1740 French “La Fable des Abeilles” – Complete Four-Volume Set in Contemporary Calf • Date: Early 19th century

• Date: Early 19th century

Lens intact and functional

surface wear consistent with age

exactly the kind of casket collectors seek

1740 French “La Fable des Abeilles” – Complete Four-Volume Set in Contemporary Calf • Date: Early 19th century1740 French La Fable des Abeilles Complete Four Volume Set in Contemporary Calf This exceptional four volume set is the 1740 French translation of Bernard Mandevilles La Fable des Abeilles, ou les Fripons devenus Honntes Gens, rendered from the sixth English edition of The Fable of the Bees. First published in 1714, Mandevilles provocative satire argued that private vicegreed, vanity, self interestcould, paradoxically, generate public benefit. Those