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LA FONTAINE FABLES CHOISIES. 1765-1775. 6 VOL IN-8. EDITION GRAVÉE PAR FESSARD. VEAU BLOND GLACÉ ATTRIBUABLE À DEROME
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2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description
- La Fontaine, Jean de
- Fables Choisies, mises en vers. Paris, L'Auteur [Fessard], 1765-1775.
6 volumes in-8 (201 x 122 mm). Veau blond glacé, triple filet doré en encadrement, dos lisse orné au fer à l'oiseau, tranches dorées (Reliure de l’époque ).Restaurations aux coiffes et charnières. Premier tirage de cette célèbre édition dédiée aux enfants de France et entièrement gravée sur cuivre par Fessard. Exemplaire sur Hollande dans une reliure attribuable à Derome. Frontispice, 6 titres gravés, 243 figures hors texte, 246 vignettes et 226 culs-de-lampe par Barbin, Bidault, Caresme, Desrais, Houël, Kobell, Leclère, Leprince, Loutherbourg, Meyer et Monnet, gravés par Fressard. Le texte a été gravé par Montulay et Drouët. Provenance : bibliothèque russe (Charitonenko, ex-libris et cachet au verso des titres et à certains feuillets). -- Robert Hyde Greg (ex-libris). Référence : Cohen, 551. -- Rochambeau, Fables, 101. -- Tchemerzine, III, p. 876.
Condition
Restaurations aux coiffes et charnières. Rousseur en vis a vis de la p. 1 du t. III et angulaire p. 121 au t. III,
"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."
"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."