first edition Paperback
1795 · London
by Florian, Jean Pierre Claris de
London: No publisher listed, 1795. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First (presumed) edition. Quarto (4to). [1]-55 pages of text, followed by [i] blank. Title page slightly toned. Final blank page slightly soiled. Bound in modern (circa 1960) stiff brown paper wrappers. Two poems in French with English translation on facing page. Poems are "Ruth: Eglogue" or "Ruth: An Eclogue" and "La Poule De Caux" or "The Darking Pullet." On title page is written "David Pennant Esq with the Translator's compliments" and much in light pencil. May lack a corresponding title page in French. France, Fables. Pages are 9+7/8" in height. Bibliographic information regarding this imprint is evasive. Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755-1794)..
(Inventory #: 005675)