Fables de Jean de La Fontaine II

Title

en_US Fables de Jean de La Fontaine II

en_US Les Trésors de la Littérature Française 16

Description

en_US Language note: French

en_US Jean de La Fontaine

Creator

en_US No Author See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T20:00:23Z

en_US 2011-02

en_US 1944

Date Available

2016-01-25T20:00:23Z

Date Issued

en_US 1944

Abstract

en_US This is a beautiful French-style-paperback edition of La Fontaine's fables. This second volume contains La Fontaine's last six books of fables, beautifully printed. The black of the texts is beautifully matched by the reddish brown of the titles and page numbers. This book represents three surprises for me. First, I ordered it four months ago and have heard nothing since. I sent several emails recently and had down on my to do list to call the bookseller to press my case. Secondly, I am surprised at the date of publication, found only at the end of this second volume. How many books were being printed in Europe in 1944? Were the Swiss able to go on with business as usual? The third surprise is a disappointment. I have loved Skira art books for a long time. When I was a student, they were lovely small, reasonably priced editions with wonderful colored reproductions. When I saw an Éditions d'Art Albert Skira edition of La Fontaine available, I assumed that it would be illustrated. I was wrong. Still, I am happy to have such a beautifully produced book of texts.

Identifier

en_US 7057 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82334

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Éditions d'Art Albert Skira

en_US Geneva

Subject

en_US PQ1808.A1 1944b 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