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    By J. F. Marmontel; L. T. Ventouillac
    London   S. Low; Treuttel; Würtz; Treuttel Fils et Richter
    5.5" by 3.5" xii, 166, ii pp.
    A very scarce, 1829 second edition of Marmontel’s Contes moraux, with notes by L. T. Ventouillac, and two engraved frontispiece plate illustrations.
    By J. F. Marmontel; L. T. Ventouillac

    1829 Choix des Contes Moraux

    London   S. Low; Treuttel; Würtz; Treuttel Fils et Richter
    5.5" by 3.5" xii, 166, ii pp.
    A very scarce, 1829 second edition of Marmontel’s Contes moraux, with notes by L. T. Ventouillac, and two engraved frontispiece plate illustrations.
    £120.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 965H7
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    Description

    Early Edition, Leather Binding, Rebound, Very Scarce

    Bound in a full calf binding.

    This volume is the second edition, second issue of selected moral tales by Jean-François Marmontel.

    This volume presents a selection of Marmontel’s Contes Moraux "Moral Tales", short didactic stories originally written in the 18th century. This volume features two engraving illustration frontispiece plates by J. Romney and E. I. Roberts. Collated, complete.

    Marmontel, (1723-1799) was a French historian, writer and a member of the Encyclopédistes movement. He was a key figure of the French Enlightenment, and crafted these stories for the Mercure de France. They were later collected into book form beginning in 1761.

    Condition

    Bound in full-calf binding. Externally, smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities, particularly the spine and joints. The odd handling mark and scratch to boards. Slight loss at head of spine. Slight cracking at joints. Previous seller's label to front paste down. Front hinge strained with front free endpaper slightly loose. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots, heavier to fore edge.

    Very Good

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