LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Contes et nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. 2 vols. small in-8° bound in full red morocco, smooth spines ornamented with gilt, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt fillet at the edges, int. lace (Binding of the period). Vol.1: XIV, [1] f., 268 pp, [1] f., 8 pp, Vol.2: [1] f., VIII, [1] f., 306 pp, [2] ff, 9-16 pp. Ornate with a total of 2 portraits and 80 out-of-text figures drawn by Charles Eisen, engraved by Aliamet, Baquoy, Choffard, Delafosse, Flipart, Leveau, de Longueil, Ouvrier... as well as numerous culs-de-lampe and some vignettes finely engraved by Choffard. Fermiers Généraux edition with the covered figures of Cas de conscience and Diable de Papefiguière (Cohen, 558-570). A fine first edition copy, with the figures before the letter, of this edition sought after by bibliophiles. Provenance: Edgar Brandt (1880-1960), then remained in the family to this day. Good condition Binding: Some small stains and scratches on the boards Slight rubbing to boards Joints slightly rubbed Old restoration to the upper tailbone of T2 Inside pages: Fairly clean Some but not excessive foxing and soiling from use Oxidation of pages at edges Several leaves slightly foxed The 2nd volume is a little more altered by oxidation than the first.