Fables Choisies, Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine. Tome Premier

Title

en_US Fables Choisies, Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine. Tome Premier

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: French

en_US Nouvelle edition

en_US Jean de La Fontaine

Creator

en_US de La Fontaine, Jean See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T19:50:03Z

en_US 2006-02

en_US 1792

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:50:03Z

Date Issued

en_US 1792

Abstract

en_US Bodemann #135.10. She calls it a changed reproduction of an edition going back to 1759 in Paris. See my comments on the second, third, and fourth volumes. This acquisition marks the completion of the set. I had started by finding the second and fourth volumes in 2000. When I found the third volume in February of this year, I went out and searched for a copy of the first volume. Here it is! Perhaps three-quarters of the fables have an interpaginated full-page illustration. There are fifty-eight such illustrations in all. The designs of the illustrations are clearly influenced by Oudry. In them classical columns, statuary, and clouds seem ubiquitous. The illustrations are titled and numbered consecutively (rather than by book and fable). Among my favorites are La Lice et sa Compagne (51) and MSA (79). Pages 3 and 4 have been repaired; the missing corner does affects text but not an illustration. There is a T of C for the three books in this volume at its end. This book is a fine little treasure.

Identifier

en_US Bodemann identifier 135.10

en_US 5997 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81415

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Chez François Lacombe Henri Vincent, Imprimeur,

en_US Lausanne

Subject

en_US PQ1808.A1 1792 See all items with this value

en_US Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole