THE FOUNTAIN. Fables. Paris, Imprimerie de Didot... Lot 42

THE FOUNTAIN. Fables. Paris, Imprimerie de Didot l'aîné, 1782. 2 vols. in-16, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, smooth spine decorated, green parts, arms at the foot, gilt edges (Rel. of the period). A nice copy with the arms of this nice edition. Handwritten bookplate Botet Bartaloux. Pale fading. Small damages to the title pieces. Joint : THE FOUNTAIN. Contes et nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam, 1764.2 vol. in-8, brown calf, triple fillet, fleuron at the corners, smooth spine decorated, red parts (Rel. of the time). Counterfeit of the edition of the Fermiers généraux, illustrated with head and foot vignettes in-text, and 2 portraits, 2 vignettes and 79 out of 80 out-of-text figures, copied from engravings by Eisen. One plate is missing. Binding rubbed, stained; one cap trimmed. Marginal staining.