Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine: Nouvelle Edition Gravée en taille-douce, Vol. III
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de La Fontaine, Jean
Olivet, Pierre-Joseph Thoulier
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1768
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Here is the third volume of the set of six volumes, published between 1765 and 1775. See my comments on the first volumes in 1765 and 1766. This volume contains only a T of C before it begins with The Woodcutter and Mercury, the 83rd fable in this work and the first in La Fontaine's Book V. Again, when the fables begin, pagination moves from Roman to Arabic numerals. The pagination skips the full engraved plates, which are not printed on the verso. These full-page illustrations are again presented in frames similar to those one would find around Oudry's work. Almost every fable receives three illustrations: a full-page engraving, a headpiece, and a tailpiece. Memorable illustrations include: The Horse and the Wolf (17); the tailpiece for The Doctors (26); the headpiece for The Eagle and the Owl (37); TB (42); The Stag Seeing Himself in the Water (66); and all three illustrations for Horse and Ass (80). The full illustration for 2P (5) shows Fessard's inclination to create a huge backdrop, even for a small scene. I enjoy the contrast between light with luxuriousness and dark with demand in The Old Woman and the Two Servant Girls (13). The two images of lions for The Lion Going to War (40) are particularly poorly rendered. Half-calf over five raised bands on the spine, marbled endpapers, and a page-marking ribbon.
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Chez des Lauriers, Md. De Papiers
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