357 - Dorat, CJ Marillier's illustrations for the two-volume edition of the Fables. 2 volumes. Delalain, 1773. Large octavo. 19th-century red morocco bindings (signed 'L. Durvand') with gilt title, upright fillets, and magnificent gilt inner edges.

Dorat, CJ Marillier's illustrations for the two-volume edition of the Fables. 2 volumes. Delalain, 1773. Large octavo. 19th-century red morocco bindings (signed 'L. Durvand') with gilt title, upright fillets, and magnificent gilt inner edges. Cohen/Ricci 313, Sander 508. - Contains the frontispiece from Volume I, the title vignette with the bust of Lafontaine, and 76 head and 83 end vignettes (instead of 99 each), some on laid china. - 'The illustrations for the Fables are first and foremost and are rightly considered the artist's finest achievements.' (Fürstenberg 104).- On the bookbinder Lucien Durvand, see Fléty 65.- Modern bookplates on mirrors.- Blank sheets with slight traces of glue.