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Title
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en_US
Fables de La Fontaine, Vols. III and IV
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Description
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en_US
Language note: French
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Jean de La Fontaine
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Creator
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La Fontaine, Jean de
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Date
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2022-11-07T17:45:09Z
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2022-10
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1820
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Date Available
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2022-11-07T17:45:09Z
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Date Issued
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1820
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Abstract
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This is a fascinating little book for several reasons. A first reason is that it is interiorly a lovely addition to the collection, with a total of 17 full-page illustrations. Secondly, it is poorly reconstructed. Its spine is even upside down! Thirdly, it fits in a curious way with a book already in the collection. In 2019 I found a book on World of Books through Ebay that seems to be a derivative of the first two volumes of the set for which this present book contains the last two volumes. The present book matches Bodemann's description of #238 perfectly. Her description is accurate: "Feine, nahezu wissenschaftlich exakte Tierzeichnungen, doch mit eher menschlichen Physiognomien; oft ungwöhnliche Konfiguration der kulissenbildenden Tier- und Pflanzenwelt. Verquickung mit tropischen Arten. Kontrastreiche Schattierungen ähnlich wie in den Stichen von Simon und Coiny."
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Identifier
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238
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13199 (Access ID)
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Language
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fre
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Publisher
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A. Nepveu, Libraire
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Paris
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Subject
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Jean de La Fontaine