LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Fables choisies, mises en vers. A Paris, Chez Desaint & Saillant et Durand,1755-1759. 4 volumes in-folio, calf, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, ornate ribbed spines, morocco title-pieces, gilt edges (period binding). A frontispiece by OUDRY, engraved by COCHIN, adorned with a bust of La Fontaine, and 238 engraved figures (out of 275) after drawings by OUDRY reproduced by COCHIN. First edition, the plate illustrating "Le Singe et le Léopard" being here without the inscription. Some damage; wetness, heavy in vol. IV; large bookplate crossed out on title. Cohen, 548-550.