Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Jean De La Fontaine. Selected Fables. George Braziller, New York, 1957.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean tight copy bound in light green cloth with gilt title on spine. Faded top and bottom edges, and single red marker dot on bottom page edges, else fine. Mylar - protected dust jacket is unclipped, with chips and closed tears to top and bottom, Spine is faded. The sweeping satirical lines of La Fontaine, brilliantly translated by Eunice Clark, and illustrated with the humourous and deeply human drawings of Alexander Calder. 36 fables, each illustrated by full or half-page illustrations. 89 pages. Due to size and weight of this item, additional shipping charges may be necessary.
Seller: AFTER WORDS OF ANN ARBOR, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Large quarto. B&W illustrations. Condition: some edge-tearing to top edge of front panel of DJ; DJ sunned with minor wear; else near fine in good DJ. 88 pages.
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Fontaine, Jean de la. Selected Fables. George Braziller, New York, 1957.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Green cloth covers, 88 pages, b/w illustrations, DJ in mylar sleeve. DJ has 3/4" thin black mark on back panel, as well as four 3/4" scratches, a couple leaving small gouges near top edge.There are a few other very small tears and chips in edges. International and priority shipping will be extra; please inquire.; 9 1/2 x 12 1/4" Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
DE LA FONTAINE, JEAN. SELECTED FABLES. GEORGE BRAZILLER, INC., NEW YORK, 1957.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: PRIOR OWNER'S NAME/DATE, SMALL AND NEAT ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER. OTHERWISE NEAR FINE +. A CLEAN STRONG VERY PRESENTABLE COPY. Size: LARGE QUARTO
Seller: BRIER ROSE BOOKS, TEANECK, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In light green jacket with red and black titling, 4to, 89pp. Illustrated By Alexander Calder. (fading and toning to jacket at spine, foredges, and extremities, toning to page edges) Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$63.75 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: ; Green cloth cover has a hint of sunning along top edge otherwise pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket is sunned on spine . With scuffs and two short tears but clean and very good. Publisher's price of $10.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) ; 88 pages
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Hardcover. Minimal shelf/edge wear, touch of sun at top of boards, ownership mark at ffep and stamp at rear pastedown; DJ shows light sun toning, else clean. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 88pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Calder, Alexander & Jean de la Fontaine.. Selected Fables.. New York: George Braziller., 1957.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cloth. First edition. Spine lightly sunned. Illustrated by Calder in b&w. Near fine in dust jacket, with a few tears.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 88 numbered pp +1; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; no defects. Cover: med green, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear, t.e. lt sunned. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, olive, red artwork front/back, black titles front/spine; minimal edge/shelfwear, spine/portion of front modestly faded, several sm closed tears front, 1 sm closed tear back.
Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.
La Fontaine, Jean De. Selected Fables. George Braziller, Inc., New York, 1957.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: F/VG+, DJ spine darkened, extremities darkened, slight wear front lower corner. Overall, a solid tight copy protected in mylar. ; 4to, green cloth, gilt lettering spine, DJ, 88pp. Translated by Eunice Clark with numerous illustrations by Alexander Calder.
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.