FABLES ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

(Grandville, J. J.)illus. FABLES ORIGINAL AND SELECTED by G. Moir Bussey. Charles Tilt, London, 1839. 8vo., fine 3/4 morocco over marbled boards, 352pp., 49 "principal" wood engravings after Grandville, plus numerous head- and tail-pieces, initials, etc. The text includes an introduction by Bussey and hundreds of fables by "Eurpoean and Oriental" authors. The illustrations come from Grandville's Fables of La Fontaine, published in France the previous year. Fine.
Inventory # 3400

Price: $250.00