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1935? Thirty stapled handbills of La Fontaine’s fables printed by Imageries Réunies de Jarville-Nancy. Heavy paper featuring a framed text on the left half and an image on the right half. Each verso is plain except for a stamped advertisement for…

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1930? Six large (5½" x 8⅜") colored advertisements for Blédine nutriments offering an illustration and a text for a fable of La Fontaine. $48 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18. Twelve further advertisements for €21.25 through…

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1982 Wer kann die Wahrheit nackend sehn? Five fabulists. Holzstiche von Harald Metzkes. Slipcase with five folded pages. Leipzig: Verlag Karl Quarch. €33.88 from Leipziger Antiquariat, Oct., '21.

This fascinating work is a set of five…

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2023 Three stickers from redbubble.com. Nov., '23.

Redbubble is quite the collective of creative, sometimes wild, artists. I am delighted to see them play with fables. In this case we have two small designs found elsewhere and one that is new…

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2021 Aesop's Fable Tags and Frames Scrapbook Paper. CBSS159. Ciao Bella. Made in Italy. 12" x 12". $1.89 from Ciao Bella through Etsy, April, '23.

BC, LM, TMCM; GA; and TH are various images able to be used from this surpsing page. Does one…

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2016 "Zero Euro." Souvenir currency. $13.54 from Actualités d'Antan through Ebay, May, '22.

This is a beautifully executed bill. I am particularly taken with the grouping of colored symbols on the verso, with Mona Lisa keeping an eye on things.…

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1923 Fables in Silhouette. Bess Bruce Cleaveland. Chicago: Ideal School Supply Co. Printed in the USA. $15 from goldmtmercantile through Ebay, Feb., '20.

This is a slightly oversized envelope containing one 11" x 13" page of twelve designs in…

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1912 Ouvrages de Dames "Broderies/Dessins Anciens" Brochure. April 7, 1912. Supplement 14 to Nouvelle Mode. $7.75 from Antiquesythier through Ebay, March, '20.

I lose my way in the various chapter headings in this 8-page brochure, which was a…

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1951 Receipt for purchase of Chocolat-Menier. February 13, 1951. 44,214 Francs. Richard LeFranc in Avignon. Sold by Chocolat-Menier in Paris. €10 from kam-oulox through Ebay, March, '22.

The verso presents a child and many of La Fontaine's…

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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…
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