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Edité par London Cassell, Petter and Galpin N.D., circa 1870, 1870
Vendeur : Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, Etats-Unis
A very early printing. With 86 magnificent full page illustrations, many smaller illustrations and a portrait frontispiece all by Gustave Doré. Royal 4to (12.25 by 9.5 inches), in a very handsome deluxe binding of three-quarter green morocco over matching pebbled cloth covered boards, the spine with finely gilt stippled raised bands ruled in blind and with multiple rules in gilt, the head and tail additionally gilt decorated, two compartments boldly gilt lettered, with fine marbled endleaves and page edges. lxiv, 839 pp. A very fine and handsome copy, very handsomely bound, solid and fresh and clean with no sign of the typical foxing associated with these printings. Only very light evidence of age to the binding. A very well preserved and quite excellent copy. A BEAUTIFULLY BOUND AND WELL PRESERVED COPY OF THIS MASTERPIECE BY GUSTAVE DORé. An impressive tome of some of the best loved fables, including The Grasshopper and the Ant , The hen with the golden eggs and well over 150 more. With his full-page engravings Gustave Doré does his best work with great dramatic flare. The countless smaller illustrations round out the book and make it a truly outstanding publishing endeavor. Many of the fables were in the main adapted from the classical fabulists Aesop, Babrius and Phaedrus. In these, La Fontaine adhered to the path of his predecessors with some closeness; but in others he allowed himself far more liberty and there is a wider range of sources. The Indian Bidpai is drawn upon for oriental fables that had come to the French through translations from Persian. So, while the subject of each of the Fables is often common property of many ages and races, what gives La Fontaine's Fables their rare distinction is the freshness in narration, the deftness of touch, the unconstrained suppleness of metrical structure, and the unfailing humor. Keen insight into the foibles of human nature is also found throughout.
Edité par Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1885
Vendeur : Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very good+ condition. First thus edition. Two volume set. Measures 12 and 3/16 inches in height. Vol. I: lxiv, 320 pages. Vol. II: [ii], [321]-757 pages. Bound in the original red pebbled cloth, which is moderately darkened on the spine, and slightly soiled on boards, and minimal shelfwear overall. Printed paper spine labels are somewhat rubbed and darkened, but intact; spine label states "EDITION DE LUXE." In addition to the 300 black & white Dore illustrations printed on regular paper, there are an additional 100 engraved plates finely printed on heavy paper. These were etched by the noted Jean-Baptiste Oudry [1686-1755] after masters of French engraving including Charles Nicolas Cochin. Etchings are remarkably clean and unblemished, protected by the original tissue overlays. Text is clean, with a very few instances of minor soiling. No date of publication listed; circa 1885. A very attractive example of this rarely offered publication.
Edité par New York, London, Paris and Melbourne. Cassell & Company. N.d. c. [1885], 1885
Vendeur : J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hardcover. folio, 30cm, "edition de luxe", In Two volumes, lxiv,(320) & 757pp., frontis, 100 engraved plates on heavy stock paper, with tissue guards & over 300 text and half page illustrations, floral decorated endpapers, in the original pebbled red cloth, paper spine labels, some leaves uncut, a fine set. (cgc) An exceptionally illustrated edition of La Fontaine's collection of 237 fables first published in 1668. This edition illustrated by Dore first appeared from 1867 to 1870, published in 37 parts. The de luxe edition includes all 37 parts with an extensive essay on the life and works of Jean de la Fontaine by French critic, Nicholas Geruze (1799-1865). Also included is La Fontaine's "Life of Aesop, the Phrygian", his dedication to the Dauphin, the grandson of Louis XIV and his original Preface. Of particular note are the magnificent engraved plates with etchings by French artist, Jean Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) and engraved by Cochin, Sornique, Ouvrier, Tardieu and others.
