Paris: Garnier Freres, 1872. Hardcover. Good +. xliv, 420 pgs. 4 x 7 in. Text in French. Quarter blue and green (spine) calf with blue marbled paper boards. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. 5 raised bands. Marbled endpapers. B&W frontis and illustrations. Condition of the book is GOOD+ ; spine worn at ends, chipped and worn at sides, leather is dry, cracked at front hinge, binding is sound. Covers worn and slightly faded, corners quite worn edges quite worn. Edges of text block are foxed, upper end darkened.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3543
Title: FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
Author: La Fontaine, edited by Felix Lemaistre
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Garnier Freres
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1872
Bookseller catalogs: Text in French;

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...