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Fables Et Contes
GELLERT, Christian Furchtegott; GAY, John, (Trans. Claude-Francois-Felix Boulenger de Rivery) · Paris
- Author
- GELLERT, Christian Furchtegott; GAY, John, (Trans. Claude-Francois-Felix Boulenger de Rivery)
- Date
- 1754
- Place
- Paris
- Publisher
- Chez Duchesne
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 12mo.(3.75" x 6.75") Modern binding. Quarter maroon pebbled leather with corners over marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands, gilt title to second compartment, single gilt floral device centered to the fifth compartment. Virtually no edgewear, only evident issue is two small spots (stains) to first compartment of spine, otherwise Fine. Deckled fore-edge, marbled endpapers. Refreshed endpapers and flyleaves. Half-title and title page with small closed tear to fore-edges. Prior owners name neatly in old ink under the title page engraving . Illustrated with an engraved title page vignette and three additional engraved headpieces, four engravings total. Truly, a beautiful book, dating from before The US existed!
- Category
- Fore-Edge Paintings
- Record
- S.I.7506
Fables Et Contes
Author: GELLERT, Christian Furchtegott; GAY, John, (Trans. Claude-Francois-Felix Boulenger de Rivery)
12mo.(3.75" x 6.75")1754. GELLERT, Christian Furchtegott; GAY, John, (Trans. Claude-Francois-Felix Boulenger de Rivery). Paris. Chez Duchesne. Modern binding. Quarter maroon pebbled leather with corners over marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands, gilt title to second compartment, single gilt floral device centered to the fifth compartment. Virtually no edgewear, only evident issue is two small spots (stains) to first compartment of spine, otherwise Fine. Deckled fore-edge, marbled endpapers. Refreshed endpapers and flyleaves. Half-title and title page with small closed tear to fore-edges. Prior owners name neatly in old ink under the title page engraving . Illustrated with an engraved title page vignette and three additional engraved headpieces, four engravings total. Truly, a beautiful book, dating from before The US existed!
From Wiki: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (4 July 1715 – 13 December 1769) was a German poet, one of the forerunners of the golden age of German literature that was ushered in by Lessing.
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
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Condition
Near Fine
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