2 vol. in-folio, percaline rouge de l?éditeur richement ornée (rel. de l?époque). Première édition illustrée par Gustave Doré. Elle est ornée d?un portrait d'après Sandoz, de 85 compositions à pleine page hors texte sur Chine appliqué, et de 240 vignettes dans le texte de Gustave Doré, le tout en premier tirage.«[?] et l?on ne peut que rendre hommage à Doré pour son talent d?animalier. Les vignettes au trait accompagnent avec une grande justesse les fables. La typographie soignée et la mise en page aérée font de ce livre un des plus plaisants de Doré» (Gustave Doré dans les collections du musée de Brou, n°128).Tirage de luxe limité à 1010 exemplaires d?un format plus grand que celui du tirage courant. Celui-ci un des 1000 exemplaires avec les titres en rouge et noir et à la date de 1867, les hors-texte tirés sur Chine appliqué encadrés en rouge, après 10 très rares exemplaire sur Chine (voir numéro suivant).Ces exemplaires étaient vendus au prix de 200 francs alors que les exemplaires en tirage courant coûtaient 30 francs (parus en 58 livraison à 50 centimes chacune).Cartonnages un peu usagés.Vicaire IV, 905. Carteret III, 361.
2 vol. in-folio, percaline rouge de l?éditeur richement ornée (rel. de l?époque). Première édition illustrée par Gustave Doré. Elle est ornée d?un portrait d'après Sandoz, de 85 compositions à pleine page hors texte sur Chine appliqué, et de 240 vignettes dans le texte de Gustave Doré, le tout en premier tirage.«[?] et l?on ne peut que rendre hommage à Doré pour son talent d?animalier. Les vignettes au trait accompagnent avec une grande justesse les fables. La typographie soignée et la mise en page aérée font de ce livre un des plus plaisants de Doré» (Gustave Doré dans les collections du musée de Brou, n°128).Tirage de luxe limité à 1010 exemplaires d?un format plus grand que celui du tirage courant. Celui-ci un des 1000 avec les titres en rouge et noir à la date de 1867, le texte encadré en rouge et les hors-texte tirés sur Chine appliqué, après 10 très rares Chine.Ces exemplaires étaient vendus au prix de 200 francs alors que les exemplaires en tirage courant coûtaient 30 francs (parus en 58 livraison à 50 centimes chacune).Cartonnages un peu usagés. Quelques pâles rousseurs par endroits.Vicaire IV, 905. Carteret III, 361.
Edité par Hachette, Paris, 1868
Vendeur : Libri Antichi e Rari di A. Castiglioni, GRAVELLONA TOCE, VB, Italie
Livre Edition originale
Rilegato. Etat : buone condizioni. Doré (illustrateur). First Edition. In 4°; Legatura coeva mezza pelle con titolo e dorature, tutti i tagli hanno doratura a specchio; pagine (10)+LX+864+(4) + Ritratto La Fontaine al controfrontespizio + 84 Tavole dei Dorè a piena pagina complete delle relative veline. Testo in cornice a doppio filetto ricco di immagini, di testatine e cul de lamp. L'opera presenta interni eccellenti, assenti anche le normali fioriture, al secondo foglio bianco è presente una dedica in antica ed elegante grafia datata (1871) e firmata. Edizione rara.
Edité par Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London, 1890
Vendeur : The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Full-Leather. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Gustave Dore (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Aesop's fables as written by De La Fontaine. Translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury. Illustrated by the famous Gustave Dore. Contains an essay on the life and works of De La Fontaine, The life of Aesop the Phrygian, and a dedication to the Dauphin. The book is large slightly over quarto size. Beautifully bound in full leather with Dore's coat of arms on the front board in gilt. Ribbed spine. Published by Cassel etc. but no date listed. Some aging of the pages and the leather shows its age. A rare book. Pub. date guess is late 1800's.
Edité par Pictorial Publishing Company, 1886
Vendeur : Powers Collectibles, Henderson, KY, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition of La Fontaine's Fables, 1886 Art Edition, illustrated by Gustave Dore. This book is leather hardcover and in very good condition. The spine is slightly starting to separate from the book, and there's some signs of wear along the edges of the leather. Other than that, it's in great condition.
