Pierre Blanchard - Le Fablier - 1810

Le Fablier du Second Âge – 1810
Le Fablier du second âge, ou Choix de fables à la portée des adolescens.

Paris: Chez Le Prieur, 1810. Fourth edition. 214 pp.

French collection of fables for young readers, with moral explanations and notes on history, mythology and natural history.

Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 15 engraved plates, each containing several illustrations. Complete with all 16 plates.

Contemporary auction catalogues describe the illustrations as etchings after Hust.

Simple modern hardboard binding. An ex libris is mounted on the inside front cover.

Condition: Good condition. Binding solid. Pages generally well preserved, with some age-related toning, foxing. The engraved plates are well preserved.