RARE! Fables Choisies by Jean de La Fontaine | Circa Late 1800s/Early 1900s Children's Fables | IN FRENCH | Gorgeous, Full-Page Illustrations

A stunning, antique children's book, Fables Choisies is a collection of different fables from around the world, compiled and retold in FRENCH by Jean de La Fontaine in the 1600s. This book is not dated, but the publishers was in business between 1888-1907.

ABOUT FABLES CHOISIES (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Jean de La Fontaine collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. They were issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694 and are considered classics of French literature. Humorous, nuanced and ironical, they were originally aimed at adults but then entered the educational system and were required learning for school children.

A lovely addition to your antique children's library.

BIXLEY NOTES
• Fables Choisies
• Collected & Retold by Jean de La Fontaine
• TEXT IS IN FRENCH
• Illustrator not credited
• Published by Libraries Imprimeries Reunites, Paris
• Circa 1888-1907
• 58 page linen hardcover with cloth spine
• Full-color, full-page illustrations for each fable
• Measures 12 3/4" x 9 3/4"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In excellent condition for its age
• Binding is nice and tight
• Covers show some lightwear along the edges as expected with age
• Inscribed in pencil on the title page
• Pages are in excellent condition