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Beautiful and luxurious 1969 French edition of the complete works of La Fontaine’s Fables, produced by Jean de Bonnot, Paris, in 4 splendid volumes, based on the 1755 edition, with engravings by Jean Baptiste Oudry.
Volumes bound in high-quality bibliophile paper, richly gold-stamped leather, gilt top edge, and ribbon guide. 15 x 21 cm, with a total of 2,120 pages with various illustrations and all of Oudry’s full-page engravings, on special laid paper with the publisher’s watermark.
This enchanting masterpiece reinvents the art of storytelling, revealing with singular eloquence the paradoxes of a universe where nature is imbued with profound and mystical meaning. Between the cunning of a keen-eyed fox and the silent wisdom of a night owl, each volume weaves a literary fresco of rare intensity, inviting the reader to a meditation on destiny and the human condition. An essential piece for any exceptional collection, its narrative richness and formal beauty continue to captivate lovers of poetry and timeless emotions.
Volume 1: Life of La Fontaine, Life of Aesop, Studies. Contains 60 fables on 528 pages with a total of 72 engravings, including the Bookplate and a full-page allegorical portrait of La Fontaine.
Volume 2: Contains 64 fables on 528 pages with a total of 70 engravings, including the Bookplate and a full-page portrait of Jean Baptiste Oudry.
Volume 3: Contains 64 fables on 528 pages with a total of 69 engravings, including the full-page bookplate.
Volume 4: Contains 57 fables on 536 pages with a total of 70 engravings, including the full-page bookplate.
All four books are in excellent condition, despite being 56 years old, almost like new. A bibliophile gem. All contain a small, hidden bookplate from the previous owner, stamped with ink pads in the middle of the bookplate of the official engraving for each book.
These four beautiful books are accompanied by a fifth book with three works by La Fontaine, with the same characteristics as the previous ones (without the stamped bookplate), and also in excellent condition:
1969 edition by Jean de Bonnot, 528 pages:
Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon, with 24 double-page engravings by Antoine Borel.
Adonis, Poème.
Le Songe de Vaux
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