1729 Jean de la Fontaine French Literature Perrault Letters Poems Psyche 3v

1729 Jean de la Fontaine French Literature Perrault Letters Poems Psyche 3v

Jean de la Fontaine was without question, the most widely read 17^th-century fabulist, and perhaps could be rivaled only by Aesop himself. He wrote for what he intended to be a sophisticated French audience; however, his stories provided important lessons on morality for children and adults alike. Many of Fontaine’s fables were adapted from those of Aesop and Phaedrus; though he did take liberties to make them his own.

This fine, three-volume set includes the following works:

1. Éloge de M. de La Fontaine, par M. Perrault, Lettre sur la conversion, par le R. P. Pouget, Poésies mêlées, Poèmes, Fragment du Songe de Vaux
2. Lettres, Pièces dramatiques

III. Psyché, Daphné, Ouvrages divers

Item number: #24081

Price: $750

FONTAINE, Jean de la

Oeuvres diverses de M. de La Fontaine

Chez la Veuve Pissot, 1729. 1^st collected edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
  • I – [8], xxvii, [5], 359, [1]
    • Engraved portrait frontispiece
  • II – [4], 393, [3]
  • III – [4], 420
• Provenance: Handwritten – [Desmazis Boinuille]
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)
• Quite rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at upwards of $2000

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