Oeuvres diverses de La Fontaine. :. Première partie.
Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695)
Category
Books
Date
1806
Materials
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3256040
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4], 412 p. ;. ill.,. 17 cm. Imperfect: Part 1 only. Pencil markings on front pastedown. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown 'Henry Rowland Brandreth' with heraldic device and motto. In ink on half-title verso: 'Ch[?] Adalbert de Périgord Avril 1816'. Binding: Nineteenth-century marbled paper over boards; decorative fillets to form a border; smooth flat spine (damaged) compartmented with gilt-tooled fillets and decorative devices. Red spine labels with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers.
Provenance
From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent to his daughter, Eleanor Clutton-Brock, the current vendor. Ownership by EC-B confirmed by the auction house.
Makers and roles
Jean La Fontaine (1621-1695)