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1915 Caricature of two leaders in WWI, dramatized in La Fontaine's OF. Ludovic Rezier. Back cover of "Pays de France," January 14, 1915. €12 from journauxanciens through Ebay, Feb.,' 23.

Some study has not helped me to identify these figures…

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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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2004 Cartoon Craze. DVD. Taiwan: Digiview Productions. $3.99 from oddestnotions on Ebay, Oct., '17. Two extra copies.

Here are eight Van Beuren cartoons from about the 1930's, starting with "Close Call," "Dizzy Day," and "A Toytown Tale." As…

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2004 Cartoon Craze, Vol. 18. DVD. Mighty Mouse/Heckle and Jeckle: Wolf Wolf. Digiview Productions. Made in China. 10 cartoons, mostly Paul Terry. Unknown source.

This dvd should not be confused with the several Van Beuren dvd's with…

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1880? Cast iron & brass oil lamp base. Each of four faces with a fable illustration. 15" diameter. £200 from lampman78 through Ebay, May, '23.

I found this heavy piece of artistry so unusual that I splurged and went after it. We are not much…

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1998? Cast pewter paperweight "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop." 2" square. Made in USA. Vilmain + Klinger. $28 from Worldesigns Incorporated through Ebay, Feb., '01.

As the Ebay advertisement says, this solid…

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2019 CD of page-by-page jpeg photographs of Francis Barlow's 1666 Aesop's Fables with his Life: in English, French, and Latin, Newly Translated. 325 images, including each page containing one of the 110 Barlow illustrations. Done by Gregory…

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CD-ROM containing a PDF of an 1884 Aesop's texts, consuming 91 pages on the disc. Accompanied by exercises based on the Cambridge Latin Course, unrelated to Aesop's Fables.

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1990? Center-handle-plate. FC in vivid colors. Circular. 11" in diameter. €24 from maconlection through Ebay, Jan., '22.

I am not too sure what a center-handle-plate is used for most frequently, but this one is colorful to be sure! …
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