Par. M. de La Fontaine. A AMSTERDAM. [Paris, David Jeune]. M. DCC.LXII. [1762].

Obra em 2 volumes. In 8º (de 17x11 cm) com xiv, 268, [i]; viii, [i], 306, [i], 16, [i] pags.

Encadernações artísticas inteiras de pele marroquin vermelho com finos ferros a ouro nas lombadas, executadas pelo mestre encadernador Hardy Mennil.

Profusamente ilustrado com gravuras em extra-texto.

Cortes dourados por folhas.

Exemplar com ex-libris de Henry Lambert.

 2 volumes. Superbly bound in full red morocco by Hardy-Mennil. Splendid copy of one of the most famous editions of the stories and novels by Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695). The illustrations were engraved by Aliamet, Bacquoy, Choffard, Delafosse and others, and Choffard (1730-1809) also engraved the vignettes and head and tail pieces which comment on the events in every preceding tale. In the second volume the last tail piece is the portrait of Choffard. The portrait of la Fontaine is in the first volume designed by Rigaud and engraved by Ficquet, who also engraved the portrait of Charles Eisen after Vispré in the second volume. Eisen (1720-1778)  on his turn is the designer of the 80 engraved plates illustrating the stories. He is one of the acknowledged masters of French Rococo book illustration, and these 80 are is finest work.

 Ilustrée de 2 portrait gravés par Ficquet d'après Rigaud et Vispré, 80 gravures hors texte gravées par Aliamet, Bacquoy, Choffard, Delafosse et al. d'après les dessins d'Eisen. Vignettes et cul-de-lampe par Choffard.

Édition des Fermiers Généraux, primier tirage, avec les planches du Cas de Conscience, di Diable de Papefiguière des Lunettes, du Bât et du Rossignol découverts.

'Parmi les livres du 18eme siècle, cette édition des Contes de la Fontaine, dites des Fermiers Généraux, parce qu"ils en firent les frais, est celle dont l"ensemble est le plus beau et le plus agréable; c"est, en outre le chef-d"oeuvre d"Eisen...' (Cohen).

Très bel exemplaire en marroquin rouge.

Cohen - de Ricci 558-68; Rochambeau 78 (2); Lewine 278.