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Fables Choisies, mises en vers par M de la Fontaine
(Aux dépens des Libraires associés, 1790)
This long-lived little volume comes as a gift from old collector friends. It includes the first seven books of La Fontaine's fables in addition to the usual introductory material. It is very close, for these seven books, ...
Recueil de Fables Choisies Dans le Goût de M. De la Fontaine
(Chez PH.N. Lottin & J.H. Butard, 1749)
The title continues Sur de petits airs & Vaudevilles connus notés à la fin pour en faciliter le chant. Not in Bodemann. Six books of fables on 322 small (2½ x 5) pages. Notice that both the texts and the organization ...
The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine
(Dawson's Bookshop, 1759)
An impressive pair of pages with the fable of l' Hymenee et l' Amour. Beautifully boxed and presented. Unfortunately, the Oudry illustration is lacking. Brewer's monograph seems sensible and direct.
Fables Choisies, Mises en Vers par Monsieur de La Fontaine
(Chez Humblot, 1757)
This is a lovely little book, the earliest Coste edition I have. It is certainly in the family of Bodemann #121. The date matches with #121.2, but the editor there is Prault fils aîné, whereas here it is Humblot. The ...
Fables de la Fontaine, Tome Premier
(P. Didot L'aînéP. Didot l'ainé, 1798)
The first of two volumes; the second volume is missing. This is a small book (4 x 5¾) done in An VII, i.e., the seventh year after the revolution. It contains the first six books of La Fontaine's fables on 136 pages. ...
Fables Choisies, Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine. Tome Premier
(Chez François Lacombe Henri Vincent, Imprimeur,, 1792)
Bodemann #135.10. She calls it a changed reproduction of an edition going back to 1759 in Paris. See my comments on the second, third, and fourth volumes. This acquisition marks the completion of the set. I had started ...
Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine: Nouvelle Edition Gravée en taille-douce, Vol. II
(Valmer-Bibliophilie, 1766)
This is a curious set of six volumes, beautifully bound, replicating the Fessard edition of 1765-75, as the colophon near the end of the book points out. This second volume (Books 3 and 4) was published in 1766. I can ...
Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine: Nouvelle Edition Gravée en taille-douce, Vol. I
(Valmer-BibliophileValmer-Bibliophilie, 1765)
This is a curious set of six volumes, beautifully bound, replicating the Fessard edition of 1765-75, as the colophon near the end of the book points out. I can find no other number than the 102 that seems part of the ...
Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine: Nouvelle Edition Gravée en taille-douce, Vol. III
(Valmer-Bibliophilie, 1768)
This is a curious set of six volumes, beautifully bound, replicating the Fessard edition of 1765-75, as the colophon near the end of the book points out. This third volume (Books 5 and 6) was published in 1768. I can ...
Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine: Nouvelle Edition Gravée en taille-douce, Vol. V
(Valmer-Bibliophilie, 1774)
This is a curious set of six volumes, beautifully bound, replicating the Fessard edition of 1765-75, as the colophon near the end of the book points out. This fifth volume (Books 9 and 10) was published in 1774. I can ...