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Beautifully produced folio edition of Contes et Nouvelles en Vers by Jean de La Fontaine, illustrated featuring drawings and paintings …
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Beautifully produced folio edition of Contes et Nouvelles en Vers by Jean de La Fontaine, illustrated featuring drawings and paintings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Published in 1994 by Citadelles & Mazenod, this richly bound 12” x 9” volume presents La Fontaine’s classic tales alongside reproductions of Fragonard’s original 18th-century drawings, many created for these stories.
The book includes full-page color plates, sepia drawings, and detailed scholarly commentary. Fragonard’s lively, romantic, and often playful compositions bring La Fontaine’s texts to life, capturing the wit, charm, and spirited sensuality for which both artists are known.
Features include:
• Deep blue cloth binding with gilt lettering
• Matching illustrated slipcase
• High-quality paper and full-page reproductions
• Extensive introduction and critical notes
• Over 150 illustrations, including several double-page plates
An exceptional collector’s edition for lovers of French art, 18th-century illustration, La Fontaine, Fragonard, or fine art books. Excellent for display on a coffee table, art library, or design studio.
SIZE:
Book: approx. 12” H x 9” W
Slipcase: approx. 12.5” H x 9.25” W
CONDITION:
Very good condition with minimal shelf wear. Slipcase shows light surface handling consistent with age. Interior pages clean and vibrant.
MATERIALS:
Cloth-bound hardcover, paper, slipcase, color and sepia reproductions
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- Dimensions
- 9ʺW × 9ʺD × 12ʺH
- Styles
- Illustration
- Period
- Late 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Conté
- Condition
- Original Condition Unaltered, Needs Restoration
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Very good condition with minimal shelf wear. Slipcase shows light surface handling consistent with age. Interior pages clean and vibrant. Very good condition with minimal shelf wear. Slipcase shows light surface handling consistent with age. Interior pages clean and vibrant. less
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