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1980? East German wood carving of FG. Two exemplars, gifts of Margaret Carlson Lytton and David Daly.

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1980? East German wood carving of FG. 3" high. Two exemplars, gifts of Margaret Carlson Lytton and David Daly.

This is an exquisite composite of carved elements. The delicate leaves set off the grapes and especially the fox well. The fox looks…

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1995? East German whittling of FC. 4" high. DEM 15 in Dresden, July, '01.

The same attentive fox is back from the earlier (1985?) wooden presentation of FG. Now he looks up at a crow with a slice of swiss cheese in his mouth. The crow is…

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1980 Earthenware pot fève, for €3 from thyme through Ebay, Dec., ’20.

Fèves do not get any simpler than this! There are good cracks in this pot!

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1890? Twelve long colored magic lantern slides showing La Fontaine's fables. Two fables per slide. 7½" x 1½". €75 from revesdenfantspapiers through Ebay, July 21.

The color work in these slides is strong, even after all this time. The…

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2010? Complete series DVO304 of 8 fèves of fables of La Fontaine. $9.52 from collecstore13 through Ebay, August, '20.

This series seems to me to be done with less skill than other sets. Especially curious pieces are the oak with the "big hair"…

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2010? DVO 237 Complete Series of 11 Fable Fèves. $14.28 from Collecstore13 through Ebay, August, '20.

Two curious features of this set of fèves include the "frame" halves of each scene including one of the two characters and the exception, the…

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Dutch tin container with led proclaiming "La Fontaine's Fabelen" and illustrating MSA. The four sides, with scenes labeled in Dutch from TMCM, FS, "The Farmer and His Children," and FG. About 6½" x 4¼".

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1925? Dust-jacket with WL illustration and, on the verso, mathematical tables. $6 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne-Ricouart, France, Sept., '20.

This simple dust-jacket may have the least identifying material of any in the collection! I find nothing…

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1950? Dust-jacket with an oval illustration of FS and, on the verso, the text of the fable. "Protégé-cahier offert par Byrrh." €8 from Albert van den Bosch, Antwerp, June, '23.

This picture is unusual for emphasizing the defeat and chagrin of…
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