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400 - La Fontaine, J. de. Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon, avec le poeme d'Adonis. Paris, Didot le Jeune (pour Saugrain), l'An III (1795). 4 leaves, 234 pages. With 1 engraved portrait frontispiece and 8 copperplate engravings. 4to. Contemporary leather binding with spine flap, gilt inscription, gilt-stamped cover border and gilt edges (somewhat rubbed).
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La Fontaine, J. de. Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon, avec le poeme d'Adonis. Paris, Didot le Jeune (pour Saugrain), l'An III (1795). 4 leaves, 234 pages. With 1 engraved portrait frontispiece and 8 copperplate engravings. 4to. Contemporary leather binding with spine flap, gilt inscription, gilt-stamped cover border and gilt edges (somewhat rubbed). Cohen/Ricci 583; Sander 1034. - First edition with illustrations by J.-M. Moreau, engraved under his direction by Dambrun, Duhamel, Dupréel, de Ghendt, Halbou, Petit and Simonet. 'Ex. avec les noms des artistes à la pointe sèche' (handwritten note on the mirror).- Beautiful print on wide-margined wove paper in magnificent Didot typography.- A few light spots (mostly only in the white outer margin), 2 restored edge tears.
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