Fables de la Fontaine dédiées a la Jeunesse, Tome I

Title

en_US Fables de la Fontaine dédiées a la Jeunesse, Tome I

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Avec Un nouveau Commentaire par Coste

Creator

en_US Coste, Pierre See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T19:28:12Z

en_US 2003-08

en_US 1801

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:28:12Z

Date Issued

en_US 1801

Abstract

en_US Bodemann#191.1. Coste's commentary had been used in several editions prior to this one. See my entries for 1790 and 1793, for example. Bodemann places the first Coste edition in 1743. The entry for this edition correctly notes the misnumeration of the last few pages as 200-6 rather than 300-6. Yes, the frontispiece is after Oudry, but the Aesop figure is more misshapen, and the lion has a more human face. The book is small to start with (4 x 6¾), and so the illustrations, which come three to a page, are quite small. The entry notes the lack of background in the outdoor scenes. The illustrations are described as presenting Darstellung durch feine, genaue Zeichnungen der Personen und Tiere mit überzeichneter Mimik und Gestik. Good examples are BC (139); Le Lion et le Moucheron and SS (148); Le Singe et le Dauphin (213); FWT (237); GGE (258); and DS (286). This copy is in excellent condition.

Identifier

en_US Bodemann identifier 191.1

en_US 4939 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/80537

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Chez Le Prieur

en_US Paris

Subject

en_US PQ1808.A3 C6 1801 See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole