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Collation : t. I : a8 – 168et 1744 (264 pp. plus un frontispice et 6 figures) t. II : I8 – 238et 242 (371 pp. plus 6 figures)
Rousseurs et piqûres fréquentes, papier jauni, petites déchirures en coin inférieur droit du feuillet h1 et en marge inférieure du f. 84 (t. I). Légers frottements sur les coupes et charnières, doublures et gardes fortement tachées. Frequent foxing and spotting, yellowed paper, minor tears in the lower-right corner of leaf h1 and in the lower margin of leaf 84 (vol. 1). Slight rubbing on the edges and joints, pastedown and free endpaper quite heavily stained.
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Lot 119Sale 21072
Fables. Paris : Nepveu et de Bure, 1826.LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621 – 1695)Estimate: EUR 1,500 - 2,000
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