Published by Viking Books, 1979
ISBN 10: 0670415812 ISBN 13: 9780670415816
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some short tears and edgewear to dustjacket. Classic of French literature, brilliantly translated into English, features witty interpretations of 70 of Aesop's immortal Fables: The Grasshopper and the Ant, The Town Rat and the Country Rat, The Fox and the Grapes, The Hare and the Tortoise, and dozens more. Jean de La Fontaine (1621?1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.
Very Good. Condition: Very Good. Fables, French Translations into English.
Published by Viking Press, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0670415812 ISBN 13: 9780670415816
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
1/4 Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated by J. J. Grandville (illustrator). A charming edition with some wrinkling around the spine edges and little rubbing to the boards, in otherwise Fine condition in an alike dust-jacket; This book of La Fontaine's fables is a collection of wisdom and life lessons that are timeless. La Fontaine's stories are both amusing and instructive, and will appeal to readers of all ages. This book is a great way to introduce young children to the classics, as well as to explore the wisdom of La Fontaine himself.; B & W Illustrations; 8vo; 272 pages.