VARIA LITERATURE
Collection of 3 works: - LA FONTAINE (Jean de): Contes et Nouvelles en vers. London, 1770.
4 parts in 2 volumes in 12: 2f. 122pp. and (1) - 1f. 118pp. and (1) - 2f. 129pp. and 1f. - 2f. 132pp. 1f. Contemporary marbled fawn calf, spine ribbed and decorated, head cover damaged, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges.
- LONGUS : Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé. Translation by Amyot. Bouillon, 1776.
Small in-8 : XII, 207pp ; illustrated with an allegorical frontispiece and 29 plates out of text (including folding). Contemporary old red morocco, smooth spine decorated, black title-piece, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, fleurons in spandrels, gilt fillet on the edges, inner gilt roulette, gilt edges.
- DORAT (Claude, Joseph) : Recueil de Contes et de Poèmes. Third expanded edition of the Hermitage of Beauvais. The Hague; Paris, Delalain, 1770. (Followed by) Fables nouvelles. La Haye ; Paris, Delalain, 1773.
In-12 : 184pp. - 2f., 176pp. illustrated with 2 allegorical frontispieces and 6 plates out of text by EISEN (one by MARILLIER) and numerous vignettes in the text and at the beginning of each new fable by MARILLIER. ½ red morocco with later corners, gilt title on spine, text removed from cover, gilt edges.
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