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1950? NIC Ancien Dessin Animé. La Cigale et la Fourmi. Paper Cartoon Movie. €2 from cartapapier on Ebay, August, '23.

Here is a fascinating surprise! I had no idea how this little offering worked. It came as a spindle containing a roll of…

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1840? La Vieille et les Deux Servantes. Broadside. 10.5” x 15.5.” Imagerie Nouvelle. $34.45 from Donald Heald, Sept. 20, '02. Extra copy for perhaps €10, perhaps at St.-Ouen, July, '19.

This broadside features a fable by Jean de la…

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1970? Eleven Greek canvas scroll hangings depicting Greek fables. E.E. Apomimesis. Thessalonike: P. Zacharopoulos. $200 from kabilis through Ebay, July, ’21.

Like the gift set given earlier by Martin and Ulrike Koelle, these cloth scrolls…

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1886 Article presenting the La Fontaine opera "Les Deux Pigeons." Pages 4-5 of "Journal Amusant," October 30, 1886. €10 at Clignancourt, July, '19.

"Les Deux Pigeons" is a touching story of two friends. One feels the need to travel but experiences…

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“Les Lions et les Moucherons: Fable.” Advertisement for Myotox du Lion Noir, a spray to remove insects. About 4” x 5⅜“.

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"Nouvelle Machine à Coudre de la Compagnie Singer." "La Cigale et la fourmi." Artist: Firmin ??. Albi, rue Maries, 15. Verso is a calendar of 1912.

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2000? "Aesop's Fables -- The Fox and the Grapes" ring dish. 3½" in diameter. Pairipoint Glass Company, Sagamore, MA. One extra copy. $15. Source unknown.

I spent a great deal of time trying to photograph this exquisite little plate…
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