Edité par Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1885
Vendeur : William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Gustave Dore (illustrateur). Edition De Luxe. Two-volume set. Red pebbled cloth over boards. One hundred etchings on thick stock with tissue guards by various famous French etchers as well as three hundred half-page illustrations by Gustave Dore. Green decorated endpapers. As the paper spine labels state, this is an Edition De Luxe. Shows wear to head and tail of spine of Volume One; darkening to spines; some discoloration to boards; lsome tearing to right edge of printed paper spine label of Volume One; corners slightly rubbed; tear to edge of rear board of Volume One. Despite some exterior wear; pages bright and clean. No previous owners' names or other markings. 10 x 12.25 inches.
Edité par Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., Paris, 1867
Vendeur : Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, Etats-Unis
Signé
2 vols. Illustrated throughout from plates and text illustrations by Gustave Dore. Oversized thick folio, full dark green morocco; gilt decorated; gilt paneled spines and dentelles; a.e.g., signed Matthews. Contents in very fine condition. Shallow chipping (about 1/8") at the bottom of the spine of Vol. I; edges and joints a bit rubbed; both volumes tight and sound. These are two very large, very heavy volumes and additional postage will apply.
Couverture rigide. Etat : Bon. Edition originale. rare ouvrage grand format demi cuir illustrations de GUSTAVE DORE tranches dorées traces de mouillures mais édition rare poids important car ce livre comprend les douze livres.
Edité par Paris, Hachette, (1868)., 1868
Vendeur : EOS Buchantiquariat Benz, Zürich, Suisse
Folio. 1 Bl, LXIV, 840 S. 1 gest. Portrait, 84 Holzstich-Tafeln u. 248 Textholzstiche von Gustave Doré. Gold- u. blindgepr. Lwd. d.Zt; 3-facher Goldschnitt. Einband leicht berieben und bestossen. Gutes und sauberes Exemplar. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +.
Edité par Paris Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie 1868, 1868
Vendeur : Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, Etats-Unis
Signé
A very early printing of the edition illustrated by Gustave Doré. Illustrated by Gustave Doré; portrait and 84 full-page illustrations; 248 finely engraved and fully decorative head and tailpiece pictorial designs throughout. Double plates at 35, 65, 93,117, 385, 395, 455 and 741. Folio, in a French binding of crimson cloth signed Hachette at the foot of the spine, the spine lettered in gilt within compartments separated by blind tooled banding. The upper cover decorated in all over pictorial designs and lettering gilt, and the rear cover in blind. A very attractive bindings, the book showing some slight cracking to the upper hinge running for approximately 2.5 inches. Internally there is some evidence of water staining to the edges of a some gatherings at the beginning of the volume and there is some intermittent, but not terribly obtrusive foxing to a number of the pages. A RARE AND IMPORTANT BOOK AND ONE OF DORE S BEST. With his full-page engravings Gustave Doré does his best work with great dramatic flare. The countless smaller illustrations round out the book and make it a truly outstanding publishing endeavor. La Fontaine was famously known as one of the important literary group of the Rue du Vieux Colombier which included Racine, Boileau and Moliere. By the 1680s, he was known as one of the first men of letters in France. The FABLES were especially praised by well-known critics and it were well received by the general public. This issuance represents a very lovely printing of La Fontaine s cherished fables in the original French. Along with the fables are a brief life of Fontaine and a life of Aesop.
Edité par Cassell, Petter and Galpin, s.d. circa 1870
Vendeur : Mario Rossello, Parma, Italie
Ril royal 4° (cm 31x24, pp 839, 76 illustrazioni a piena pagina e molte altre testatine e illustrazioni nella pagina Una famosa edizione illustrata da Doré e una ealrly edition in UK. Ritratto di La Fontaine in antiporta. Legatura in piena pelle piatti ornati da triplice filetto in oro, dorso a cinque nervi con titoli in oro ai comparti Copia eccellente A masterpiece by Gustave Doré an impressive summary of some of the best loved fables, including The Grasshopper and the Ant , The hen with the golden eggs and well over 150 more.
