Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian - Fables de Florian - 1825

Beautiful illustrated edition of 6 etchings hors-texte (out of 6) from this collection of moral and literary fables that sits within the great French tradition inherited from Jean de La Fontaine while developing a softer, more sentimental and often more optimistic tone -

Through a wide variety of stories featuring animals, human beings, allegorical characters and sometimes figures borrowed from the pastoral world, Florian seeks to educate the reader while entertaining them -

Each fable rests on a simple situation that leads to a moral reflection on human virtues and faults. The author tackles themes such as friendship, kindness, generosity, fidelity, prudence, modesty, justice, recognition and respect for others -

He also denounces pride, excessive ambition, ingratitude, vanity, selfishness, greed and abuses of power. The animals speak and act like humans, allowing Florian to observe human behaviors in a light and accessible form -

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian - Fables of Florian - 1825 - Ledentu -
212 p.

Condition: fair binding state, work in its full original brown leather, leather wear, some minor defects on boards and spine, spine partially split, some parts of spine detached, one board not folding back perfectly, missing caps, worn corners, marbled edges initially with colors almost faded, yellowed, stained, very dirty and foxed, smooth gilt spine, gilt titling on morocco label, gilded borders framing the boards -

Good interior condition, paper slightly yellowed, a bit warped, several pages creased, edges a bit brownish, some foxing and damp marks, folds, title page missing, but the collation and printing by Imprimerie Casimir correspond to the 1825 edition, work enriched with 6 hors-texte engravings (out of 6), marbled endpapers in good condition -

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