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BEAUTIFUL EDITION OF THE FABLES ILLUSTRATED BY GRANDVILLE, 120 plates hors-texte, a frontispiece on Chine volant, and several illustrations in-texte including the 14 faux-titres.
Third edition of the Fables by Grandville; identical to the second edition of 1838, but with different title-papers, headbands and page layout from the 1838 original.
Copies luxuriously bound in richly decorated cherry calf.
From the very fine collection of Doctor Armand Ripault - Ex-libris with the motto "".hope will serve"Dispersed at Drouot by Giraud-Badin from 24 to 26 January 1924.
Vicar IV, 899-900
Romantic binding of the period, smooth spine gilt decorated with monkey iron, gilt title, framed in gold and black on the boards with romantic plate decoration in the centre, gilt roulette on the edges, inner roulette, gilt edges. Spines sunned, small holes on the spines of vol. 1. brown spots.
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