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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

146 - LA FONTAINE, Jean de and GRANDVILLE.
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
LA FONTAINE, Jean de and GRANDVILLE. Fables. Paris, H. Fournier Ainé, 1838. In-8 (22.5 x 14 cm), full glazed calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with an elegant design in gilt metal. Binding signed Capé (bookbinder’s name at the foot of volume 1). 2 vols.: xxviii–292 pp. – 312 pp.; 120 plates printed on vellum. (checked and complete) Slight scuffing to the caps. Interiors very fresh. Second printing, same year as the original. One of the finest Romantic editions, illustrated with a frontispiece on laid paper, 14 half-titles and 120 plates printed on vellum, all wood-engraved after drawings by Grandville. A very fine copy preserved in a fine contemporary binding by Charles Capé (1806–1867).
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About the sale Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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