Fables de La Fontaine

Title

en_US Fables de La Fontaine

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: French

en_US LaFontaine

Creator

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

Contributor

en_US Lorioux, Félix

Date

2016-01-25T20:05:31Z

en_US 2011-08

en_US 1921?

Date Available

2016-01-25T20:05:31Z

Date Issued

en_US 1921

Abstract

en_US I already have an edition of this lovely book that I think is a first edition, but it differs from this one in its cover and last page. This cover has a strip of gold background over the top quarter featuring the title. Superimposed on this gold strip and the tan lower three-quarters is a lively picture of the wig-wearing La Fontaine reading a large copy of his book to two children, who are perched on his arms. The other book, purchased at the Great Russell Hotel Book Fair in 1997, has the same picture within a flecked tan frame. Where that copy's last page declares simply Imp. E. Desfossés, this copy has four lines: Imprimé en France/Brodard et Taupin/Paris - Coulommiers/334-3-1491. I suspect that this, rather than that, is the derivative edition. It has a weak spine and has crayon scribblings on the upper left front cover and on 16-17, 25, 33, and 50-51. Still, it is a spectacular book! I am so glad that that little artist did not deface more of these lovely pages!

Identifier

en_US Bodemann identifier #409

en_US 7455 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82725

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Hachette

en_US Paris

Subject

en_US PZ24.2.L3 Fab 1921 See all items with this value

en_US Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole