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1990? Bone carving of the wolf and stork. 4" x 1 3/8" x 5¼" high. $10.50 from Brenda Lyttle, Orange, TX, through Ebay, June, '00.

The texture and color of each of the figures are different. The stork is a lighter in color and almost…

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2009 Boner's Edelstein. 176 jpg images of pages on a CD prepared by the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbuttel of a colored version of Albrecht Pfister's book published in Bamberg in 1461. This copy is in their library. Photographed at my…

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1895? Booklet of 16 dust-jackets stapled together. Algis and G. Dascher. published by C(amille) Charier in Saumur, France. €33 from Maxime Chupin, Carqueiranne, France, through Ebay, July, ’21.

Here is a remarkable experience and a remarkable…

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2019 Bookmarks of Erlesenes Bookshop in Vienna. Three bookmarks, gifts of Erlesenes, August, '19.

Visiting this bookshop was one of the most refreshing of my fable-seeking adventures. I noticed online an unusual volume that they were offering:…

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1979 Four stamps celebrating the international year of the child, 1979. Botswana appears as Bophuthatswana. Stamps have textual material in English or Dutch. Value of each stamp ranges: 4c, 15c, 20c, and 25c. The 25c stamp features two humans…

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2017 Bottom strip of four "Literature Heritage of Russia Fables" stamps. 35p apiece. FG, TH, CJ, and WC. $4.23 from VarGur Stamps through eBay, April, '18.

Here is a lively set of large, colorful stamps. The author of each is different: I.A.…

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2011 Box of Chinese characters with pen and booklet. "Fables Selected Enlightenments for Reading." Ben She. Hubei Children's Publishing House. 5¾" x 6". $6.50 from World Books through Ebay, May, '22.

This set has puzzled me for some time. I…

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1950? Twelve large (9½" x 6") sets of puzzle pieces to cut out and assemble to make the central picture. "Les Fables de Nestlé." Numbered 1 through 12, with two sheets together in each case. Seven signed by Benjamin Rabier and five (#2 and #4-7)…

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1990? Brass statuette of FC. Wooden base. 4" diameter, 5" height. $50 from liciniogo40 through Ebay, Dec., '22.

Here is another unusual creation! The creator either made or found the two brass figures and matched them with each other by means…

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1980? Three pair of brass wall hooks showing the fox looking down into the stork's vase. His raised tail forms the hook protruding more than an inch from the metal fixture. 3¼" x 4¼" high. Through Ebay. Further particulars seem lost!

Here is…
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