LA FONTAINE (Jean de). The loves of Psyche and Cupid, with the poem of Adonis. Paris, by Saugrain [Impr. Didot le jeune], 1795. In-folio, bound in full red morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt, boards with multiple gilt roulettes framing the boards and arms in the centre, int. lace, gilt edges (period binding). [4] ff. 234 pp. Illustrated with 1 portrait engraved by Audouin after Hyacinthe Rigaud and 8 out of text figures after Moreau le Jeune engraved by Simonet, Duhamel, Petit, Dupréel, etc... A fine copy, but the sexes of the discovered engravings have been scratched and then retouched with ink. A handwritten annotation in the book indicates that the arms would be those of the Souza da Camara family.Provenance: Collection of a Basel bibliophile Good condition Binding: Some stains and scratches, notably on the first board Some old spidery marks on the second board Int. cracked 1 number (195) in black ink is inscribed on the upper board. Inside pages: Minor foxing Restoration of a horizontal tear in the text on the leaf pp.59-60, and on the border of the engraving between pp. 18-19