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Selected Fables of La Fontaine. Translated by Marianne Moore.
London: Faber and Faber, 1955. 8vo. First UK edition. Original blue cloth, gilt. Spine partially faded and front board slightly warped. Extensive pencil underlining and notes throughout (beginning on the flyleaf) by Charles Tomlinson. Unclipped d/w is tanned and spotted with a chip at the head of the spine. Very good in very good d/w. Item #6078
Loosely inserted is a newspaper clipping with a photograph of Moore at a party wearing 'a big-brim sailor' hat instead of 'her famous tricorne'. There is also a review slip from the publisher.
From the library of Charles Tomlinson, CBE (1927-2015). Poet, translator, illustrator and academic.
Price: £35.00
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