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Catalogue of Antiquarian Books 1700-1900

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In our Catalogue this is Booknumber E55782

Author La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695) (Gustave Doré illustrator)
Title THE FABLES OF JEAN DE LA FONTAINE, Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury. To which is added An Essay on his Life and Works, also, The Life of Aesop, The Phrygian. Profusely Illustrated by Gustave Doré.
PlacePub New York
Publisher Hurst & Co. Art Edition
Date 1880 approx.
Illustrations Engraved plates (65 & frontis Portrait) + 188 headpiece illustrations to each Fable by Gustave Doré and approximately 100 tailpieces with some duplicates.
Description Quarto 28x22cm. green gilt pictorial cloth (tips worn/bumped and rubbed) 557pp The book block is loose in the covers. *Compared to the Cassell edition of 1876 The HURST EDITION has 56 fewer fables and 2 less plates. There are also 2 plates which differ substantially (XXXIV & CXXXI) from the Cassell Editions. Also the titlepage calls for Life of La Fontaine and Aesop, neither of which are present and never were, but there must have been a "larger" Hurst edition with these present as the collation begins with [7] (in 4's) WITHOUT COUNTING IN ANY OF THE PLATES. The pagination however does count in the plates. The text and numerous fine Doré illustrations are however in very good condition and well presented in this New York edition.
Booknumber E55782
Price Price: GBP 65.00 or USD 80.00
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