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La Fontaine’s Fables with Balzac’s preface and Devéria’s vignettes
Original title : Balzac La Fontaine ornées de trente vignettes dessinées par Devéria 1826
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Complete works of La Fontaine adorned with thirty vignettes drawn by Devéria and engraved by Thompson Baudouin, Paris 1826. Large octavo format, 16 x 23 cm. Later full morocco binding with gilt edges, slightly sun-bleached spine, scattered foxing. 493 pages plus 2 flyleaves, two-column text. Title vignette and 30 hand-colored hand-tipped engraved vignettes in text margins. Original edition of Balzac’s…
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Complete works of La Fontaine adorned with thirty vignettes drawn by Devéria and engraved by Thompson Baudouin, Paris 1826. Large octavo format, 16 x 23 cm. Later full morocco binding with gilt edges, slightly sun-bleached spine, scattered foxing. 493 pages plus 2 flyleaves, two-column text. Title vignette and 30 hand-colored hand-tipped engraved vignettes in text margins. Original edition of Balzac’s preface. Faux-title inscribed: 'H. Balzac, publisher-owner, rue des Marais-S.-Germain, no. 17'.Related Products
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