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Fifteen works by Jean de La Fontaine, Bronte sisters etc.

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Fifteen works by Jean de La Fontaine, Bronte sisters etc.
Description: Fifteen works Includes: 1) Title: The Fables of La Fontaine: In Two Volumes by Jean de La Fontaine. The Exquisite Series. Published by Estes and Lauriat, Boston. Translated from the French by Elizur Wright, with notes by J.W.M. Gibbs. Illustrations with etchings by Le Rat from designs by E.Adam. Bound in brown leather, gilt design. Five raised spine bands per edition with gilt accents. No date but preface dated 1881. Fair condition. Both volumes the front and back cover boards are detached. Chipping to leather and spine. 2) Title: The Novels of the Sisters Bronte. Twelve volumes. Published in 1924 by John Grant, Edinburgh. Complete set. Thornton edition. Illustrated. Edited by Temple Scott. Bound in brown/black leather and blue cloth. Fair-Good condition. Sunning, chipping, rubbing and bumping to spines. Some cover boards are detached or are starting to detach from spines. 3) Title: The Fields of France by Madame Mary Duclaux. Published in 1905 by Chapman and Hall Ltd., London. Bound in blue leather and blue cloth. Five raised spine bands with gilt floral accents and letters.