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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Fontaine, Paris, LondonJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
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