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Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 12
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1867)
"I have often wondered if I could lay my hands on some of the early subscription offerings of La Fontaine fables put out in twenty-two parts by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin in New York. Each segment cost $.50. Here is one ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 16
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1867)
"I have often wondered if I could lay my hands on some of the early subscription offerings of La Fontaine fables put out in twenty-two parts by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin in New York. Each segment cost $.50. Here is one ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 7
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1867)
"I have often wondered if I could lay my hands on some of the early subscription offerings of La Fontaine fables put out in twenty-two parts by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin in New York. Each segment cost $.50. Here is one ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 11
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868)
This British segment begins with Fable LXXVI on 241 and ends with LXXXIII on 264. It is well preserved, without odors and with almost no foxing. The full-page illustrations include "The Old Woman and Her Servants" and ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 12
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868)
This British segment begins with Fable LXXXIV on 265 and ends with XCIII on 288. It is well preserved, without odors and with almost no foxing. The back cover is torn and battered. The full-page illustrations include ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 3
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1867)
Earlier I found three of Cassell, Petter, and Galpin's subscription fascicules of Gustave Doré's illustrations of La Fontaine's fables. Those were apparently produced and certainly sold in the USA for $.50 each. Now I ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 10
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868)
This British segment begins with Fable LXIX on 217 and ends with LXXV on 240. It is well preserved, without odors and with almost no foxing. The interior of the fascicule has become free of the jacket. The full-page ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 8
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1867)
This British segment begins with Fable LIV on 169 and ends with LIX on 192. It is well preserved, without odors and with almost no foxing. The full page illustrations, well rendered, are "The Monkey and the Dolphin," ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 7
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1867)
This British segment begins with Fable XLVIII on 145 and ends with LIII on 168. It is well preserved, without odors and with almost no foxing. The full page illustrations, well rendered, are "The Old Rat," "The Lion in ...
Cassell's Illustrated Book of Fables: La Fontaine, Part 9
(Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868)
This British segment begins with Fable LX on 193 and ends with LXVIII on 216. It is well preserved, without odors and with almost no foxing. I was becoming accustomed to three full-page illustrations per segment, but the ...