OEUVRES COMPLETES DE J. DE LA FONTAINE: Avec des notes et une nouvelle notice sur sa vie par M. CA. WALCKENAER [in two volumes]
by De La Fontaine
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About This Item
Paris, France: Chez Lefevre, 1838. First of this edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Complete in 2 volumes, 808 pages, and 768 pages, respectively. Worn calf spines, loose but whole. Letters and tooling on spine are dull. Rubbed marbled boards. Light occasional foxing. This edition with notes and life by Walckenaer who introduced the full biography according to the English model into French literature through this work, Histoire de la vie et des ouvrages de la Fontaine. 1949 letter laid in to F. B. Thornton from George at the British Broadcasting Corporation, speculating about necessary cuts to the Latin American operation.
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- Mythos Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12065
- Title
- OEUVRES COMPLETES DE J. DE LA FONTAINE: Avec des notes et une nouvelle notice sur sa vie par M. CA. WALCKENAER [in two volumes]
- Author
- De La Fontaine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First of this edition
- Publisher
- Chez Lefevre
- Place of Publication
- Paris, France
- Date Published
- 1838
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Calf
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