The fables of La Fontaine / translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury ; with illustrations by Gustave Dore
1871, 1st Edition in this form. London and New York : Cassel, Petter and Galpin, [ca. 1870]. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed boards; recased with the original spine laid back. Gilt-decorated raised bands with a dark Morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 839 pages; Physical desc. : lxiv, 839 p. : engravings (some full page), incl. Frontis. (port. ) ; 32 cm. Subject: Fables, French - Translations into English. Preliminary matter includes biographies of La Fontaine and Aesop and 2 dedications. Spine and front cover title: Fontaine's fables. Text within borders throughout. Item #182011
Price: €425.00