Fables of La Fontaine. . Illustrated by J.J. Grandville. Translated from the French by Elizur Wright, Jr.
Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695)
Category
Books
Date
1841
Materials
leather, paper
Measurements
238 x 158 mm; 39 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
United States
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3064202.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1.,plates . ill.. . 8vo.. MS. on flyleaf: 2 vols 50/- very scarce. Binder's stamp on flyleaf: Bound by Webb Liverpool.. Provenance: manuscript on flyleaf: Caroline Trevelyan. Bookplate: Charles & Mary Trevelyan.. Binding: half bound with marbled boards, endpapers and edges, spine damaged.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695) Jean-Jacques Grandville (Nancy 1803 - Vanves 1847) Elizur Wright (1804 - 1885)