The Fables of La Fontaine
by Moore, Marianne (Translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. red basket weave cloth with, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Near fine
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. red basket weave cloth with, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Near fine. 342 pages. 25 x 17 cm. Limited edition, copy 373 of 400, a signed presentation copy in blue ink on free front endpaper, "For Mary K. Woodworth from M.M. and the pelican! Who is fond of both Miss W. and the regal bird May 17 1954." E. Mcknight Kauffer designed the monogram which appears in gilt on the front cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21513
- Title
- The Fables of La Fontaine
- Author
- Moore, Marianne (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. red basket weave cloth with, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Fables
Terms of Sale
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All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Fine
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