Jean de La Fontaine — Fables de la Fontaine

Lausanne, Novos, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of this scarce first edition thus of Fontaine's classic fables, beautifully illustrated by Swiss watercolourist Marcel Vidoudez. In the original French. A scarce first edition thus, being the first edition of this work to feature the illustrations of Marcel Vidoudez. Illustrated throughout with Vidoudez's illustrations, both monochrome, and in colour.This edition of Jean de La Fontaine's work includes nineteen fables, which were initially issued in several volumes between 1668 and 1694. This collection includes 'Le heron', 'Le coq et le renard', and 'La cigale et la fourmi&apos. In the publisher's original cloth backed pictorial paper wraps. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Marcel Vidoudez. Fine .