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The Story of Reynard the Fox.
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A version of the Reynard/Renart cycle first published in England in the late 1400's, which begins with the trial scene and the chickens bringing in their murdered daughter on a bier. Quite a lively contrast to the moral tales available!
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$65.00
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The Story of Reynard the Fox.
/Kaubach, from his designs, illustrator.
NY: Leavitt & Allen, 1861/c. 1860; Dark brown blindstamped cover, with gilt Reynard, bear and cat dancing, yellow endpapers, 6 plates with pale blue background areas, details handcoloured, probably commercially but inexpertly, 5.75x7.5"; 31 pp. (nice 19th c sewing advertising card with whippet glued in)
CONDITION: Good; finely penned 1860's Christmas gift inscription, corners bumped and rubbed to card at tips, spine ends bumped, cover dusty, small snipped chip on margin of free front endpaper, pages darkening, lt. soil.
Control Number:
14029
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