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Amsterdam: [s. n.] 1764. 8vo. Large Paper Copy. 2 volumes; French text. x, 214, [4], 16 [+ 41 engraved plates] ; viii, 253, [1], [+ 42 engraved plates] pp. Two attractive volumes bound by E. de Haas in green morocco with elegant gilt decoration and top-edge gilt in marbled slipcase. Marbled endpapers, gilt turn-ins; and bookplate to front paste-down. Large paper, uncut. Slipcase is rubbed to edges and lightly to sides, but retains its vibrancy. Spines sunned, minimal evidence of rubbing to the extremities of the volumes. Occasional spots of slight darkening or very light foxing to some of the leaves but generally nice and clean internally. Numerous engraved plates and additional in-text illustrations. As one of France's most widely read authors of the 17th Century, Jean de la Fontaine might be most associated with his books of fables, but his tales were almost equally as popular, and La Fontaine spent more time writing them. He drew from other 17th century French and Italian tales…