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1879 "Le Meunier, son Fils et l'Ane, d'apres M. Lejeune." L'Illustration Europeenne, November 1, 1879. 9th year, Number 52. Front cover. 10¼" x 14". €10 at Clignancourt, July, '19.

This rendition of MSA seems very familiar. A group of women…

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1949 Two-page article (from Illustration Magazine?) "Parade des Vitrines" by Amélie Anderson. Pages 662-663. 1949. €5.99 from saintemariefrance through Ebay, July, '20.

Apparently the stores and shops in the Faubourg St. Honore and its…

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1976 Fable Friends Magic Pad. "Just scribble over the pages with a pencil. Like magic -- pictures will appear." ©1962 and 1976. Printed in Canada. Alex Wilson Publications, Ltd. Dryden, Ontario, Canada. $3.82 from A.J. Gaudette, Fall River, MA,…

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1950? Minute Biographies. Pages 11-12. Aesop and John Adams. 7¼" x 10". $7.49 from Bankhead & Company, Alpharetta, GA, through eBay, August, '05.

I had no idea that such a thing existed. Might this have been a book of poster-like individual…

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1920? Musical Score for TMCM. Set against an illustration. Unknown source for $10, 2017.

This seems to be a copy of the page from "Chansons de France pour les Petits Francais" pasted onto a blank white background. I am a little surprised that…

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1935? Four graph-ruled 16-page notebooks offered by "Etablissements Verminck," a major producer of products from peanuts, some edible and some not, like soap, as the advertisements suggest. Orange and black, including on each cover an image and…

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1988 Sogang University notebook with two phrases on its cover. "Slow and steady wins the race" stands just after "Life is half spent before we know what it is." Gift of Margaret Carlson Lytton, Spring, '88.

One might well ask if these two morals…

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Velazquez' portrait of Aesop (large format) from the Prado. From the Milwaukee Antique Center, Jan., '88. Who would ever think that someone would make a poster of Aesop!

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2022? Paper pad 8" x 8". Twelve double-sided papers, many featuring Aesop's fables. Italy: Ciao Bella Paper. Card stock. $10.95 from ASC Supplies through Etsy, July, '22. One extra set.

Here is again something new to me: I am not sue what…

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1900? Paper puzzle woven from strips of paper. TH. "(I?)RIS." $30 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18.

Here is another lovely surprise! I do not think I have before encountered this kind of picture, constructed of a…
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