The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, V1

Title

en_US The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, V1

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US #298 of 525 copies signed by Marsh and Gooden

en_US Edward Marsh

Creator

en_US Gooden, Stephen See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Gooden, Stephen

Date

2016-01-25T15:47:39Z

en_US 2013-10

en_US 1931

Date Available

2016-01-25T15:47:39Z

Date Issued

en_US 1931

Abstract

en_US Here is another signed and numbered copy of this beautiful book, this one #298 of 525 and again signed by both Marsh and Gooden. This copy is in even better shape than the earlier copy. This book's cover material seems to deteriorate over the years as blotches of cream color appear in the gold. As I wrote there, this book is vastly superior to the 1933 edition I had found earlier. A real treasure! The engravings alternate between larger and smaller; they are listed on xv. The best after the title page are Death and the Woodman, The Lion in Love, The Lark and the Farmer, The Carter Stuck, and The Young Widow. The engravings in this presentation take off by contrast with those in the 1933 reprint. The tellings are lively. The translator's preface is so British and so 30's.

Identifier

en_US Bodemann identifier 426.1

en_US 9914 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/76724

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US London: William Heinemann/NY: Random House

en_US London

Subject

en_US PQ1811.E3 M3 1931a 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