GELLERT, Christian Furchtegott; GAY, John, (Trans by Claude-Francois-Felix Boulenger de Rivery)Biblio.com
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1754000354Paris: Duchesne 1754. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First Edition. 12mo. pp. lxviii 129 15. Fleuron on title and three chapter head vignettes by Aliamet Pitre-Martenaise and Sornique after Eisen. Bound in period mottled calf boards re-backed with original gilt spine preserved; well rubbed but still attractive; morocco spine label is renewed; corner tips to boards are neatly repaired. Early ownership ticket on inside front cover "D.F. Lesne Maitre en Chirurgie rue S. Benoit." First French translations from the German of Christian Furchtegott Gellerts fables. Some of John Gays fables are also translated. The fables are preceded by Boulenger de Riverys essay "Discours sur la literature allemande" pp. lxvii which discusses the Fables of Gellert Gay and Fontaine. Cohen-De Ricci p. 182; Lewine p. 79; Cioranescu 13457; Barbier II p. 414. <br/> <br/> Duchesne hardcover