Jean de la Fontaine, Fables Paris, Hachette éditeur, 1868 In - Lot 575

Jean de la Fontaine, Fables Paris, Hachette éditeur, 1868 In-folio bound in red half-chagrin and percaline, spine ribbed with gilded fillets, fleuron and title, gilded edges, marbled endpapers, 864 pages richly illustrated with in-text engravings by Gustave Doré. (slight rubbing, traces of moisture, foxing) ATTACHED: - Jean de la Varende, Nez de cuir, gentilhomme d'Amour Rouen, Maugard éditeur, 1934 In-folio bound in full cognac grained leather, copy on tinted laid paper, marbled endpaper. (Lower headband slightly worn, freckles) - Paul Arène, La Vraie tentation du grand Saint Antoine, contes de Noël Paris, G. Charpentier éditeur, 1880 In-plano bound in half leather with corners, copy enriched with engravings in text, marbled endpaper. (Headbands worn, scratches, a tear on one of the first pages, freckles)