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 boards, ornate ribbed spine, 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. 37 plates are missing (t. I: 63 plates out of 70, t. II: 68 out of 68, t. III: 57 out of 68 & t. 4: 50 out of 69), as well as the title page and pp. 101-104 of t. IV; the engravings of fables 189, 190 & 191 are loose; some damage to bindings; heavy wetness, brown spots and mold stains in t. IV; large bookplate crossed out on title. Cohen, 548-550.