[DORÉ]. LA FONTAINE (Jean de). 
[DORÉ]. LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Fables. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1868. Folio, red half-maroquin, title in gold on the front cover, decorated ribbed spine (publisher’s binding).

FIRST EDITION.
A frontispiece portrait of the author by SANDOZ and numerous woodcuts by Gustave DORÉ throughout the text, including 84 full-page illustrations.
Traces of moisture on the cover; some foxing.
Leblanc, 206.
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Lot no. 189

[DORÉ]. LA FONTAINE (Jean de). [DORÉ]. LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Fables. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1868. Folio, red half-maroquin, title in gold on the front cover, decorated ribbed spine (publisher’s binding). FIRST EDITION. A frontispiece portrait of the author by SANDOZ and numerous woodcuts by Gustave DORÉ throughout the text, including 84 full-page illustrations. Traces of moisture on the cover; some foxing. Leblanc, 206.

Estimate
€60 - €80
Buyer's premium
30%
[DORÉ]. LA FONTAINE (Jean de). [DORÉ]. LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Fables. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1868. Folio, red half-maroquin, title in gold on the front cover, decorated ribbed spine (publisher’s binding). FIRST EDITION. A frontispiece portrait of the author by SANDOZ and numerous woodcuts by Gustave DORÉ throughout the text, including 84 full-page illustrations. Traces of moisture on the cover; some foxing. Leblanc, 206.
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