Fables de Florian — Illustrated by J.J. Grandville | c.1842–1845 | Dubochet Edition

Fables de Florian — Illustrated by J.J. Grandville | c.1842–1845 | Dubochet EditionA beautifully preserved mid 19th century edition of Fables de Florian, illustrated throughout by the celebrated French artist J. J. Grandville. Bound in original indigo blue cloth with an elaborate gilt pictorial cover and ornate gilt spine, this Romantic period binding remains tight and sound. The publishers name, Dubochet, is stamped in gilt at the base of the spinean identifying mark of Dubochet et Cie editions produced in Paris during the 1840s.