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    • LA FONTAINE, JEAN. Fables Choisies, mises en Vers. 1668
      Oct. 16, 2018

      LA FONTAINE, JEAN. Fables Choisies, mises en Vers. 1668

      Est: $10,000 - $15,000

      LA FONTAINE, JEAN. Fables Choisies, mises en Vers. Engraved arms of the dedicatee, the 7-year-old Dauphin of France, on title; 118 etched text illustrations by François Chauveau. [28], 284, [2] (of [4]) pages, with second state of preliminary leaf õ2 and mounted correction slip on page 45; lacks final blank. 4to, 243x181 mm, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, front joint cracked and partly reinforced, cords intact, rear joint starting at top; infrequent and minimal spotting or marginal soiling, few faint ink marks in blank outer margin of page 63, slight stain in blank lower margin of page 69, faint dampstain along top edge of several leaves toward end, early manuscript corrections in ink on pages 9, 57, and 176; modern morocco pull-off case, scuffed. Paris: Denis Thierry, 1668

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    • La Fontaine (Jean de) Fables Choisies, 1668.
      Jan. 25, 2017

      La Fontaine (Jean de) Fables Choisies, 1668.

      Est: £20,000 - £30,000

      La Fontaine (Jean de) Fables Choisies, mises en vers, first edition, title with engraved device of the arms of the Dauphin, 118 engraved illustrations by Francois Chauveau (signed F.C.), woodcut decorations and tail-pieces, manuscript ink correction to H1 recto line 1 and Y4 verso line 14, occasional minor soiling, 19th century citron morocco, gilt, by Trautz-Bauzonnet, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red and black morocco labels, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., [Tchemerzine III, 865-866; Rochambeau p.4, 2], 4to, Paris, chez Denys Thierry, 1668. ⁂ A fine copy of one of the great masterpieces of French literature with rich impressions of the illustrations. This work comprises books I-VI; with books VII-XI appearing in 1678 and the final part XII in 1694. Provenance: A. Declaye; "Ex Museo Double" (both leather book labels); Librairie Thomas-Scheler (ticket); Andre Bertaut (sale, Paris, 1957, pencil inscription "Vente Bertaut 1957"); ?Oliot (unidentified monogram ticket).

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