Jean de La Fontaine: Fables, Tome II
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Perceau, Louis
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1930
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We already have a copy of this work in the collection. I include this copy too for two reasons. First, our first copy is hardbound and not in top condition, while this copy is paperbound in excellent condition. Secondly, it has been our policy to include second copies of numbered editions. This is copy #264 of 1238. I will repeat some of my comments from that first copy. The 242 fables are ordered according to their date of appearance. The substance of this volume is apparently the "Livre Second" of 1678. The frontispiece is a strong rendition of "The Shoemaker and the Financier," echoed in the design of moneybag and musical notes on 5. The design for "Two Rats, a Fox, and an Egg" on 80 is likewise charming. I do not think I have ever before seen this fable presented in human form. Again in this volume, Hémard's colors are glorious. A fine example is "La Perdrix et les Coqs" on 94. "The Two Goats" on 159 features two women, both laden with huge baskets; they present a fine standoff! One of the appendices on 219 presents variations in the fables' texts. The design for this appendix has a human -- La Fontaine? -- transforming into a bird in five stages. Delightful! Another funny design graces the "Table Alphabétique" on 237. Here two human figures hold several letters of the alphabet each, while other letters are strewn about at their feet. The same "Acorn and Pumpkin" illustration here graces 261 that graces 271 in the first volume.
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Le Livre du Bibliophile: Geroges Briffaut, Éditeur
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