The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Two volumes.
by La Fontaine, Jean de ; Auslander, Joseph (translator) ; Le Clercq, Jacques (translator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Near fine. Ruzicka, Rudolph. Translations by Joseph Auslander and Jacques Le Clercq. One of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with engravings on copper by Rudolph Ruzicka and signed by him. Printed for the Limited Editions Club by D.B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. Bound in publisher's original gilt decorated blue cloth. Slipcase is worn at extremities but otherwise in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9016333
- Title
- The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Two volumes.
- Author
- La Fontaine, Jean de ; Auslander, Joseph (translator) ; Le Clercq, Jacques (translator)
- Illustrator
- Ruzicka, Rudolph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Illustrated; Literature
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Fine
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- 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...