Fables de La Fontaine avec de nouvelles Gravures exécutées en Relief
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Author
La Fontaine, Jean de
Date
1836. Chez Lebigre Frères, Libraires; Barbou, Imprimeur-Libraire. Paris/Limoges
Category
La Fontaine.
Language note: French.
Call No:
PQ1808.A1 1836 (Carlson Fable Collection, BIC bldg)
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1836
La Fontaine
Language note: French
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There are several remarkable things about this little (3½ x 5¾) paperbound book. First, it has survived 165 years! Secondly, it seems to claim different publishing houses and places of publication between the cover (Paris: Chez Lebigre Frères, Libraires) and the title-page (Limoges: Barbou, Imprimeur-Libraire). The illustrations are simple but effective, starting with the unusual landscape-formatted frontispiece of a man reflecting out in nature. Perhaps somewhere between one-third and one-half of the fables are illustrated. As the title-page points out, this is one of those editions that highlights the moral of the fable--wherever it might be found in the fable--with italics. Pages 11-14 are missing.