[LA FONTAINE (Jean de)]. Luxurious subscription bulletin for - Lot 50

[LA FONTAINE (Jean de)]. Luxurious subscription bulletin for the reprint of the Fermiers généraux edition of Contes et nouvelles en vers. Paris, Francis Guillot, 1931. In-8, brown morocco, smooth mute spine, top cover with large gilt lace and small inner lace, second cover framed in triple gilt fillet with fleurons in spandrels, gilt edges. Advertising set including 4 pp. of presentation and 1 subscription form in ff. as well as examples of bound texts and engravings including 8 plates out of text and several culs-de-lampe. The different covers and counterpanes, as well as an ornate spine pasted on the inside, show the proposed future bindings. A very fine and rare copy. Leather bookplate KF.