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The Fables Of Jean De La Fontaine, Translated Into English Verse By Walter Thornbury, To Which Is Added An Essay On His Life And Works; Also, The Life Of Aesop, The Lhrygian. Profusely Illiustrated By Gustave Dore. [Bound In Full Morocco, Gilt]
by De La Fontaine, Jean, Translated By Walter Thornbury; Illustrated By Gustave Dore
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
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- Condition
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About This Item
Philadelphia: William T. Amies, 1888. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece, B/W Illustrations Throughout. Lvi, 733 Pp. Three Quarter Red Morocco, Gilt, Over Red Cloth With Elaborate Illustration And Title On Front Cover, Beveled Edges. All Edges Gilt, Marbled Endpapers. Clean, No Marks, Gilt Brilliant, Binding Solid. Wear To Edges And Corners. Nicely Refurbished. Very Attractive, Very Solid.
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- The Fables Of Jean De La Fontaine, Translated Into English Verse By Walter Thornbury, To Which Is Added An Essay On His Life And Works; Also, The Life Of Aesop, The Lhrygian. Profusely Illiustrated By Gustave Dore. [Bound In Full Morocco, Gilt]
- Author
- De La Fontaine, Jean, Translated By Walter Thornbury; Illustrated By Gustave Dore
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece, B/W Illustrations Throughout
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus 1st Printing
- Publisher
- William T. Amies
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1888
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Rare And Unusual Books; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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