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[FENELON Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-]  The Tales and Fables of the Late Archbishop and Duke of Cambray
for John Hawkins and sold by John Osborn 1736
in French and English, written originally for the instruction of a Young Prince; and now publish'd for the use of schools; to which is prefix'd, an account of the author's life, extracted from the Memoirs of the Chevalier Ramsay, author of the Travels of Cyrus; with a particular and curious relation of the method observed in training up the Young Prince, even from his Infancy, to Virtue and Learning, by Nathaniel Gifford, contemporary full-leather, spine chipped, corners rubbed, hinges cracked but cords holding, covers a trifle bowed, illustrated with twenty-nine copper plates engraved by George Bickham junior, red and black titlepage, parallel French and English text (double column), old worm run to leading margin affecting the occasional letter, good. first edition; 164 pages
£200.00    (equal to approx. US$313.18* or €249.91* for 25 May 2012)

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