Edité par Hachette, Paris, 1868
Vendeur : Antiquariat Narrenschiff, Trin, Suisse
Untergebiet: Literatur Abbildungen: Zahlr. O.Holzstiche von Gustave Doré Zustand: Einband am Rücken defekt. Seiten: XXII/864 S. Format: 2°. Einband: Ln. goldgepr. Gebiet: Illustrierte Bücher.
Edité par William T. Amies, Philadelphia, 1888
Vendeur : Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : IOBA
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Frontispiece, B/W Illustrations Throughout (illustrateur). First Edition Thus. Lvi, 733 Pp. Three Quarter Red Morocco, Gilt, Over Red Cloth With Elaborate Illustration And Title On Front Cover, Beveled Edges. All Edges Gilt, Marbled Endpapers. Clean, No Marks, Gilt Brilliant, Binding Solid. Wear To Edges And Corners. Nicely Refurbished. Very Attractive, Very Solid.
Edité par Hachette, Paris, France, 1890
Vendeur : Lotzabooks, Oak Point, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover (Half Leather). Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Dore, Gustave (illustrateur). Housed in a Fair slipcase. All sides are fully intact, but there are a substantial number of chips out of the paper covering. Extremely heavy book. Text entirely in French. Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 864 pp. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Moderately foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription on endpapers. Deckled edges (rough cut). Top edge gilt in good condition. 3/4 Leather covering with decorative pattern on the rest of the covers. In Very Good condition, with some bumping on the corners and spine caps. Illustrator: Dore, Gustave. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 6 pounds. Category: Fiction; Non-English Language::French; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001239. Additional shipping charges may apply.
Edité par Librairie de L. Hachette, Paris, 1868
Vendeur : James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near fine. Bound in quarter leather with marbled boards, spine stamped in gilt. Text in French.
Edité par Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1868
Vendeur : Livres et Collections, SEVRES, France
Couverture rigide. Etat : Bon. Avec les Dessins de Gustave Doré.Premier tirage. Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie. - 1868 - LX et 864 pages. Portrait-frontispice de Jean de La Fontaine. 84 illustrations à pleine page et 284 vignettes et culs-de-lampes gravés sur bois.Reliure pleine percaline rouge de l'éditeur. Dos lisse orné de caissons à froid et titre doré. Plaque de titre dorée sur le plat supérieur et filets à froid. Rares rousseurs éparses. Mouillures marginales en fin de volume. Bon état. Format in-folio (37x28).
Edité par London and New York : Cassel, Petter and Galpin, [ca. 1870], 1871
Vendeur : MW Books, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
1st Edition in this form. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed boards; recased with the original spine laid back. Gilt-decorated raised bands with a dark Morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 839 pages; Physical desc. : lxiv, 839 p. : engravings (some full page), incl. Frontis. (port. ) ; 32 cm. Subject: Fables, French - Translations into English. Preliminary matter includes biographies of La Fontaine and Aesop and 2 dedications. Spine and front cover title: Fontaine's fables. Text within borders throughout. 4 Kg.
Edité par Cassell & Company
Vendeur : Charles Thomas Bookseller, Stratham, NH, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Gustave Dore, Jean Baptiste Oudry (illustrateur). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Two volume set bound in medium brown polished calf (signed Macdonald, NY) with accenting title block on spine. Both volumes moderately rubbed with joint of front board volume 1 cracked. This is the extra illustrated "EDITION DE LUXE" set that contains the Dore illustrations as well as 100 extra engravings by Jean Baptiste Oudry after many famous French artists. Oudry was known for his paintings and engravings of hunts and game. The engravings are all FINE, on heavy paper and have the original tissue guards. Vol.1 contains an Essay on Fontaine, The life of Aesop, Dedication to Monseigneur, Preface. Bindings good only, contents FINE (no foxing, a few pages still unopened). 12" X 9 3/4", large 4to or small folio, top edge gilt. Heavy volumes, extra shipping will apply.
