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1901 FG by Grün. "Fables de La Fontaine." Cover, Le Sourire, July 6, 1901. €10 at Clignancourt, July, '17

Is the joke here that the man has consumed sour grapes and is now vomiting? And the woman seems to be enjoying it? Help!

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1899 "Simple Fable." Dessin de Henri Dangon. Back cover. Le Sourire No. 440, April 4, 1908. 9½" x 12". €10 at Clignancourt, July, '19.

A hungry wolf is here, and someone is seeking adventure. I myself am not too sure who is the wolf and who…

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1899 "L'Aveugle et le Paralytique." Dessin de Doës. Front cover. Le Rire No. 225, February 25, 1899. 9" x 12". €10 at Clignancourt, July, '19. Extra copy for €15 from a bouquinist, Paris, July, '23.

Behind an attractive woman, the invitation…

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1887 Newspaper page of 12 cartoon caricatures including one parodying FC. €6.99 from lycoum2 through Ebay, Sept., '21.

John Bull as the fox holds out his hat to catch Egypt as the Sultan is ready to let it drop. I note the unusual "Corbiau" and…

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1878 "Les Deux Chevres." Charivari, Paris, November, 1878. Russia and England will hurt each other fighting over Afghanistan. €4.50 from lycoum2 through Ebay, March, '22. Second copy from an unknown source, July, '22.

Alas, how many…

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2020 Farmhouse Greetings 2021 Calendar: Animals Inspired by Aesop’s Fables. 8½” x 11”. Twelve blockprints created by Linda Cook DeVona. $12 from Farmhouse Greetings through Etsy, Dec., ’20.

This set of blockprints lives up to its billing:…

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1985 Kalendar 1985: Basni I.A. Krylov. Artist: A. Kandelaki. Tibilisi, Georgia, USSR. Ordena Trudovogo Kroasnogo Znamoni Tipografiia Izdatel'stvo: Typographic Press of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the Central Committee of the Communist…

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1982 Kundenkreditbank. Heidelberg. Artist unnamed. (Two copies.)

Delightful, playful illustrations in contemporary vein, with characters dressed in human clothes. May has FC, June a very good FS, July "The Dog and the Rabbit," August LM, and…

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1979 Grillengesang: Eremiten-Kalender auf das Jahr 1979. Fabeln von Henrike Leonhardt. Graphics from eleven different artists listed on the first page. Düsseldorf: Verlag Eremiten-Presse. €15 from Antiquariat Halkyione, Hamburg, Jan, '16.…

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1973 The Golden 1973 Aesop's Fables Calendar. Pictures by Mel Crawford. A Golden Calendar. NY: Western Publishing Co., Inc. Gift of Barb Markuson, Glenwood, Iowa, April, '15. Extra copy in poorer condition for $6.99 from Leah Fowler, Edgewood, MD,…
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