Vol. 1:
Front wrapper and title page (in red and black): CONTES | ET | NOUVELLES | DE | LA FONTAINE | ILLUSTRATIONS | EN COULEURS | DE | BRUNELLESCHI | {vignette} | PREMIER ET DEUXIÈME LIVRE | GIBERT JEUNE | LIBRAIRIE D'AMATEURS | 61, BOULEVARD SAINT-MICHEL, 61 | PARIS ||
Pagination: [2] – blanks, [2] – h.t. / limit., [2] – t.p. / blank, [6] – advert., [2] – d.t.p., 1-164 [165-6], [4] – table, [2] – imprint / blank, [2] – blanks; total 188 pages (94 leaves) with 35 in-text black illustrations, plus 16 colour plates extraneous to collation, incl. frontispiece.
Vol. 2:
Front wrapper and title page similar to Vol. 1 but TROISIÈME, QUATRIÈME ET CINQUIÈME LIVRE under the vignette.
Pagination: [2] – blanks, [2] – h.t. / limit., [2] – t.p. / blank, [2] – d.t.p., 1-233 [234], [4] – table, [2] – colophon / blank, [2] – blanks; total 250 pages (125 leaves) with 42 in-text black illustrations, plus 16 colour plates extraneous to collation, incl. frontispiece.
Edition: Limited edition of 3,000 copies, this copy is № 1 (stamped in black in vol. 1).
Printed on the 10th of June, 1938 by J. Dumoulin (H. Barthélemy – director, Louis Malexis – mise en page); stencil-colouring (au pochoir) by E. Charpentier under direction of the artist.
Binding: Two volumes 26.3 x 20.3 cm, uniformly bound in publisher’s pictorial flapped wrappers with vignettes and lettering to front wrapper and spine and publisher’s device to back wrapper.
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Media/Technique | Stencil |
| Binding | Original , Softcover , Wrappers |
| Material | Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | France , French literature , Humour , Moral , Short stories |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus |
| Creation / Publishing date | 10-JUN-1938 |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1938 |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
