Tales from Boccaccio, Freely translated from La Fontaine's Contes et nouvelles en vers.

La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 ; Flöthe, Richard. ; Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.

Published by Mount Vernon [N.Y.] Peter Pauper Press, 1947., 1947

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124 p. illus. 24 cm. ; Language: English ; LCCN: 47-22544 ; Englished from the French of Jean de La Fontaine, illus. by Richard Floethe. ; OCLC: 1964881 ; decorated dark brown and beige cloth with paper spine label, in red slipcase with pictorial p aper pastedown on front ; foxing ; Contents: The river god of Scamander--The muleteer and the Queen--The lady is deceived--The monks of Catalonia--The cradle at the inn--The convent gardener--The farmer's mare--The abbess' spectacles--The progress o f wit--The wife-traders of Rouen--The over-boastful king--The foolish doctor of laws--Putting the Devil in Hell--The earmaker and mouldmender--The cudgelled cuckold--The family mortgage--The lady and the grotto--Catching the nightingale--Tricking th e greedy wife--The eel pie, or, variety--The husband and the horse. ; slight fading to slipcase ; else FINE/VG. Seller Inventory # 4571

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Title: Tales from Boccaccio, Freely translated from...

Publisher: Mount Vernon [N.Y.] Peter Pauper Press, 1947.

Publication Date: 1947

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Book Type: Book