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La Fontaine's Fables: A Selection
(Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1905)
This wide book presents a classic La Fontaine from the early part of the century. Park's colored illustrations are large and lovely; the best are of FC and GA. The best of Bull's black-and-white illustrations are feet ...
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
(Librairie de Théodore Lefèvre, 1900)
Here is another case where I thought I was getting a second copy of a book. In this case I went for it because it is beautiful and relatively inexpensive. The copy I had found earlier provoked a question about its ...
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
(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, ...
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
(Jules Tallandier, 1906)
Here is a later printing of a book I found printed in 1992 on a trip to Paris in 1997. In Paris again in 2009 and unsure whether I had this edition, I picked up another copy. This copy, which is printed in Italy rather ...
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: Deuxième Partie
(Librairie Illustrée. Paris: Jules Tallandier, 1906)
I had presumed when ordering this copy that it was another copy of a book which I already had. That presumption was wrong, as it has often been wrong before. This book has a different front cover, different different ...
Fables de La Fontaine: Première Partie
(Librairie Illustrée. Paris: Jules Tallandier, 1906)
I had presumed when ordering this copy that it was another copy of a book which I already had. That presumption was wrong, as it has often been wrong before. This book has a different front cover, different quality paper, ...