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1970? Crocheted doily of "The Fox and the Goat." $50 from an unknown source, March, '20.

Here is very delicate work. The fox has tried to talk the young goat into opening the door and has been rebuffed. Is "loup" here misspelled "loop"? I am…

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1890? Nine Creil & Montereau plates. Lebeuf Milliet (Mujjet?). Porcelaine Opaque. Illustrating named fables of La Fontaine. €160 from Stéphane Lavalley, Feb., '22.

I think I recognize these illustrations of La Fontaine, particularly TH and…

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1900? Set of 12 monochrome -- brown against a cream background -- Creil Montereau plates. Each numbered plate offers an application or human occurrence of La Fontaine's fables. €100 from assietteparlante21 through Ebay, Sept. '21.

This set…

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1979 "The Fox and the Grapes." Sculptured by Herman L. Deaton. Hand Painted on Cold Cast Bronze. No. 1048 of a Limited Edition of 9750 plates. 7¼" in diameter and 1 inch deep. $26 from Gerald Kaylarian, Seattle, through Ebay, July, '99.

Now this…

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1930? A pinback 15/16" in diameter, labelled "Aesop's Fables - Countess - 23." $1 from James Lennon, Naples, NY, through Ebay, June, '99.

Against a white background we find "Aesop's Fables" at the top, "Countess at the bottom, and "23" on the…

Count Libri (1803-1869)
The word “book” translates to “libri” in Italian. It seems apt that one of the most sensational book thieves of all time is Count Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carruci della Sommaia, shortened to Count Libri. An…

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1985 8 cotton fabric panels by Juliette Mairel. Paris. 18.5" x 15". Brown, Cream, Yellow, Black. $9.95 each -- except for FG for $7.50 -- from tmoney417 on Ebay, Sept. '21.

I find the illustrations exceptionally well done. The creator,…

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1999 Cotton baby's bib featuring the tortoise and the hare. 7½" x 8". 100% cotton terry with water-resistant vinyl plastic. Oyster Bay, NY: Baby's 'n Things. With a matching bottle $4 from C-N-C Treasures through Ebay, Jan., '01. Extra exemplar for…
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