[LA FONTAINE (Jean de)].

[LA FONTAINE (Jean de)]. The Illustrations for La Fontaine’s Fables, engraved by Simon and Coiny. Paris: Simon and Coiny, Engravers, n.d. [circa 1785]. 8vo, sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine (contemporary binding). VERY FIRST EDITION, IN 8VO FORMAT, which was discontinued and OF WHICH ONLY A FEW COPIES WERE PRINTED. Production was halted at the end of the first volume of text (76 pp.) and after the 137th plate of the third volume of this edition, which was intended to comprise six volumes

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