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Description
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LA FONTAINE (Jean de):
Tales and Short Stories in Verse.
London, n.p., 1781.
2 vols., small 12mo; light porphyry calf binding, plain decorated spine with title label and volume number, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, filleted edges, gilt inner roll, gilt edges (contemporary binding). A small loss to the top cap of Volume II.
Portrait of La Fontaine on the frontispiece.
Included:
HELIODORE OF EMESIS
The Love of Theagenes and Chariclea. An Ethiopian Tale
in Geneva (Lyon), 1782, 2
vols. in 16mo, comprising 2 folios, 228 pp. & 2 folios, 203 pp., illustrated with a frontispiece by Clément-Pierre Marillier, engraved by Jean-Louis Delignon.
Full marbled calf binding. Smooth spine, decorated with gilt metal tools and fleurons. Gilt edges. Minor imperfections, as is usual, at the top and bottom edges.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Bibliophilia – A fine selection of antique and modern books
Auction location
Auction time
10/15/2026 at 1:00 PM
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