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VERSAILLES – 4 copies of the second edition of Le Clerc’s celebrated engravings of the Labyrinth of Versailles, depicting its 39 fountains each representing one of Aesop’s fables.

LE CLERC, Sébastien (1637-1714) – PERRAULT, Charles (1628-1703). Labyrinte de Versailles. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1679.

Four volumes, octavo. Each copy with engraved plates by Le Clerc. Two copies in contemporary French red morocco with royal arms on boards; one copy in 19th-century blue half morocco gilt; one copy in contemporary calf with royal arms (rebacked).
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