Fables de la Fontaine dédiées a la Jeunesse, Tome II

Title

en_US Fables de la Fontaine dédiées a la Jeunesse, Tome II

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: French

Avec Un nouveau Commentaire par Coste

Creator

en_US Coste, M. See all items with this value

Date

2019-01-28T20:29:54Z

2017-12

en_US 1803

Date Available

2019-01-28T20:29:54Z

Date Issued

en_US 1803

Abstract

en_US Here is a second copy of a Tome II already in the collection dated 1803. It has one distinctive difference, but I keep it in the collection mostly because it is the partner of a new 1803 Tome I. We thus keep this set of Tome I and Tome II together. This copy at $15 cost even less than the other copy, which itself cost about $100 less than the copy printed two years earlier! It would belong in Bodemann #191 between the second and third entries. The third entry is a Le Prieur edition of 1807. Coste's commentary had been used in several editions prior to this one. See my entries for 1790 and 1793, for example. Bodemann places the first Coste edition in 1743. Like the earlier printing, this book is small to start with (4" x 6¾"), and so the illustrations, which come three to a page, are quite small. The entry notes the lack of background in the outdoor scenes. The illustrations are described as presenting "Darstellung durch feine, genaue Zeichnungen der Personen und Tiere mit überzeichneter Mimik und Gestik." Good examples in this second volume are "Le Lion, le Loup et le Renard" (49); "Le Rat et l'Elephant" (71); "Le Mari, la Femme et le Voleur" (130); "Le Loup et le Renard" (189); and "Le Renard, le Loup et le Cheval" (249). The book seems identical with the earlier printing through 348. This copy then omits the T of C found in the other copy. This copy is in fair to good condition.

Identifier

en_US cf. 191

en_US 11481 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/121256

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Chez Le Prieur

en_US Paris