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LA FONTAINE (Jean de), VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet dit) …
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LA FONTAINE (Jean de), VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet dit) …
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Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
LA FONTAINE (Jean de), VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet dit) etc. [Collection of the best tales in verse] Contes et nouvelles en vers par M. de La Fontaine [t. 1 & 2]. [Recueil des meilleurs contes en vers] Contes et nouvelles en vers par M. de La Fontaine [t. 1 & 2]- Contes et nouvelles en vers par MM. Voltaire, Vergier, Sénecé, Perrault, Moncrif & le P. Ducerceau [t. 3]- Contes et nouvelles en vers par MM. Grécourt, Autereau, Saint-Lambert, Champfort, Piron, Dorat, La Monnoye & François de Neufchateau [t. 4]. London, s. n. (Cazin), 1778.
4 vol. in-16, red morocco, richly decorated smooth spine, title and appendices, triple fillet framing the covers, gilt fillet on the edges, gilt inner border, gilt edges (period binding).
Portrait of La Fontaine and 116 unsigned mid-page vignettes attributed to Duplessi-Bertaux, Dreppe and Durand.
This attractive collection, known as the "petits conteurs", is one of the most sought-after of the Cazins.
A very fine copy in contemporary morocco. Two bookplates: Michel and Jeanine Parisot & KF. (Rochambeau, p. 529, no. 93; Cohen, 859)
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