Fables de La Fontaine, precedees de la Vie d'Esope -- Nouvelle Edition by La Fontaine, Jean de - 1882

Hachette, 1890. 1890. 255 pages.

Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, 1885. Book. Illus. by Karl Girardet. Fair. Hardcover. Pages tanned, prize certificate on front endpaper, binding still firm and tight, internally generally in good condition; page edge gilt damaged, cover well rubbed and marked, some damage to backstrip. No wrapper. French text..

Paris: Charpentier, 1861. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. Pp. 464. Frontis. author portrait engraving. Index of fables. Red pebbled calf half binding over brown mottled boards, gilt paneled decorations and titles stamped on the spine with four raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Sprinkled edges. Corners and edges rubbed, foxing to title and a few other pages. Louandre's notes include explanation of obscure and invented words, historical allusions, textual variants, and parallels to ancient authors. An attractive copy with great shelf appeal.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

, [2], xv, [1], 393 pages including index at rear, portrait frontispiece and 12 other plates, collated

Avallon, , 1834. . 14x8,5 cm. . Imprimerie de Comynet, XXXVI-143-260 páginas. Encuadernación de la época en tela y cartoné. Edición escolar impresa en la pequeña y bella ciudad de Avallon en la Borgoña.

Paris, FR: Librairie Furne. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text in French. Undated (circa 1890s). xvi, 394pp. Burgundy leather-covered boards, gilt coat-of-arms on front, gilt titles on spine, gilt edge dentelles; text block edge marbled, marbled endpapers. 8vo. A large and heavy volume requiring an additional charge for overseas delivery. Sun-faded boards and spine, lower board edges lightly shelf bumped. Some foxing to prelims else internally neat, bright and tight

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.