La Fontaine,J.D.

Le jeu des fables, ou fables de Lafontaine mises en action.... Volumes A and B. Paris, Lambert, Nepveu et Lefuel (Printed by Eberhardt) (1818). Qu.8°. With 4 (2 folded, 2 hand-colored) copper plates a. 33 hand-colored engraved figures. Inset figures. 32 P.; 32 P. Marb. Okart. in marbled. Opp. slipcase with decorated label. cover label. (Slipcase somewhat rubbed and damaged, partly with small tears). Rochambeau 1849. cf. Buijnsters, Papertoys p. 144. - Very rare early game to the famous fables. - The first 2 booklets of a four-part series of illustrations with insertion figures for a total of 60 fables by La Fontaine (15 fables per booklet), published in 1818-19. This playful concept in connection with La Fontaine's fables obviously enjoyed some popularity at that time; Rochambeau 1692 lists a second identical edition of 1818-19 (with all four issues) with only the publisher's addresses of Lambert, Nepveu, and Lefuel pasted over with the names and address of Guillot and of Giroux. - Text pages somewhat foxed - Issues A and B. With 4 (2 folding, 2 handcoloured) copper plates and 33 handcoloured engraved insert figures. Original cased boards in original cardboard slipcase (slipcase bumped and rubbed, partly with small tears). Text pages somewhat foxed.