Fables Choisies, Mises en Vers par Monsieur de La Fontaine
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Coste, Pierre
de La Fontaine, Jean
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1757
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This is a lovely little book, the earliest Coste edition I have. It is certainly in the family of Bodemann #121. The date matches with #121.2, but the editor there is Prault fils aîné, whereas here it is Humblot. The description of #121.1, published in 1743, also seems to match up well. Here as in #121.2 the printer is Didot. The frontispiece by Picart has Aesop explaining his fables to La Fontaine. There is a lovely vignette at the beginning of each book, several of them labeled Caron. The description for #121.1 refers to two landscapes in conjunction with two dedications, but I cannot find them. All twelve books are here in two volumes separately paginated. What a lovely inexpensive find!
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Chez Humblot
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9891 (Access ID)