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44 - [GOLD-EMBOSSED]. LA FONTAINE (J. de). FABLES DE LA FONTAINE. Paris: Hachette, 1868. Folio, ½ red chagrin by the publisher, chagrin-embossed cloth covers with a design in gold lettering on the front cover, decorated ribbed spine, gilt edges. Foxing, sometimes pronounced. FIRST PRINTING of this BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring a PORTRAIT, 84 full-page PLATES, and 248 vignettes in the text, woodcuts based on compositions by Gustave DORÉ. The publisher’s binding is in very fresh condition, with smooth, gilt edges. ¶ Leblanc, 205.
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[GOLD-EMBOSSED]. LA FONTAINE (J. de). FABLES DE LA FONTAINE. Paris: Hachette, 1868. Folio, ½ red chagrin by the publisher, chagrin-embossed cloth covers with a design in gold lettering on the front cover, decorated ribbed spine, gilt edges. Foxing, sometimes pronounced. FIRST PRINTING of this BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring a PORTRAIT, 84 full-page PLATES, and 248 vignettes in the text, woodcuts based on compositions by Gustave DORÉ. The publisher’s binding is in very fresh condition, with smooth, gilt edges. ¶ Leblanc, 205.
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