545. LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Contes et nouvelles en vers. 1777. 2 volumes, small in-8, XIV pp.-13 pp. ; (3) pp.-200 pp. - (1) f. ; 286 pp. in shagreened basane, framed with cold fillet, smooth spine decorated (contemporary binding). Counterfeit of the Fermiers Généraux edition, illustrated with 2 frontispieces, a portrait of La Fontaine and 80 full-page engravings. Collection of tales and short stories by La Fontaine, except for the last 5 which are not attributed to him. Text not framed, as indicated by Cohen. Minor foxing, tiny marginal wetness on a few leaves. Minor marginal defects on volume II, pages 15/16. Ex-libris Pierre Hollier Larousse.