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LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Contes et Nouvelles en vers. sl, sn, 1777. 2 vols. in-8 calf porphyre, ornate smooth spines, green titles and gilded headpieces, gilt roulette framing the covers, red speckled edges (period binding). Headbands worn, spine rubbed, corners slightly worn. Second counterfeit of the Fermiers Généraux edition published in 1762, illustrated with 2 frontispieces, 1 portrait and 80 out-of-text figures (the first figure of volume I is mistakenly bound at the beginning of volume II). Slight scattered foxing. Apart from minor binding defects, a fine copy.

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LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Contes et Nouvelles en vers. sl, sn, 1777. 2 vols. in-8 calf porphyre, ornate smooth spines, green titles and gilded headpieces, gilt roulette framing the covers, red speckled edges (period binding). Headbands worn, spine rubbed, corners slightly worn. Second counterfeit of the Fermiers Généraux edition published in 1762, illustrated with 2 frontispieces, 1 portrait and 80 out-of-text figures (the first figure of volume I is mistakenly bound at the beginning of volume II). Slight scattered foxing. Apart from minor binding defects, a fine copy.

Estimate 150 - 180 EUR

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