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1960? Porcelain sculpture of Krylov's "The Cook and the Cat." 8½” x 2⅛“. $41.53 from Soviet Antiques through Ebay, August, '20. One earlier copy from an unknown source?

The cook starts to prepare dinner but steps away from the kitchen for a…

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2021 Postal souvenir of the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean de La Fontaine, together with a smaller gummed scene including two stamps featured on the postal souvenir page. Those stamps are perforated sections to be removed from the…

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2021 Postal souvenir of the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean de La Fontaine, consisting of a gummed scene including two stamps. Those stamps are perforated sections to be removed from the surrounding image. £8.99 from The Joy of Stamps…

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1935? Two dust-jackets provided by La Poudre St. Eloi against wheat-decay. "The Little Fish and the Angler" and MM, both designed by J.T. Péras. The back cover of each dust-jacket offers a map of districts of France. The former has a claim that…

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1994 Press Photo of Texas Mime Theatre Members in Production of "Aesop's Fables," July 22, 194, at Heinen Theater. Houston Chronicle, July 22, 1994. Photo by Alvin Gee. $10 from Historic Images, Nov., '16.

This show had already run two…

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2002? Prints of LM and TH by Adam Rhine. $15 each from Adam Rhine, March, '03.

LM has the mouse holding a large chainsaw labeled “Rat-N-Decker”. The vibrant colors make for a very appealing fable illustration -- and a humorous glance back at…

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1950? "les belles décalcomanies," two sets, each with 16 "transfer pictures" of La Fontaine's fables. R.S. Paris. €6 each from labuandrie, through Ebay, Oct., '23.

The seller designates these two folders in good repair as coming from 1910, but…

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1988 Racing plastic turtle. 2½" high. Funrise Company. $3 from Frances Thompson, Fremont, CA, through Ebay, July, '00.

Frances writes that Funrise put out a line of storybook characters from fairy tales and fables. This little fellow with #18…

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2005 Rammie Reads Aesop's Fables. DVD. Nine Aesopic fables and several exhortations from Rammie, the mascot of the Derby County Football Club. Ages 4-9. Film Studios, Duffield, UK. £2.99 through Ebay, Nov., '06.

Rammie starts by warning…

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The print depicts the Lion and the Mouse, with the mouse holding a large chainsaw labeled “Rat-N-Decker”. Adam Rhine was the artist who made the print. The vibrant colors make for a very appealing fable illustration.
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