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Maître Paul PASTAUD

1112 - LA FONTAINE (Jean de) & FRAGONARD (Jean-Honoré). Tales […] w…
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Estimate €60 - €80
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LA FONTAINE (Jean de) & FRAGONARD (Jean-Honoré). Tales […] with illustrations by Fragonard, a reprint of the 1795 Didot edition, revised and expanded with an introduction by Anatole de Montaiglon. Paris, Le Vasseur, 1884. 2 vols. large quarto (32.7 x 26.5 cm), red half-shagreen with corner pieces, richly decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number in gold, double gilt line on the covers, gilt head (contemporary binding). Two portraits (La Fontaine and Fragonard) and 150 plates (drawings and finished engravings) after Fragonard. Restoration to the binding; foxing in places, otherwise a fine copy. KF leather bookplate. (Rochambeau, p. 557, no. 184)
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 3 of 4 – Nos. 1085 to 1642
Auction location
Auction time 08/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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