[Rarebooks] fs: Fables de la Fontaine

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(No. 6433 )  La Fontaine, [Jean de] (Prefatory note by Charles-Augustin 
Sainte-Beuve). FABLES DE LA FONTAINE; PRÉCÉDÉES D'UNE NOTICE PAR C.-A. 
SAINTE-BEUVE; GRAVURES PAR T. JOHANNOT.
Paris: Ancienne Librairie Furne, Combet & Cie, Éditeurs, [1865?]. 3/4 
Leather, Quarto, xv, 393 pages, Engraved plates by Tony Johannot. Near Fine.
      Attractive volume of La Fontaine's fables, which were patterned very 
closely upon those of Aesop. Many lovely tissue-guarded gravures by 
Johannot. This edition includes a biographical sketch of Aesop (pp. [9]-22). 
Appears to have been rebound, probably late 19th century. Handsome three 
quarter leather binding with marbled paper sides, gilt rule and lettering to 
spine, gilt rule on both boards, ribbon bookmark, top edge gilt, marbled 
endpapers. A few light extremity rubs.    $100.00
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