Fables de la Fontaine 1 · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: Fables de la Fontaine 1
Description: 1956 Fables de la Fontaine 1. Jean A. Mercier. Hardbound. Monaco: Pathé Disques-Albums: S.A.M. Editions Les Flots Bleus. $5 from Luc Gauvreau, Montreal, March, '03.

This is a combination book that includes a 45 rpm record, with eight fables narrated by Gerard Philipe. Its first gift to me is that it shows the source for the illustrations used on the lovely menus produced for La Compagnie Générale Transatlantique in 1957. These are lovely watercolors! Each of the eight fables has a full-page (7¼" x 7¼") colored illustration: MM, "L'Ane et le petit Chien," WL, "Le Singe et le Dauphin," FC, "Le Petit Poisson et le Pêcheur," "Le Coche et la Mouche," and "Le Loup devenu Berger." My prize goes to the milkmaid! She is also on the cover. I do not know if the "1" on the cover and title-page suggests that there are other books of La Fontaine in the series, or merely that La Fontaine is the first in the disque-album series. The hunt continues!
Source: $5 from Luc Gauvreau, Montreal, March, '03.
Date: 1956
Subject: Audio-Visual See all items with this value; Records See all items with this value; The Milkmaid See all items with this value; The Donkey and the Little Dog See all items with this value; The Wolf and the Lamb See all items with this value; The Monkey and the Dolphin See all items with this value; The Fox and the Crow See all items with this value; The Little Fish and the Fisherman See all items with this value; The Coach and the Fly See all items with this value; The Wolf Who Became a Shepherd See all items with this value

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