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Fables choisies / mises en vers par M. de la Fontaine.

Accession number
PML 2399
Creator
La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695.
Published
A Paris : Denys Thierry ..., 1668.
Credit line
Purchase; Toovey collection; 1899.
Notes
First ed. of first six books. Thierry shared the privilege with Barbin.
Verso of leaf ōii corrected. See Rochambeau.
Engravings by François Chauveau are printed on text pages.
Signatures: [ā]⁴ ē⁴ ī⁴ ō⁴ ū⁴ āā⁴ ēē⁴ A-Nn⁴
Last leaf blank.
"La vie d'Esope, le phrygien," p. [22-49].
Index, pp. [50-56].
Imperfect. Lacking final blank.
Description
[56], 284, [4] p. : ill. ; 25 cm. (4to)
Provenance
Bookplate of Burnham Abbey.
Binding
Red morocco by Allé.
Classification
Department