LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621-95). Contes et Nouvelles en Vers, [n.p.], 1777. 2 volumes. 8° (205 x 125mm.). Engraved titles, engraved frontispieces by Vidal, engraved portrait of La Fontaine, 87 engraved plates, some hand-coloured, engraved head and tail pieces. (Occasional light spotting). 19th-century red half morocco gilt over marbled boards by Gaillard, the spines gilt in compartments, green calf lettering-piece in one, the others decorated with floral motifs, top edges gilt. Cohen-de Ricci 571. (2)