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Fables de La Fontaine classées par Ordre de Difficulté avec Notice en Tète de chaque Fable et notes
(Librairie Armand Colin, 1905)
I have this book in its later editions of 1916 and 1920. Here, in the best condition of all, is the earliest of the three from 1905. As I mentioned there, it classifies and organizes La Fontaine's fables in three levels: ...
Fables de la Fontaine
(J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.,, 1906)
An English introduction praises Keen's book for enabling the learner to appreciate the fables' literary charm while she or he learns the language, particularly French word formation and vocabulary. Forty-one fables are ...
Fables de La Fontaine
(Librairie de Théodore Lefèvre, 1900)
This book gets the award for the most lavish cover in my collection. The excellent illustrations raise lots of questions. There seem to be two sets: smaller engravings (some marked A.G.) and full-page illustrations ...
Fables de La Fontaine: Cent Fables Choisies
(Librairie Renouard, 1904)
One of the most beautiful books in the collection, and in very good condition. Apparently unknown to standard bibliographers like Quinnam, Hobbs, and Bassy, it is in my favorite private collection. It is well described ...
Fables de La Fontaine
(Librairie Nationale d'Éducation et de RécréationLibrairie nationale d'éducation et de récreation, 1900)
This pretty but frail book includes one-hundred and thirty-seven numbered fables, with a T of C at the end on 239-40. Like other such editions, it seems to know nothing of La Fontaine's division of fables into twelve ...
La Fontaine: Fables II (miniature)
(C. Marpon et E. Flammarion Éditeurs, 26, rue Racine, près l'Odéon,, 1900)
Here are Books VII-XII of La Fontaine's fables in a lovely little volume. Half-leather. Marbled covers and end-papers. No commentary or illustrations. About 2 x 3. The binding is unusually tight and well preserved for ...
Fables de La Fontaine
(Jules Tallandier, 1906)
A magnificent book. 310 magnificent illustrations by Rabier, eighty-five in color. His freedom to arrange things often makes for an excellent series of views pertaining to a fable. Favorite illustrations of mine include ...
Fables de La Fontaine
(Mame, 1901)
A beautiful little gift. The small, delightful engravings reproduce but do not repeat Girardet: the format is different, and a keen eye can spot plenty of differences. The book exemplifies the combined continuity and ...
Fables de La Fontaine: Édition annotée a l'usage de la jeunesse
(Librairie de Théodore Lefèvre & CieTheodore Lefevre, 1901)
This book is exactly identical with another copy in the collection except for the very last line on the last page. Where that book has 1835-0 . -- Corbeil. Imprimerie Crété this volume has 10593-00. -- Corbeil. Imprimerie ...
Fables de La Fontaine
(Émile Guérin Éditeur, 1905)
This is a beautiful oversized (9½ x 12¼) book containing seven full-page colored Oudry illustrations. The illustrations here are OF, The Crow Wanting to Imitate the Eagle, MSA, The Monkey and the Cat, The Fox and the Bust, ...