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LA FONTAINE (Jean de). [Works]. Paris, Stéréotype d'Herhan, …
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LA FONTAINE (Jean de). [Works]. Paris, Stéréotype d'Herhan, …
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €240
Voluntary lot
Description
LA FONTAINE (Jean de). [Works]. Paris, Stéréotype d'Herhan, 1803-1804.
5 vol. in-12, porphyry calf, ornate smooth spine, red title-piece, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, filleted edges, interior roulette, gilt edges (period binding).
One of the first editions (the 3rd) of the complete works. Each of the volumes has its own title, and they are only grouped together as the Œuvres by the false title.
1. Fables (2 parts in 1 vol.) - 2. Contes (2 parts in 1 vol.) - 3. Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon, suivies des poëmes d'Adonis, de la Captivité de Saint-Malc, et du Quinquina. - 4. theatre (9 plays) - 5. miscellaneous works (2 parts in 1 vol.).
Ex-libris of the Bibliothèque du Cte Chevreau d'Antraigues, ex-libris in leather KF.
A very fine copy in porphyry calf (Rochambeau, p. 640, no. 3).
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