



La Fontaine, Jean de.
Oeuvres. New edition, review, mise en ordre, and accompagnée de notes by C. A. Walckenaer. 6 volumes.
Paris, chez Lefevre, Libraire 1822-1823
23.5 x 16.2 cm. Approx. 1,800 pages. With engraved portraits and 25 copper plates by Heine, Pigeot, Schroeder, and others after Moreau le Jeune. Dark blue, smoothed, contemporary calfskin bindings with spine title, rich gilt on the spine and covers, gilt on the sides and inside edges, blind-stamped covers, marbled paper endpapers, and full gilt edges. (Signed: Simier R. du Roi). - Special edition on strong, wide-margined paper, the copperplate engravings before the text with the names of the engravers. Contains the fables, stories, plays, and other works. Bound in signed master bindings by the royal bookbinder René Simier (1772-1843), one of the best of his time. A very fine copy. - Vicaire IV, 929 f.
