LA FONTAINE, Jean de

Fables, suivis de Philémon et Baucis et des Filles de Minée, précédées de La Vie D'Esope et d'une Préface par La Fontaine, Edition Variorum publiée par M. Charles Louandre, accompangée d'une Notice par M. Sainte-Beuve

Paris: Charpentier, 1861. Reprint. Hardcover. 12mo. Pp. 464. Frontis. author portrait engraving. Index of fables. Red pebbled calf half binding over brown mottled boards, gilt paneled decorations and titles stamped on the spine with four raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Sprinkled edges. Corners and edges rubbed, foxing to title and a few other pages. Good. Item #5022

Louandre's notes include explanation of obscure and invented words, historical allusions, textual variants, and parallels to ancient authors. An attractive copy with great shelf appeal.

Price: $40.00