LA FONTAINE (Jean de).

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LA FONTAINE (Jean de).
Tales and short stories. Illustrated edition by Messrs. Tony Johannot, Cam. Roqueplan, Devéria, C. Boulanger, Fragonard père, Janet-Lange, Français, Laville, Ed Varrier and Adrien Féart Paris, Ernest Bourdin et Cie, s.d. (1839). Large in-8, half bottle green morocco with corners, spine ribbed and decorated, untrimmed, blue illustrated cover and spine retained (Champs). First edition. Frontispiece, vignette on the title, five ornate faux-titres and 31 wood-engraved plates. A very fine copy, bound in booklet form, with its attractive illustrated cover in perfect condition (small lack at the spine), enriched with a portrait of La Fontaine engraved on steel by Hopwood. From the Victor Mercier library with bookplate and mention of collation in pencil dated 24 October 1900.
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