier II, p. 414].
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- Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000354
- Title
- Fables et contes.
- Author
- GELLERT, Christian Furchtegott; GAY, John, (Trans. by Claude-Francois-Felix Boulenger de Rivery)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - See Description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Duchesne
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1754
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FABLES CONTES FRENCH GERMAN
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- Literature;
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Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Spine Label
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
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