FIFTY FABLES OF LA FONTAINE

Jean de la Fontaine; translated by Norman R Shapiro; introduction by Sarah Bakewell. Limited edition, signed by the artist.

Published by The Folio Society, London, 2013

About this Item

Full leather, limited edition; 22 x 29 cms; xvi & 99 pages, typeset in Garamond, and printed on Modigliani paper by Zanardi, Padova, Italy; illustrated throughout (full- and part-pages) by Quentin Blake; full dark green goatskin leather, blocked with a design by the artist, top edges gilt; limited edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is no. 901, signed by Quentin Blake on limitation page; a fine copy with no blemishes, in the slip-case, which is very slightly sunned on back edges, but otherwise without any marks. A lovely copy.

Seller Inventory # 008201

Bibliographic Details

• Title: FIFTY FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
• Publisher: The Folio Society, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Quentin Blake
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)