![]() ![]() In this playful tale where emotion and jokes mingle, precious impulses and satirical points, an “ambiguous sense of freshness and depth” emerges.(Paul Valéry).ĭescription: Original 18th century full leather binding in very good condition, plates and serrations framed by rich gilt frame, label with gilt title and decorations on the spine, marbled endpapers, gilt edges (minimal defects at the extremities). In Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon, La Fontaine displays an astonishing talent as a prose writer, and diverts, by combining gallantry and ribaldness, a myth celebrated since Antiquity. First edition, the hand-coloured illustrations are in very good condition, pages are clean and fresh, printed on large vélin paper of excellent quality. ![]() Magnificent illustrated book by Jean de LA FONTAINE "The Loves of Psyche and Cupid" (Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon), with 4 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates by C. ![]()
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