LA FONTAINE, JEAN DE. Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam, 1762. Half-titles, 2 engraved portraits of La Fontaine and Eisen by Picquet after Rigaud and Vispré, and 80 plates by Aliamet, Baquoy, Chossard and others after Eisen. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary green morocco, elaborately gilt, joint of volume I cracked, slight rubbing to others; green morocco slipcases, light rubbing to edges. With "Le cas de conscience", "Le Diable de Papefiguiere", "Les Lunettes", "Le Bât", "Le Rossignol", "Richard Minutolo" plates in dicouvertes state and "Le Roi de Candaule", "Le Remede" plates before modification. Cohen-de-Ricci 558. (2)

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LA FONTAINE, JEAN DE. Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam, 1762. Half-titles, 2 engraved portraits of La Fontaine and Eisen by Picquet after Rigaud and Vispré, and 80 plates by Aliamet, Baquoy, Chossard and others after Eisen. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary green morocco, elaborately gilt, joint of volume I cracked, slight rubbing to others; green morocco slipcases, light rubbing to edges. With "Le cas de conscience", "Le Diable de Papefiguiere", "Les Lunettes", "Le Bât", "Le Rossignol", "Richard Minutolo" plates in dicouvertes state and "Le Roi de Candaule", "Le Remede" plates before modification. Cohen-de-Ricci 558. (2)

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