Edité par librairie de l. hachette et cie, paris, 1868
Vendeur : alt-saarbrücker antiquariat g.w.melling, Saarbrücken, Allemagne
Edition originale
Hardcover. premiere edition. gross quart hardcover. tres bon etat. ungelesen, rotes leinen mit goldener und blinder prägung, goldener rundumschnitt, hemdchengeschützes frontispiz-portrait von jean de la fontaine, 60 seiten mit einführung von de la fontaine, widmung, vorwort, text zu dem leben aesops, 864 seiten mit zahlreichen zeichnungen von dore, davon 84 ganzseitig, 248 vignetten, der gesamte text ist doppelt gerahmt; einband leicht angestaubt, erste seiten mit schwachen knitterspuren, ansonsten innen tadellos und sauber / non lu, toile rouge avec gaufrage doré et à froid,tranche de livre dorée, portrait-frontispice en chemise de jean de la fontaine, 60 pages avec introduction de de la fontaine, dédicace, préface, texte sur la vie d'esope, 864 pages avec de nombreux dessins de dore, dont 84 à pleine page, 248 vignettes, l'ensemble du texte est doublement encadré ; reliure légèrement poussiéreuse, premières pages avec de faibles traces de froissage, sinon intérieur impeccable et propre , format 38 x 30 cm 4000 Gramm.
Edité par London u New York Cassell Petter and Galpin oJ
Vendeur : Neusser Buch & Kunst Antiquariat, Neuss, NRW, Allemagne
0. 2 Bde. 4°. X, 480 S., 481-836 (1) S., LXIII. Portr. u. 86 ganzs. Tafeln. Rot. Leder. Vergold. Rückentitel, Rücken-u. Deckelvergold., Innenkantenvergold. Goldschnitt. Red leather. Gilt title on spine, gilt images on back and boards, gilt inner edges. Fully gilt edges. Ber. u. best., l. fl., Kapit. best., 1 Rü. etw. ausgebessert. Papierbedingt l. gebr., minimale Gebrauchssp., Vorsatzbll. im Rand gebr. Sehr schöne und dekorative Ausgabe. Rubbed and bumped, slightly stained. extremities bumped. Slightly browned. Very nice copy. Auf Wunsch senden wir gerne ein Foto des Buches via E-mail Sprache: Deutschu 6,000 gr.
Edité par London and New York : Cassel, Petter and Galpin, [ca. 1870], 1871
Vendeur : MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlande
1st Edition in this form. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed boards; recased with the original spine laid back. Gilt-decorated raised bands with a dark Morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 839 pages; Physical desc. : lxiv, 839 p. : engravings (some full page), incl. Frontis. (port. ) ; 32 cm. Subject: Fables, French - Translations into English. Preliminary matter includes biographies of La Fontaine and Aesop and 2 dedications. Spine and front cover title: Fontaine's fables. Text within borders throughout. 4 Kg.
Edité par LIBRAIRIE DE L. HACHETTE ET CIE, 1868
Couverture rigide. Etat : bon. RO20195677: 1868. In-Folio. Relié. A restaurer, 1er plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. LX + 864 pages - nombreux gravures en noir et blanc dans et hors texte - bandeaux et culs-de-lampe - contre-plats jaspés - Rousseurs naturelles - mors fendus au dos - 1er plat desolidarisé - 1 portrait en noir et blanc sous serpente en frontispice - 3 photos disponibles. VENDU EN L'ETAT. . . . Classification Dewey : 398.2-Conte populaire.
Fort in-folio ( 385x280 mm ) demi chagrin vert à coins, titre doré sur dos à 4 larges cabochons ornés d'une guirlande dorée, guirlandes en tête et queue, fleurons dorés dans les caissons. Tête dorée.LX, 864 pages.Illustrations de Gustave Doré in-texte et à pleine page. Illustrés.
