LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE) Fables choisies, mises en vers, 4 vol., half-titles, engraved frontispiece by C.N. Cochin after Oudry, additional engraved portrait of Oudry by Tardieu after Largilliere bound before title in volume 2, 275 plates after Oudry engraved by Aubert, Aveline and others, woodcut head- and tailpieces, plate for 'Le singe et le léopard' in its second (lettered) state, some browning and occasional spotting (mostly to text), contemporary calf gilt, g.e., rebacked preserving original spines with gilt morocco lettering labels, old blue paper endpapers [Cohen-De Ricci 548], folio (405 x 268mm.), Paris, Desaint & Saillant [and others], 1755-1759 Footnotes: Provenance: Johann Nathanael Pezold (1739-1813), Bibliotheca Pezoldiana bookplate. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com