Item
Raccolta di varie favole, Vol. 3
- Title
- en_US Raccolta di varie favole, Vol. 3
- Description
- en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
- en_US Language note: Bilingual: French/Italian
- Contributor
- en_US Fossati, Giorgio
- Date
- 2025-05-20T17:09:57Z
- 2023-04
- en_US 1744
- Date Available
- 2025-05-20T17:09:57Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1744
- Abstract
- en_US This set of three volumes (out of 6) was a real find. Generally, Fossati volumes sell for much more. A quick look finds several volumes on sale through AbeBooks for $1750 apiece. I was lucky to happen upon a half-price sale. This volume, 7¾" x 10¼", presents 36 bilingual (Italian and French) fables on 77 pages. Illustration pages are not printed on the verso. There is a bilingual T of C at the front of the book. As in Volume 1, many illustrations include a small portion carefully colored in light red. The engravings are, as in the first volume, lovely. They are similar to the work of Oudry in their framing and their classical backgrounds. Among the best of the illustrations are "Stag and Horse" (17); "Wolf and Sculpted Head" (28); and WL (72). The man frustrated with a god but finding cash inside his statue is operating here in a temple with a long pole (36)! My sense is that a greater portion of the fables than in the first two volumes comes from outside the circle of La Fontaine's stories.
- Identifier
- en_US 13339 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US fre
- Publisher
- en_US Carlo Pecora
- en_US Venice
- Subject
- Various See all items with this value
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection