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| The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, Illustrated by Gustave Doré, 1800s Hardbound Book - Amie's Standard Art Edition, The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury To Which Is Added An Essay on His Life and Works, Also The Life of Aesop, the Phrygian Profusely Illustrated by Gustave Doré Published by William T. Amies, Philadelphia Hardbound, 9¾" x 12" tall. Green cloth boards, gold lettering and stamped illustrations. old elaborate binding, 88 black and white illustrations, 733 pages. This late nineteenth-century English translation of La Fontaine"s Fables contains 88 full page illustrations. This book is in excellent condition. The edges of the boards show wear, the pages are clean tight and intact. A pencil signature of a previous owner "Mrs. Grace J." is on the front end paper. That page is chipped in the upper right hand corner. One page has a tiny tear at the edge. Overall, this is quite a rare find in very desirable condition |
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