La Fontaine,J.De.
Contes et nouvelles en vers. 2 vols. O.O.u.Dr. 1777. with 2 gest. Front., 2 gest. title vign., gest. portrait by Macret after Rigaud et Ficquet, 79 (of 80) engravings after Eisen u. some gest. vign. XIV, 200, 13 pp., 1 leaf; VII, 286 pp. Ldrbde. d. Zt. with rsch. a. gilt (rubbed a. damaged, some joints damaged). Sander 1040. Rochambeau 90. Cohen-R. 571/72. - Early reprint (probably Amsterdam) of the famous edition by Fermiers-Generaux of 1762. The fine engravings after the models of Eisen. Some vignettes newly engraved for this edition. - Without plate "Le Pseautier". Partly stained, 1 endpaper loose. - ╔Including: Lucanus,M.A.╗ La Pharsale, trad. par Marmontel. 2 vols. Paris, Merlin 1766. with 1 gest. Front. a. 10 engravings after Gravelot.
