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Fables and tales from La Fontaine : in French and English, now first translated : to which is prefix'd, the author's life
Fables and tales from La Fontaine : in French and English, now first translated : to which is prefix'd, the author's life
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Fables and tales from La Fontaine : in French and English, now first translated : to which is prefix'd, the author's life

Date1734
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Fables and tales from La Fontaine : in French and English, now first translated : to which is prefix'd, the author's life. ''The life of Mr. de la Fontaine'' and a list of his works on p. ix-xxvi. Contents: [6] p. after preliminaries. Errata on p. [viii]. Pages 175-176 are repeated in the pagination. Publisher's advertisements on [1] p. at end of text. Signatures: a-b8 c4 B-T8 U4 (c2 missigned b2; K3 missigned K4; K5 missigned K4). The book is decorated with engraved tail-pieces and head pieces of printer's ornaments. The dedicatory letter, addressed to Miss Eliza Harcourt, is dated from Plaistow, Essex, April 21, 1734. The original French verses and the English prose translation are on opposite pages.
Dimensions[10], iii-xxvi, [6], 293 [i.e. 295], [1] p.
Language
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131009549072D
Dewey NumberA LAF
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario