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Collection: Carlson Fable Collection
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"Russian Folk Tales."
1978 "Russian Folk Tales." Set of ten oversized illustrations by Veniamin Losin, with text. Various translators. 11½" x 16¼".Moscow: Malysh Publishers. $6.48 at The Book Center, SF, Jan., '91.
#8 and #1 illustrate FC. Note that #8 pictures the…
"Russian Folk Tales"(?)
1983 "Russian Folk Tales"(?) Set of ten oversized illustrations by E. Rachyov, with a Russian text. Various authors. Moscow: Malvish (?) Publishers. $19 at Fairy Tales & Dreams, DC, Dec., '91.
This excellent illustrator (named Rachyeva there) is…
"Simple Fable."
1899 "Simple Fable." Dessin de Henri Dangon. Back cover. Le Sourire No. 440, April 4, 1908. 9½" x 12". €10 at Clignancourt, July, '19.
A hungry wolf is here, and someone is seeking adventure. I myself am not too sure who is the wolf and who…
"The Aesop Blotter"
1889 "The Aesop Blotter" compliments of Davis & Casey, Druggists. Headquarters for all School Books and School Supplies. Seneca Falls, N.Y. Copyrighted 1889 by Scrantom, Wetmore & Co., Rochester, N.Y. $10 from Dave Cheadle, Englewood, CO, Sept.,…
"The Belling of the Cat."
1970 "The Belling of the Cat." Water-color and ink panel by Lisa Haderlie. 4" x 7½" on paper set inside oval matting and framed in glass. $25 from William Hayes at the Alameda flea market, Jan., '02.
This is a typical instance of my collecting…
"The Crab and His Mother" Linocut Print
2015? Signed, numbered linocut block print of Aesop's Fable "The Crab and His Mother" in black and white by Jillian E. Jenkins of jumpjackstudio, Baltimore, MD, on Etsy. "Live by Example." #2 of 10. 8" x 10". $48.16, July, '20.
This is a…
"The Fable of Alf and Pete."
1921 "The Fable of Alf and Pete." K.D. Vanity Fair, September, 1921. 8.5" x 11".
An original fable in the magazine “Vanity Fair”. The author's initials are K.D. The title states “The Fable of Alph and Pete; Showing That There Is Frequently…
"The Fox and the Crow Fable"
2023 "The Fox and the Crow Fable" poster by TaliMooni. Vilnius Lithuania. 16½" x 23½". $18.94 through Etsy, Jan., '23.
This is a splendid, dramatic piece of work! A special touch is the element perhaps not noticed at first: the two creatures…
"The Fox and the Grapes."
1939 "The Fox and the Grapes." Reproduction of a cartoon appearing in Punch July 5, 1939. Bernard Partridge. Unknown source, perhaps North Country Books through Ebay, unknown date.
I am a bit surprised that the fox here is not somehow…
"The goose that lays the golden egg."
1917? "The goose that lays the golden egg." Political cartoon by R. Thorndike. Los Angeles Times. $10 from Old Photos Online through Ebay, May, '23.
Woodrow Wilson, armed with a saw, is jeopardizing continued national prosperity by attacking…
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