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by Joseph Hémard, Jean de La Fontaine

$300 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix · No longer available

Paris: Éditions du Trianon, 1930. Beautifully bound Art Deco edition of La Fontaine's fables, with Hémard's satirical and sometimes erotic illustrations hand-colored in pochoir. Very good plus. Item #55005 Jean de La Fontaine was one of the most popular writers of 17th century France, and laid the groundwork for the modern understanding of ancient fables. This edition has a lovely binding of the era designed

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