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Fables of La Fontaine in French and English 1734

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Fables of La Fontaine in French and English 1734
Fables of La Fontaine in French and English 1734
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Author: La Fontaine, Jean de
Title: Fables and Tales from La Fontaine, in French and English. Now First Translated.
Place Published: London
Publisher:A. Bettsworth and C. Hitch, and C. Davis
Date Published: 1734
Description:


[x], (iii)-xxvi, [6], 293 (i.e. 295), [1] pp. (8vo) 19.5x12 cm (7¾x4¾") later three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt, raised bands, top edge gilt. Bound by Schleuning & Adams.



French and English versions in parallel text on facing pages. According to the printer's (William Bowyer) records only 750 copies were printed. A scarce edition, the first appearance in English of the "Fables Selectes" of La Fontaine.

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