ISBN: 9780199650729 - selected fables (12 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. A lovely crisp, clean hardcover in very good condition; light shelf wear and bit of fraying at end of marker ribbon. DJ in near fine condition.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition.

hardcover. Condición: Good.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Cover and edges may have some wear.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st thus.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Light shelf wear to extremities.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 224 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing (print run include '1'). With original unclipped (and unpriced to front inner flap) jacket. A new translation by Christopher Betts. With illustrations by Gustave Dore. Index. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners and the odd light crease to edges. Boards are near fine with minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Gore, Gustave (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Wie neu. Gebraucht - Wie neu Wie neu, Importqualität, auf Lager - La Fontaine's verse fables turned the traditional folktales derived from Aesop and a range of Oriental sources into some of the greatest, and best-loved, poetic work in French. His versions of stories such as 'The Hare and the Tortoise' and 'The Wolf and the Lamb' are witty and sophisticated, satirizing human nature in miniature dramas in which the outcome is always unpredictable. The behaviour of both animals and humans is usually centred on deception and cooperation (or the lack of it), as they cheat and fight each other, arguing about life and death, property and food, in an astonishing variety of narrative styles. The fables have long been popular with all ages, though their ironic take on contemporary society in French aristocratic circles is best appreciated by adults. This new translation by Christopher Betts matches the original in inventiveness and subtlety. It includes half of the fables first published in twelve books between 1668 and 1693, across the full range of subjects and themes. The fables are illustrated with a selection of Gustave Doré's majestic engravings, and an introduction offers insights into La Fontaine's life and literary artistry.…