Lot 48
  • 48

LA FONTAINE, CONTES ET NOUVELLES EN VERS, AMSTERDAM, 1762, 2 VOLUMES, CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO GILT

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • Contes et nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam [i.e. Paris], 1762
2 volumes, 8vo (179 x 115mm.), half-titles, engraved portraits of La Fontaine and of Eisen, 80 engraved plates after Eisen, 4 vignettes and 53 culs-de-lampe by Choffard, CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO, triple gilt fillet border, flat spines gilt, gilt edges, endleaves of white paper with gilt stars

Provenance

Clarence McK. Lewis, sale, Parke-Bernet, 28 October 1954, lot 345, extract from sale catalogue loosely inserted

Literature

Cohen-De Ricci 558; Rochambeau, Contes 79

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

A fine copy of the "Fermiers Généraux" edition, with the first printing of these plates, considered to be Eisen's best work. This copy has the plates "Le Cas de Conscience", "Le Diable de Papefiguiere" and "Le Féronde" in their uncovered state.