Null Doré, (Gustave) - Fables de la Fontaine. Paris, Hachette 1868. In-folio hal…

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Doré, (Gustave) - Fables de la Fontaine. Paris, Hachette 1868. In-folio half green chagrin, frontispiece, lx, 864 pp. Scattered foxing, wear from use.

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Doré, (Gustave) - Fables de la Fontaine. Paris, Hachette 1868. In-folio half green chagrin, frontispiece, lx, 864 pp. Scattered foxing, wear from use.

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Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

[DORÉ] - LA FONTAINE (Jean de) - Fables de La Fontaine. Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette & Cie, 1860; in-folio, 4-LX-864 pp, publisher's red cardboard, smooth spine, gold-stamped front cover, speckled edges. Notice sur Jean de La Fontaine, by Geruzez. Dedication to Monseigneur le Dauphin, by de La Fontaine. Preface. Life of Aesop, the Phrygian. Numerous black-and-white illustrations by Gustave Doré. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot of miscellaneous books including: Les fables de la Fontaine by Gustave Doré, 1868, Dictionnaire de l'Académie T. 2, 1814, Aventures et Exploits du Comte de Chavagnac, La belle Conspiratrice circa 1890 and a portable Atlas of France and its 86 maps.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

18K (750 thousandths) chased and openworked yellow gold supple BRACELET with six circular links adorned with subjects from the Fables de la Fontaine after Gustave Doré. Maison Menu (?) Late 19th century Weight : 26g Brooches decorated with subjects from the Fables de la Fontaine in Henri Vever, La Bijouterie Française au XIXe siècle, Floury Librairie Editeur, 1908, p 443.

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

[Illustrated] Lot of 2 titles in 3 volumes: -GRANDVILLE] LA FONTAINE. Fables. Paris, Garnier, 1868, in-4 bound in half-chagrin, gilt edges, some foxing. - GAVARNI, GRANDVILLE. The Devil in Paris. Paris, Hetzel, 1868, 2 volumes in one in-4 volume bound in full basane, and 3rd part in one in-8 volume bound in full muted red percaline. Joint: Fables choisies par M. de La Fontaine, volume 1 only, 1769 in-12 bound in later half-chagrin with corners.

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