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 La Fontaine

Creator

en_US de La Fontaine, Jean

Contributor

en_US Vimar, Auguste

Date

2016-01-25T19:49:53Z

en_US 2005-09

en_US 1929?

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:49:53Z

Date Issued

en_US 1910

Abstract

en_US This book seems to be a hybrid of two items I have listed under 1910? and 1910?/1929? It has all the features of the latter but adds a colored front cover illustration of various animals arranged around a bust of La Fontaine. I will repeat comments from both of those editions. Bodemann lists the 1910 edition as #376.1. As in the latter edition, on the pre-title-page, one reads not Série 11 but Série 11a--though below both is No 1115. The bottom of 399 in the earlier edition had 40245. -- Tours, impr. Mame. Here as in the other edition of 1929? one reads rather 42232. -- 1929. -- Tours, impr. Mame. As Bodemann points out, there are 54 half-page illustrations, which I believe are photoengravings. Among the best of these are The Rat and the Oyster (241), The Bear and the Gardener (242), and The Fox and the Turkeys (387). In addition, there are 94 line drawings in various formats. I prefer these to the photoengravings. Among the best are these: Death and the Woodman (42), The Lion and the Gnat (62), WC (95), The Wolf and the Hunter (271), The Mice and the Screech Owl (351), and The Cat and the Two Sparrows (359). Vimar's foxes, wolves, and monkeys either laughing or in pain are particularly strong and engaging. Many of his endpieces are good fun. Thus a beetle wields a sledge-hammer against the eagle's eggs on 60. One can contrast the two methods dealing with one fable on 150-51. This copy has gilt page-edges on three sides.

Identifier

en_US 5956 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81380

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Maison Alfred Mame et Fils

en_US Tours

Subject

en_US PQ1808 .A1 1929b

en_US Jean de La Fontaine

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole