La Fontaine, Jean deFables choisies. 2 vols. in 1 vol. With engraved frontispiece and 275 engraved plates after Oudry. Paris, Valade, 1783. 2 vols, XLVIII, 164 p. 2 vols, IV, 252 p. Folio. HLdr. d. 19th c. with gilt stamped ribbed label and gilt back (rubbed and bumped). La Fontaine, Jean de Fables choisies. 2 tle. in 1 vol. With engraved frontispiece and 275 engraved plates after Oudry. Paris, Valade, 1783. 2 vols, XLVIII, 164 p. 2 vols, IV, 252 p. Folio. HLdr. d. 19th c. with gilt stamped label and gilt back (rubbed and bumped). Grässe IV, 73. Brunet VII, 749 ("elle est fort rare"). Cohen de Ricci, 553. Rochambeau, 124 ("peu connue et assez rare"). - Richly illustrated and generous impression with the plates after Oudry, which follow the edition of 1755-1759 by Desaint et Saillant. Engraved by Cochin, Tardieu and Aubert, among others. - At the beginning of a few leaves with a short tear in the white margin. Partly somewhat finger- and brownstained. Somewhat browned and sporadically minimally waterstained. Last few pp. somewhat waterstained. Decorative and wide-margined impression with the florid illustrations. 2 parts in 1 vol. With engraved frontispiece and 275 engraved plates after Oudry. Folio. Half leather of the 19th century with gilt label and decoration on spine (rubbed and bumped). - Richly illustrated and generous impression with the plates after Oudry, which follow the edition of 1755-1759 by Desaint et Saillant. Engraved by Cochin, Tardieu and Aubert, among others. - At the beginning a few pages with short tear in the white margin. Partly somewhat finger- and brownstained. Somewhat browned and sporadically minimally waterstained. Last few pp. somewhat waterstained. Decorative and wide-margined impression with the lavish illustrations.