11-18-200711-18-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2386Boston
November 18, 2007 11:00 AMCalender
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La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695)

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$2,938$2,500
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2386Location: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2007 11:00AM

Description:

La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695),Fables Choisies Mises en Vers, Paris: Denys Thierry and Claude Barbin, 1678-1694, five volumes, contemporary calf, with 235 half page plates, with "Et sans cela" on page 101 of volume III; volume IV the last line of Le Singe et le Leopard altered to "N'ont que l'habit"; and with Barbin's device on top of Vol. V, 12mo, (bindings heavily chipped and bumped, hinges starting, internally very crisp).
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Keywords

Claude Barbin, Leopard, Denys Thierry, Paris