Desandré j illus (2 Ergebnisse)

32 pp. Illustrations de J. Desandre (some color). Folio, publisher's cloth-backed boards illustrated in color. Lacking front free endpaper; printed imprint of Blanot affixed on the title page; a few scattered stains to text; cloth frayed at extremities of spine; boards worn at edges.

First Edition. Good copy in the original printed boards, backed with brown cloth and a printed label. Boards scuffed and dust-toned. Corners bumped, with panel edges worn; joints and endbands slightly rubbed. Text block shows light foxing to the preliminary and final leaves, edges, and reaching slightly into some margins. Remains a strong and well-preserved example overall. Physical description; [2], 380 pages, plate : illustrations ; 15 cm. Notes; Date conjectural. Subjects; Fables, French. La Fontaine, Jean de, fables. French poetry, 17th century. Illustrated books, French, 19th century. Wood engravings, French. 1 Kg.…