Edité par Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York
Vendeur : Bay Books, Penzance, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Half-Leather. Etat : Good+. Dore, Gustav (illustrateur). Beautiful Edition of Aesop's Classic Fables, ILLUSTRATED with 86 Full-Page Engraved illustrations and many B&W In-Text illustrations by Gustave Dore. Frontis illustrated with a Portrait of Jean de La Fontaine, protected by tissue Guard. Undated Edition, circa 1870. Contemporary Red Half-Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt title in 2nd compartment and Gilt Decoration in Others. Redtextured cloth covered boards and Leather corners. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled (combed pattern). 838 Pages, 4.2 Kilos, 12 1/4" Tall. Edge wear to leather and down sides of spine and on raised bands. Hinges sound & text block firm. No inscriptions. Pages and Plates in Very Good, cl;ean condition. Book weighs 4.2 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you'd like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
Edité par Folio Society, 2013
Vendeur : Vendome Books, San Clemente, CA, Etats-Unis
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Limited Edition. Quentin Blake (illustrator). First Thus. 2013 First Thus. Fine Hardback. No inscriptions or bookplates. Near Fine slipcase. Edition limited to 1,000 copies of which this is number 153. Each copy hand-numbered and signed by Quentin Blake. Featuring approximately 58 unique illustrations by Quentin Blake. Translated from the French by Norman R. Shapiro. Bound in Indian goatskin blocked in gold foil. Set in Garamond. Gilded top edge. Printed on Modigliani paper. 128 pages. Book size: 11¼" x 8½". Jean de La Fontaine was the most widely read French poet of the 17th century. An individual of curious contradictions both in his life and his art he is also to be thanked, more than any other writer, for our enduring love of tales such as 'The Crow and the Fox' and 'The Hare and the Tortoise'. This new collector s edition presents 50 of his fables, selected and illustrated by Quentin Blake, and introduced by Sarah Bakewell. Within the rich tradition of animal fables that began with Aesop around 600 BC, La Fontaine occupies pride of place. His versified fables, issued in several volumes between 1668 and 1694, sparkle with sprightly moral messages, an irreverent sense of humour and a gaily aberrant approach to the conventions of rhythm and rhyme. La Fontaine possessed, as Sarah Bakewell writes in her introduction, 'a spiritedness which went perfectly well with dire moral warnings, cynical observation of character, and bad things happening to innocent creatures, all of which occur constantly in the Fables'. La Fontaine s fables have been visualised by an illustrious list of illustrators, from Gustave Doré to Marc Chagall. Ful?lling a long-held ambition, Quentin Blake has created a series of beautifully orchestrated illustrations, including at least one for each fable. Some are full-page drawings set in borders, others are free-floating. Blake brings to life the pivotal moments of each fable, drawing out contemporary associations and blending his own humour with the author s. The sense of energy and movement in his work is perfectly suited to La Fontaine s jaunty rhymes, and each ?gure, whether human or animal, is wonderfully expressive such as the hungry Gascony fox with his walking stick and de?ant purple scarf. Blake s deft use of colour, often based on two contrasting or complementary tones, adds to the vivid charm of these delightful illustrations.
Edité par Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1870
Vendeur : The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Full-Leather. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket As Issued. Gustave Dore (illustrateur). First Thus. A wonderful copy of this classic. Translated into english verse by Walter Thornbury. 86 illustrations by Gustave Dore. Brown Full leather binding with ornate gilt decorations on the front board, back board and spine. The leather is in very good shape. Bumped at the corners. Due to the size of the book and its age, the book must be opened gently to preserve it. An old beauty.
Edité par The National Publishing Co., 1880
Vendeur : Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Gustave Dore (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Fine Copy.Light Restoration to Heel & Crown.Well Preserved Copy In Green Boards.Scarce.Excellent Copy.