online Fables Nouvelles, Divisees en six livres, et Dediees a Monseigneur Le Duc de Bourgogne, by M. Grozelier. Published by Desaint & Saillant (Paris). Print date 1760. 291 pages. 5.75" by 3.5". Written in French. Divided into six books, with about twenty fables in each section.
Bound in full leather. There is wear at corners and head and heel of spine. The spine has a title label that the bottom half is missing from. Front board had a liquid spill and a droplet spot. Boards are lightly scuffed. The spine has gilt lettering and decoration that is still bright. Outer joints as well as inner hinges are intact. There is a previous owner bookplate on front pastedown ep. Pages are still bright and there is minimal spotting/foxing, and with a faint dampstain at the bottom of a few pages. This was dedicated to the Duke of Burgandy, who was probably Louis Joseph Xavier de France. He was just a boy, born in 1751. He died shortly after this was published, in 1761 at age 9.
Overall condition is Very Good
In the US book will be shipped insured media.
Product code: 1760 online Fables Nouvelles