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JEAN DE LA FONTAINE (1621-1695) FABLES Paris: Emler Frères, 1828. 2 volumes, 8vo (23.4 x 16.2 x 3 cm) in French

Lotto 608
80100
Third edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged, with a new literary and grammatical commentary by Charles Nodier, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur and Bibliothécaire du Roi à l'Arsenal. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates after drawings by Bergeret, including two frontispieces. Bound in periodd bindings. Some heavy browning and staining throughout. Jean de La Fontaine. French poet, fabulist, storyteller and playwright. La Fontaine's Fables are one of the classics of French literature.


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