La Fontaine, [Jean de]. Tales and Novels. Volume I. (National Library, Collection of the Best Ancient and Modern Authors, 248). Paris, Librairie de la Bibliothèque Nationale, 1880

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Tales and Novels

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La Fontaine, [Jean de]
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Bibliothèque Nationale, Collection des meilleurs auteurs anciens et modernes

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14.5 x 9.5 cm; 192 p., price of the book “25 centimes, 35 centimes rendu franco dans toute la France” on its back cover and list of titles by the publishing house on verso of the front cover. P. [1] title page and bookplate CPC on recto, p. [3]-4 “Avertissemet de l’auteur pour la première édition du premier livre des ses contes (1665)”, p. 5-8 “Préface de la Fontaine pour la seconde édition du premier livre des ses contes (1665)”, p. 45-48 “Préface de l’auteur pour le second livre des ses contes (1667)”, p. [191]-192 “Table des matières” and p. 192 colophon. List of titles by the publishing house on recto and on verso of the back cover.


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La Fontaine, [Jean de]. Contes et nouvelles. Tome I. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Collection des meilleurs auteurs anciens et modernes, 248). Paris, Librairie de la Bibliothèque Nationale, 1880 [Tales and Novels]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.186, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/8.186.

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