Fables de La Fontaine: Première Partie

Title

en_US Fables de La Fontaine: Première Partie

en_US Librairie Illustrée

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 Rabier, Benjamin

Date

2016-01-25T19:07:12Z

en_US 1999-11

en_US 1906

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:07:12Z

Date Issued

en_US 1906

Abstract

en_US This volume, in poor condition, duplicates another already in the collection. It may be the earlier of the two. Several things are different. The color of the cover-boards is cream rather than white. The formatting of the pre-title-page and the title-page is slightly different. The printer is different: Ch. Bernard, 27, Rue des Cloys, Paris. The volume has loose pages, some tape, and a crumbling binding. But it is a treasure! As I wrote of the other printing, this first volume (of three, I presume) presents the first seventy fables of La Fontaine, through IV 7, Le Singe et le Dauphin--which has some black-and-white illustration work typical of Rabier's lively and fun-loving cartoon style. There is a surprising little section in English printed at the lower left of the pre-title page: Published December 1, -1906. Privilege of Copyright in the United States, reserved under the act approved March 3 1905 by Tallandier. Was a certain number of this edition printed by Tallandier in Paris for the USA? The red ink seems to have been applied to the bottom page edges sloppily. Otherwise it is again a delight to encounter Rabier's great work! I can find no reference to this three-part publication in either Bodemann or Bassy. T of C at the back and a list of fables on the cover.

Identifier

en_US 9337 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/79744

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Librairie Illustrée. Paris: Jules Tallandier

en_US Paris

Subject

en_US PQ1808 .A1 1906b 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