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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3040BBoston
November 12, 2017 11:00 AMCalender
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Fables, 18th and 19th Century, Four Titles in Five Volumes.

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$246$200
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3040BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 12, 2017 11:00AM

Description:

Fables, 18th and 19th Century, Four Titles in Five Volumes. Including: Dryden's Fables Ancient and Modern, London: Tonson, 1700, folio; Faerno's Fables in English and French Verse, London: for Du Bosc, sold by Davis, 1741, octavo; Fables de la Fontaine, avec un Nouveau Commentaire par Coste, Paris: Le Prieur, 1807, in two octavo volumes; [and] Fontaine's Fables, illustrated by Dore, London & New York: Cassell, Petter, and Galbin, [n.d.]. (5)
Estimate $200-300


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Keywords

Fontaine, Paris, London