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1938 Drake-Wiltshire Hotel Fable Menu. Friday, September 23, 1938. Jo Mora Fable Murals. $9.99 from Michael Kopperman, Toronto, Ontario, through eBay, July, '03.

Unfold the menu and you find a nice panorama of two of the Drake-Wiltshire's fable…

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1910? Two colored menu forms for Hôtel du Maine, Angers. FS and WL. Printed by and for Bénédictine D.O.M., "Liqueur préferée des gourmets." $14 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonee Ricouart, France, Sept., '18.

The detailed color work on these menu…

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1955? Place de la Fontaine Quebec City Dinner Menu. 9½" x 14½". $7.71 from thejumpingfrog through Ebay, May, '08.

Despite my best hopes, I believe that this menu has nothing to do with fables but only with a lovely fountain I Quebec City. But…

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1975 “Place de la Fontaine” menu from the Château Frontenac in Québec. 6.5” x 12”. Two copies.

This menu from the famous restaurant in the Hotel Château Frontenac in Québec features a cover cartoon illustration of “Le Renard et le Corbeau” with…

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2022? Original prints from Bilby Boutique, Glasgow. A6. BW and "The Wolf and the Kid." €3.08 each from Bilby Boutique through Etsy, July, '22.

I am delighted any time I see artists turn to fables for their subject matter. Here each print…

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1909 Black-and-white print of F.A. Carter's "The Hare and the Tortoise." Framed. 9" x 7". $4.99 from Joe Lockhart, Easton, ME, through eBay, Dec., '03.

This scene had perhaps already become an old joke by the time this print appeared. The dashing…

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1930? Pochoir gouache of FC by Coleth. Matted. €20 from chez.Daniela through Ebay, Sept., '21.

The stencil technique, gouache coloring, and art deco style come together wonderfully here for Coleth. "Maitre du Corbeau" is the tipoff here. The…

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1750? Three prints of La Fontaine fables CXCIV, CXCVII, and CCXXXVI, matted. Prints or separated pages? With margins about 4" x 7". Illustrations alone 3" x 4¾". €14, 18, and 19 from "Daniel et Lilli," Marche Dauphine, St.-Ouen, France, June,…

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1982 Print of four Pellerin of Epinal Devinettes (Brain Teasers, or Hidden Object Puzzles). Gift of UneMadeleineDeProust through Etsy, Oct., '22.

I had encountered one of these before; it is on this page:…

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1950? Series of 12 Aesop's Fables. Two blotters 3½" x 5 7/8" including the text "One of a Series of 12 Aesop's Fables." TH, a sample of Albemarle Verigood Blotting, from Bermingham & Prosser Company, Paper Merchants, Kansas City, Missouri. $3 from…
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